November 17, 2014“Breakfast with Mugabe” plays at Aurora Theatre Despot and doctor clash at Aurora Theatre A play in which a brutal dictator is stalked by the ghost of a former political ally. It sounds... Continue reading Categories: theater
November 7, 2014“Chicago” plays the Orpheum A sassy classic struts onto the Orpheum... Continue reading Categories: theater
ACT stages Colm Toibin’s “Testament” Jesus’s mom has her say at ACT So that you know right off the bat, Mary suggests to those who urge the notion of a virgin birth on her that... Continue reading Categories: theater
November 6, 2014Magic Theatre stages a touching prison drama Jailbirds find friendship at Magic... Continue reading Categories: theater
October 25, 2014Party People rocks Berkeley Rep The Party throws a party at Berkeley Rep Panthers prowled my city. The city was Oakland, the time was the 1960s (I was a young art student at CCAC), and the... Continue reading Categories: theater
October 24, 2014“Harry Thaw Hates Everybody” at Shotgun Players Murder with music at Shotgun Players To kill for love. Othello did it in a play, and a millionaire nutcase... Continue reading Categories: theater