Sunday, November 5, 2023
Eisa Davis’ NorCal Tale Explores Isolation & Liberation by Barry David Horwitz A winding stream meanders along the stage where a dreaming girl communes with the Navarro River. Behind h…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:56AMTuesday, October 24, 2023
One Acts Offer Revelations—from “Stamp Me” to “Suicide Bomber” by Barry David Horwitz What a wonderful evening of six one act plays by six young Middle Eastern playwrights who brin…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:01PMFriday, October 6, 2023
Andrew Alty Conjures Magical Myth-Maker of Sword in the Stone by Barry David Horwitz We could be in Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood or with Toad and Badger in Wind in the Willows. Set Design…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:10AMTuesday, September 12, 2023
Morisseau, Seymour, Brown Throw a Spectacular Dance Party! by Daniel Augustin Macri & Barry David Horwitz “Hippest Trip” is the ultimate Spectacle. This stunning party features vibra…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:58PMSaturday, September 9, 2023
Lisa Peterson’s Four Epic SuperWomen Reboot Homer by Barry David Horwitz Generations have pondered whether to admire or scorn Odysseus for his love affairs, lack of compassion, and clever …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:58AMFriday, August 25, 2023
Marvin K. White’s Haight Street Tour Evokes Summer of Love by Barry David Horwitz Walking up Haight Street again reminds me of that long ago Summer of Love in 1967. Even today, the street …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:42PMMonday, August 21, 2023
Daniel Finzi Pasca Melds Italian Passion & Amazing Acrobats by Barry David Horwitz Montreal’s Cirque du Soleil brings a new personal and affectionate circus style to San Francisco, aft…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:32PMSaturday, August 12, 2023
Star Finch’s Bold Banquet Bursts a Family’s Bubble by Barry David Horwitz Watching Margo Hall dictating Josephine’s wishes and plans into a laptop throws open a window into a mother’…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 12:41AMSaturday, August 5, 2023
Katori Hall Hits High Notes of Tina’s Titanic Tale by Barry David Horwitz You don’t have to be a Tina Turner fan to enjoy “Tina—The Tina Turner Musical” at BroadwaySF. If you are b…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:52PMFriday, June 23, 2023
Josh Kornbluth Combines Comedy, Genius, & Caring by Barry David Horwitz What a show! What a Genius! “Citizen Brain” is a one man show by the extraordinary Josh Kornbluth, who knows h…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:41PMTuesday, June 20, 2023
Don Reed Wins Our Hearts with Warmth & Wit—Oakland Style by Barry David Horwitz If you’ve never seen a Don Reed stand-up show, now is the time for a rare treat. Don Reed has come hom…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:07PMSaturday, May 27, 2023
Jack Thorne Mingles Bat Love with Modern Mayhem by Barry David Horwitz “Let the Right One In” offers a theatrical spectacle that mingles slow moving horror with intimate adolescent yearn…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:29PMWednesday, May 17, 2023
W. Fran Astorga’s Comic Vision Inspires with Grace & Eco-Poetry by Barry David Horwitz I have never seen a play like “Exhaustion Arroyo: Dancin’ Trees in the Ravine.” “Arroyo…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:53PMSaturday, February 25, 2023
Gunderson, Lowdermilk, Kerrigan’s Musical Tells Judges’ HERstories by Barry David Horwitz This stirring spectacle of three women who became Supreme Court justices illuminates the story o…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:55PMSaturday, January 21, 2023
Don Reed Wins Our Hearts with Warmth & Wit—Oakland Style by Barry David Horwitz If you’ve never seen a Don Reed stand-up show, now is the time for a rare treat. Don Reed has come hom…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:25PMThursday, December 15, 2022
Taylor & Jones’ Musical Echoes Mahalia Jackson’s Spirituality by Barry David Horwitz In “HALIE! The Mahalia Jackson Musical,” co-writers Wendy E. Taylor and Darryl V. Jones drama…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:08AMFriday, December 2, 2022
August Wilson’s Fiery 60s Friends Deliver Wit & Wisdom by Barry David Horwitz If you haven’t grown up either poor or Black or marginalized, then it’s hard to understand how powerfu…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:36AMSaturday, November 26, 2022
Dustin H. Chinn Shreds Colonial & Capitalist Lies in Vietnam by Barry David Horwitz Travel with Dustin H. Chinn from French colonial Indochina to post-war capitalist Vietnam to foodie he…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:06AMThursday, November 17, 2022
Director Shawna Lucey’s Sensitive Scenes Stir #MeToo by Barry David Horwitz When Violetta (divine Pretty Yende) has been rejected publicly, all the elegantly dressed Parisian women flock a…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:52PMWednesday, November 2, 2022
Naghmeh Samini’s Clever Couple Connect at Motel Babel by Barry David Horwitz In 2009, a people’s rebellion broke out in Iran—and thousands challenged the fraudulent election of a right…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:35AMTuesday, October 25, 2022
Guillermo Reyes, Rudy Guerrero Spark New Fire in Castro by Barry David Horwitz There’s a lot of Good Guys and Bad Boys in Guillermo Reyes’ “Bad Hombres” at Theatre Rhino’s new play…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:39PMThursday, October 13, 2022
Victoria Evans Erville Evokes Liberating Sweetness & Strife by Barry David Horwitz “The Music of Moms” shows how Black men and women are forced into the military for school or work. …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:34PMFriday, October 7, 2022
Paula Vogel Tells HerStory of Tyrannical Father vs. Women Rebels by Barry David Horwitz Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” holds Sholem Asch’s play “God of Vengeance” tightly in its heart,…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:48PMMonday, October 3, 2022
Nora Brigid Monahan Strips Away Facades, Builds New Ones by Barry David Horwitz At New Conservatory Theatre Center, it’s time to see a rollicking comedy about unexpected collisions between…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:14AMThursday, July 28, 2022
Martyna Majok’s Teens Face Shocking Everyday Perils by Barry David Horwitz Clear-eyed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok pulls back the curtain from the furtive lives of undoc…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:20PMSunday, July 10, 2022
S.F. Mime Troupe Strikes Gold, Speaks Truth to Power by Barry David Horwitz All summer, you can go to Bay Area parks to see the S.F. Mime Troupe’s latest comedy musical called “Back to t…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:34AMThursday, June 16, 2022
Lucas Hnath’s Mother Links Violent Criminals to Police by Barry David Horwitz “Dana H.” tells us about a secret connection between extreme racist criminals and police co-conspirators. …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:18PMSunday, June 12, 2022
Adam Rapp Crafts a Thriller with Two Touchy Writers by Barry David Horwitz “The Sound Inside” is more like a case study than a play. When an isolated Creative Writing Professor at Yale e…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:21AMThursday, May 26, 2022
Dominique Morisseau Rips the Polite Mask from Racism by Barry David Horwitz I loved “Blood at the Root.” The six young actors emerge as fully developed, believable teens. There’s enoug…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:06PMSaturday, May 21, 2022
Michael Wayne Turner III Designs Dynamic Black Mad Hatter by Barry David Horwitz The handsome young man, with elegant curled mustache, welcomes us to his dressing room with an irresistible s…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:23PMWednesday, May 18, 2022
Jessica Huang’s Poetic Play Exposes Asian Immigrant Abuse by Barry David Horwitz Jomar Tagatac plays Harry Chin with subtle and moving emotion, turning simple moments into stage gems. Harr…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:42PM 
