Friday, April 14, 2017
The Wooster Group Reignites Feminist Fireworks by Barry David Horwitz New York’s experimental Wooster Group has brought us “The Town Hall Affair,” a docu-drama with the emphasis on the…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:20AMTuesday, April 11, 2017
Robert Lepage Flies High in Search of Time Recaptured by Barry David Horwitz “Needles and Opium” bursts out of the sky, a spectacle of acrobatics, jazz, and human creativity. If you want…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:10PMTuesday, March 21, 2017
Jiehae Park Makes Murder Fun in Macbeth Mash-Up by Barry David Horwitz Every detail in Jiehae Park’s “peerless” goes way Over the Top. The Barbie-Doll dressed Chinese American twin sis…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:26PMSunday, March 5, 2017
Lisa Kron Makes Healing Comedy of Herself, Mom, and Allergies by Barry David Horwitz When Lisa Kron, the writer of “Well,” uses herself as a character called Lisa in her own play, the st…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:38PMFriday, March 3, 2017
Potterveld Challenges Us with Sex, Guilt, and Twins by Barry David Horwitz Around the four sided playing area, in a lovely Victorian living room in the Berkeley City Club, Central Works pres…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:28PMWednesday, March 1, 2017
Lucas Hnath Strikes Again, Melding Mind and Body by Barry David Horwitz “Isaac’s Eye” by Lucas Hnath is a wonder. You have to admire and love the Narrator/Actor (a sly Adam Niemann) wh…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:52PMSaturday, February 25, 2017
A Boy Learns to Dance, Coal Miners Learn to Strike! by Barry David Horwitz In 1981, Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative British government announced a plan to close 23 coal-mines in Northern …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:27AMFriday, February 17, 2017
Daisey Turns Tragic to Comic at BLAST Theater Festival by Barry David Horwitz Mike Daisey is the U.S.’s most powerful story-teller. He comes out and sits at a table in the spotlight in the…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:54PMThursday, February 16, 2017
Shepard’s Sexual Tragedy Is Riveting in Revival by D. Marc Capobianco Many theaters stage revivals of plays that have been performed in their earlier repertoire and proven enormously popul…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:06AMSaturday, February 11, 2017
Michael McKeever Makes Theater Magic by Barry David Horwitz Watch that next step—it could be dangerous. Michael McKeever’s play “Daniel’s Husband” will alert you to unexpected peri…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:29AMWednesday, February 8, 2017
Tom Stoppard Springs His Magic Spell by Barry David Horwitz For the springtime, Aurora Theatre has pulled “The Real Thing” by Tom Stoppard (1982) out of its bag of tricks to give us th…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:05PMTuesday, February 7, 2017
Lucas Hnaf Asks: Does Hell Exist, or Is It Us? by Barry David Horwitz When you wander into a Christian mega-church and find the pastor questioning the existence of Hell, you know you must be…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:35PMSaturday, February 4, 2017
Richard Wright Rules in Damning Depression History by Barry David Horwitz You will remember Jerod Haynes playing Bigger in “Native Son” at Marin Theatre Company. He does a yeoman’s nig…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:03AMThursday, January 19, 2017
Bright, Cute Cast Sings: “The Internet Is for Porn” by Barry David Horwitz This is a show that audiences want to see over and over again. Since its beginning in 2003, “Avenue Q” has …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:36AMTuesday, January 3, 2017
Alice B. Toklas Steps from Stein’s Shadow by Barry David Horwitz Who knew that Gertrude Stein was such a sweetheart? Lots of us have followed her work, her life, her friendships, her paint…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:07PMMonday, December 19, 2016
“Christmas at Pemberley”: A Comedy of Romantic Rights by Barry David Horwitz Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy (the winning Cindy Im), always the groundbreaker, has run away with Christmas. She kno…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:13PMWednesday, December 14, 2016
British Genius for Swing & Story on Parade by Barry David Horwitz How about a D-Day landing story from a little village, called Slapton, on the south coast of England, where thousands …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:58PMFriday, October 28, 2016
Tim Rice Blocks the Queen’s Gambit by John Chakan “Each game of chess means there’s one less variation left to be played” Go see “Chess,” still playing at the Custom Made Theatre…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:13AMFriday, October 14, 2016
Lovely Yoruba Legends Spring to Life by Barry David Horwitz What a show. Could it be better, more moving or more passionate? Three powerful actors put their hearts and souls into examining…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:46AMThursday, October 6, 2016
Young Jean Lee Looks at US Laughing at US by Barry David Horwitz Young Jean Lee’s “The Shipment” (2009) is made up of four episodes involving ordinary family or friends who engage in w…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:29AMWednesday, September 28, 2016
Mike Bartlett’s Splendid, Dangerous Comedy by Barry David Horwitz ACT’s stage set for “King Charles III” sets a high bar for the show—it’s a stunning, spectacular castle, many st…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:25PMMonday, September 26, 2016
“With a Little Bit of Love,” Eliza Masters the King’s English by Barry David Horwitz How did Lerner and Loewe get U.S. audiences to accept a simple formula about class conflict, taken …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:07PMFriday, September 23, 2016
Secrets & Lies Hide in Plain Sight at The Strand by Barry David Horwitz Phillip Howse’s world premiere in S.F. Playhouse’s Sandbox Series tries to bring the interior world of a teen …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:26PMThursday, September 15, 2016
Chen Disturbs the Personal, Loves the Political by Barry David Horwitz On the way to an art show, you may stumble across great drama. How long is it since an art work or a play caught you, c…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:02AMMonday, August 22, 2016
Cal Shakes Shakes Up Shaw by Barry David Horwitz Director Lisa Peterson has unfurled an early, hilarious Shaw comedy that forecasts the 20th Century and beyond. “You Never Can Tell” (189…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:43PMThursday, August 11, 2016
‘The Fire Next Time’ in New Thriller by Barry David Horwitz “The Thrush and the Woodpecker” at Custom Made Theater features three gripping performances by three superb actors. For th…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:04PMThursday, August 4, 2016
Waiting for Gentrification in the Tenderloin by Barry David Horwitz Plays about housing, gentrification, and exploitation of poor people are beginning to populate local stages. The Bernie Re…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:46PMTuesday, August 2, 2016
Patricia Milton Parodies Empire and Rebels by Barry David Horwitz A touch of soap opera, a lot of political satire, and a dash of silly romantic comedy—toss them all into the hurly-burly o…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:03PMTuesday, July 26, 2016
Cathleen Riddley Thrills as Independent Nun by Barry David Horwitz In “Grand Concourse,” at Shotgun Players, each of the four characters undergoes both change and conversion, following t…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:34AMSaturday, July 23, 2016
John Leguizamo, One Hard-Ass Teacher! by Barry David Horwitz – July 22, 2016 When you are in the presence of John Leguizamo, there is fire in the air. Sparks radiate from the stage to ever…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:48AMTuesday, July 5, 2016
Barry David Horwitz has been teaching and reviewing theater for many years–as well as acting and producing plays for The Quixotic Players. He has also acted and worked as Dramaturge with S…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:45AM 
