Even before I stepped into the theater, the premise of this piece intrigued me. The entire play is set in purgatory, the place between heaven and hell where, according to the production's playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, a Judge Littlefield (Bill Davidovich) has presided for over 140 years providing the last...

Lights, camera, action! The romance of classic cinema—think Humphrey Bogart—married with the immersion of live theatre whisked me off for a brief rendezvous. It started innocently as any other theatre visit to the ACT on opening night; some murmur of excitement is always expected with the rolling out of the...

Kneehigh Theatre's groundbreaking production melds film, theater, and Noël Coward songs. This unique theater event commemorates the legacy of A.C.T.'s historic home as a movie theater during its 100th-anniversary celebratory season. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 22, 2009—American Conservatory Theater(A.C.T.) launches its exciting 2009–10 season with the U.S. premiere of the...

Nothing like a great depression to get you in the mood to deal with love and money. It's like a sucker punch—all while trying to balance the checkbook on $26 a week and keep the family on the rails. 'Awake and Sing!', written in 1935 by Clifford Odets, pulls no...

San Jose Rep's 2009-2010 season, which also marks Rick Lombardo's inaugural year, takes a bold leap with a modern interpretation of William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy, 'As You Like It.' The start of the play heralds this new era with three dramatic screen panels which span the entire height of the...

Less money, less space somehow juices up the creative forces.

  This labor day weekend why not catch a show here in the Bay Area? There are many quality productions—big and small—with something bound to please your senses. Satires. Shakespeare. Heart-wrenching romance and drama. Musicals. Comedy. You name it! It's impressive how much creative and artistic vibrancy we're surrounded with here...

I always admire people who can poke fun at themselves yet deliver a serious message. That's exactly what David Henry Hwang does with his mockumentary 'Yellow Face' and there is a lot to admire here. His narrative, which casts himself at the center of a part-reality, part-fictional account of...