Thursday, April 18, 2024
Elaine Magree Shares Brilliant Native Recollections by Robert M. Gardner A trip to The Marsh in Berkeley is always an exciting experience and Saturday, April 13 was no exception with the ope…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:01PMWednesday, March 6, 2024
Gary Graves Slams Gilded Age Excesses by Robert M. Gardner As Boss McGreedy, Michael Ray Wisely takes Berkeley by storm in Gary Graves’ modern morality play. Playing a Gilded Age Boss, Wis…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:44PMWednesday, February 21, 2024
Sandy Rustin Illuminates “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”! by Robert M. Gardner “Mystic Pizza” soars with song, dance, and comedy featuring a dazzling cast and your favorite 80s songs. …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:08PMMonday, February 19, 2024
Mary Kathryn Nagle Links Colonial Greed & Wall Street Wolves by Robert M. Gardner In this time of deep division, “Manahatta” points a direction for America. It is refreshing to see a…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:31PMFriday, January 26, 2024
Deneen Reynolds-Knott Scores with Compassionate Queer Comedy by Robert M. Gardner Deneen Reynold-Knott’s realistic slice of college life resonates with Gen X and Millennials theatergoers. …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:47PMFriday, January 12, 2024
William Thomas Hodgson Shines in Spectacular Solo by Robert M. Gardner Fans of Improv theater will love this solo performance. William Thomas Hodgson takes no prisoners as he cajoles, persua…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:30PMThursday, November 30, 2023
Don Reed Mesmerizes with Divine Comedic Mastery by Robert M. Gardner “East 14th” provides the most entertaining 100 minutes o theater ever. I highly recommend a trip to The Marsh in Berk…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:57PMFriday, October 27, 2023
Mélia Mills Teeters between Tupack and Trippin’ by Robert M. Gardner Mélia Mills, a middle-class Oakland girl, time travels back to her teen years in Oakland. She gives us a humorous, sa…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:31PMThursday, September 21, 2023
Regina Taylor Celebrates Southern Black Women’s “Hatitude” by Robert M. Gardner Playwright Regina Taylor’s “Crowns” explodes with talent in this larger than life musical on Black…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:37PMThursday, September 14, 2023
Wayne Harris Artfully Merges Three Angles on Prostitution by Robert M. Gardner Writer-Director Wayne Harris has re-opened his masterpiece “Train Stories” at The Marsh, Berkeley. His th…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:11PMThursday, August 31, 2023
James Lapine Celebrates His Longtime Friend’s Genius by Robert M. Gardner At Contra Costa Civic Theatre, “Sondheim on Sondheim” emerges as a testament to the genius of composer Stephen…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:10PMThursday, July 6, 2023
S.F. Mime Troupe Spreads Joy & Jokes for Truth & Justice by Robert M. Gardner Despite the vaunted liberalism of San Francisco where we supposedly have policies to help the poor and …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:47PMThursday, June 29, 2023
Madeleine George Modernizes Myth of Dionysius by Robert M. Gardner Hilarious Stacy Ross makes an earthy, sarcastic Dionysius whose methods make us question her ethics. Is she an evil temptre…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:35PMFriday, March 17, 2023
Jay Bedwani’s Brilliant Docu-Pic Unfolds San Francisco Story by Robert M. Gardner Director Jay Bedwani’s new documentary, Donna, subtly follows the growing self-acceptance of Donna Perso…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:44PMMonday, February 13, 2023
Caridad Svich Pens Fantastical Romp Amid Amazon Boxes by Robert M. Gardner Arriving at the beautiful Lesher Center, we admire the modern lines of this stately, elegant theater, looking forwa…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:23AMSaturday, October 29, 2022
Adrienne Price Rocks & Shocks with No Apologies by Robert M. Gardner When will we realize that difference is not dangerous, but rather enhances and strengthens US. In “The Red Shades: …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:23AMSunday, September 18, 2022
Cayman Ilika Channels Patsy Cline’s Genius by Robert M. Gardner At Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, I enjoyed Center REP’s retrospective of the short but brilliant career of country folk s…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:06PMWednesday, February 9, 2022
Katori Hall Imagines King & a Mysterious Woman by Robert M. Gardner In “The Mountaintop,” playwright Katori Hall’s conversational dialogue makes us eager to hear more of the spirit…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:56PMTuesday, December 21, 2021
Beth Wilmurt Revives Prophetic Musical Genius by Robert M. Gardner Song stylist and virtuoso keyboard artist Beth Wilmurt inhabits the skin of 60s folk icon Malvina Reynolds. She treats Reyn…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:21PMWednesday, October 27, 2021
John Fisher Revisits Travesty of Justice in NYC by Robert M. Gardner In his latest one man play, John Fisher takes us on a bike tour in Manhattan, telling the story of a brutal rape in Centr…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:42AMThursday, September 9, 2021
John Fisher Sends Up Silly Snobs in U.S. & U.K by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz In “National Trust,” a solo show by John Fisher, we find our hero camping it up, calling…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:17AMSaturday, June 5, 2021
John Fisher’s Idyllic Bike Trip to Palo Alto Turns Serious by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz In “The Farm,” Fisher’s romantic bicycle trip to the sun-drenched Stanford c…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:03PMTuesday, May 11, 2021
Rivas & Shokri Transcend Texts, Welcome East & West by Robert M. Gardner Around the Bay, the Pandemic has curtailed our favorite pastime—eating out at restaurants from Persian to M…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:50PMSunday, May 2, 2021
Marco Ramirez Exposes Perils of Black Sports Heroes by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz Jay “The Sport” Jackson is a hero. He knows it, everyone knows it. Khris Davis plays th…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:53AMSunday, April 18, 2021
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Poetry Brings Beauty to Disaster by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz The New York Public Theater is offering a world premiere audio play, “Shadow/La…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:18PMSaturday, March 27, 2021
Lasiter & Barnaba Light the Ring of Fire by Robert M. Gardner The first words of Johnny Cash’s last recorded song, “I hurt myself today,” still haunt me. Like other songs in “M…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:01PMSunday, February 28, 2021
L. Peter Callender Creates Explosive Exposé of Apartheid by Robert M. Gardner …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:45AMMonday, February 22, 2021
John Fisher Scores Another Triumph in Free Series by Robert M. Gardner “Lone Mountain” qualifies as a travelogue, even more than a play. The action begins in John Fisher’s apartment in…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:47PMSaturday, December 12, 2020
John Fisher’s Gay Detective Fights for Justice by Robert M. Gardner MacPherson gazes down at the two small children in the dirt. Finding bodies usually does not bother him, but sadly these…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:53AMMonday, August 10, 2020
Sondheim Songs Pit Painter’s Life vs. Art Biz by Robert M. Gardner Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize winning musical “Sunday in the Park with George” offers insights into Georges Seu…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:56PMSaturday, June 6, 2020
John Fisher Exposes Family Scandals, Then and Now by Robert M. Gardner John Fisher is a genius of storytelling. In “A Murder in Hawaii,” Fisher exposes the Massie Affair, a 1931 raci…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:37PM 
