Wednesday, 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 09:42PMSaturday, April 30, 2022
Dave Malloy Melds Music, Madness in Brilliant Chorus by Barry David Horwitz Dave Malloy has gathered us at Berkeley Rep with his musical show from Signature Theatre in New York. We find ours…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:39AMFriday, April 29, 2022
Yilong Liu’s Queer-Sci-Fi Whisks Us Back to the Future by Barry David Horwitz Lots of people are taking the anti-HIV pill to protect themselves from getting the virus. Taking the little bl…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 06:48PMSunday, April 24, 2022
Adam Ashraf Elsayigh Spotlights Three Gay Egyptians in Peril by Barry David Horwitz “Drowning in Cairo” dramatically reenacts an actual event in 2001, when Egyptian police stormed a gay …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:15PMSunday, April 17, 2022
August Wilson’s Masterpiece Blesses African Ancestors by Barry David Horwitz In “Gem of the Ocean,” Aunt Ester (superb Greta Oglesby), a 285-year-old seer and healer, connects us to ou…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:34PMMonday, April 11, 2022
Yussef El Guindi Unveils Rampant Imperialism behind Tourism by Barry David Horwitz In a swank hotel in Cairo, a wealthy, anxious older couple from Wisconsin has hired a young Egyptian couple…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:34PMWednesday, March 30, 2022
Quiara Alegría Hudes Links Addiction to U.S. Anxieties by Barry David Horwitz The title “Water by the Spoonful” comes from a doctor’s advice on how to give a dehydrated child water—…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:10AMFriday, March 25, 2022
Trey Anthony Unfolds Tale of Absent Mom, Angry Sisters by Barry David Horwitz How can a Black mother say, “I love you” to two daughters who believed she abandoned them in her native Jama…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:37AMSaturday, March 12, 2022
Dan Hoyle Transforms Himself Into Brace of Doubting Bros by Barry David Horwitz Dan Hoyle, master of a million disguises, brings his unique, multifaceted talent to face a serious problem. He…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:01PMSaturday, January 29, 2022
Anthony Veneziale Leads Improv Riffs, Revives Our Lives by Barry David Horwitz “Freestyle Love Supreme” is a wonderful new kind of theater. After all, they have become a movement, a scho…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:49PMSunday, December 19, 2021
Martin Sherman Melds Comedy, Romance, Rebirth by Barry David Horwitz The central character of “Gently Down the Stream,” Beau, a 62-year-old gay man from New Orleans, played by the astoun…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 08:11PMMonday, December 13, 2021
Carroll & Snider’s Affectionate Acrobats Thrill & Inspire by Barry David Horwitz You can only see “Dear San Francisco” at Club Fugazi. Born out of Cirque du Soleil with a das…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:44PMThursday, December 9, 2021
Jack Thorne Spreads Dickens’ Words of Warmth & Equality by Tyler Jeffreys & Barry David Horwitz London’s Old Vic has created a new Scrooge and he’s in San Francisco, right now.…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:43PMMonday, November 29, 2021
Miranda Rose Hall Reveals Longings for Love & Transition by Barry David Horwitz “Plot Points in Our Sexual Development” recalls the risks that young people take as they explore sexua…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:54PMTuesday, November 23, 2021
Charles L. Mee’s Comedy Opens Big Red Door to Joy by Barry David Horwitz In Charles L. Mee’s absurd comedy romp, non-stop crisis and hilarious self-revelation rule the day. After a first…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:30PMFriday, November 19, 2021
Lisa Ramirez’s Teen Girls Deliver an Urgent Message by Barry David Horwitz “On the night Joan was born—all the animals in all the barns and stables in the village gave voice. And I quo…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:47PMMonday, November 8, 2021
Bartlett Sher Restores Eliza Doolittle’s Rebellious Voice by Barry David Horwitz With his award-winning revival of 50s masterpiece “My Fair Lady,” Bartlett Sher has reasserted the secr…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 10:45AMFriday, November 5, 2021
Terry Guest Fashions a Fabulous Foray into Drag by Barry David Horwitz Terry Guest’s play about two drag queens in Albany, Georgia proves yet again that these gals have always been the …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:10PMWednesday, October 27, 2021
Michael Gene Sullivan’s Comedy Enlightens with Laughter by Barry David Horwitz There’s a very big character in “The Great Khan” and it’s the Khan, himself, played by a wonderfully …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:28PMThursday, October 14, 2021
Duncan Macmillan’s Boy Next Door Finds Hope in Lists by Barry David Horwitz We all hope we can be as resilient and warmhearted as the Narrator that William Hodgson ardently brings to life …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:27PMFriday, October 8, 2021
Thornton Wilder’s Time Travelers Turn into Glorious Ghosts by Barry David Horwitz When I moved to Berkeley in 1960 for school, I thought I’d landed in Thornton Wilder’s ideal small tow…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:47AMSunday, October 3, 2021
Marga Gomez Tells Touching Tale of Growing Up Lesbian by Barry David Horwitz Marga Gomez charms with her wry smile as she regales us with the story of her Catholic school girlhood in Washing…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:19PMMonday, September 20, 2021
Don Reed Says What We’ve All Been Thinking by Barry David Horwitz Don Reed does it all—he stars in TV, movies, stand-up, and just plain showing up—always with a great presence, a lilti…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 01:06AMFriday, September 17, 2021
Dael Orlandersmith Weaves an Epic on Jazz, Harlem, Hope by Barry David Horwitz “Stoop Stories” could be called “The New York Odyssey” because playwright/poet Dael Orlandersmith has c…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 05:26AMFriday, June 25, 2021
Tom Swift Soars with Awesome Actors, Rapid Repartee by Barry David Horwitz Tom Swift’s striking new play at TheatreFirst, “A Marriage,” leaps off the screen and into our hearts—with …
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:05AMMonday, June 14, 2021
Jeanne Sakata Celebrates an American Hero by Barry David Horwitz In Jeanne Sakata’s moving “Hold These Truths,” the incomparable Jomar Tagatac takes us into Gordon Hirabayashi’s mind…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 03:11PMFriday, May 28, 2021
Ava Roy’s Spiritual Tour Refreshes Souls, Outdoors by Barry David Horwitz We Players has provided the perfect cure to Pandemic Blues: Take a hike in San Francisco’s McLaren Park; enjoy t…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 02:06PMFriday, April 16, 2021
Lisa Ramirez Thrills with a Hundred Years of Disasters by Barry David Horwitz April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull root…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:03PMFriday, April 2, 2021
Alice Childress Spotlights African American Stereotypes by Barry David Horwitz In Alice Childress’s 1957 play, “Trouble in Mind,” two titanic figures confront each other at a rehearsal…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 09:20PMTuesday, March 16, 2021
Anthony Clarvoe Unveils A Chess Mom’s Competitive Urges by Barry David Horwitz Sharp, biting dialogue between a desperate mom and her Chess champion daughter reminds me of corporate skulld…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 07:22PMSunday, February 21, 2021
Stephanie Anne Johnson Recreates 1991 Drive-In Show by Barry David Horwitz Thirty years ago, Stephanie Anne Johnson and Michael Copeland Sydnor created an outdoor docudrama that tells the hi…
SOURCE: Theatrius at 04:27AM 
