May 30, 2014
Magic Theatre stages “pen/man/ship”
Magic Theatre sails stormy seas
Liberia is unique. It’s the only African country founded by...
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May 26, 2014
A Raisin in the Sun at Cal Shakes
Cal Shakes celebrates its 40th with a Lorraine Hansberry classic
“I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, and believe me, rich is...
May 23, 2014
Tony Kushner family drama at Berkeley Rep
Sizzling family drama enlivens Berkeley Rep
To stick around or to off yourself? Hamlet expressed the quandary best: “To be or not to be,” but...
May 5, 2014
SF Playhouse stages “Seminar”
Writers work up big laughs at SF Playhouse
How much would you pay for the truth? Five thousand bucks? Would you regret ponying up if the truth shot you down?
Truth of sorts, for...
May 2, 2014
ACT stages captivating South African tale
South African tale suits ACT
Okay, guys, you come home from work unexpectedly and find your wife in bed with another man. He jumps out...
April 24, 2014
Aurora Theater presents “The Letters”
Two people alone onstage for eighty minutes. Sound like a recipe for tedium? Not if the play is John W. Lowell’s The Letters, now at Aurora Theatre.
The production grips you at the start and holds...