Gusting winds twice stalled opening night of a new musical, by Lauren M. Gunderson, Bree Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan, about female Supreme Court trailblazers.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:03PMIn American Conservatory Theater's West Coast premiere, S.F. native Christopher Chen sprinkles in clues and red herrings with the expert timing of a symphony conductor.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 04:06PMOther highlights coming to the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts include "Ain't Too Proud" and "Mean Girls."
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 04:00PMHas A.I. made the future for full-time human theater critics - about a dozen of us in the U.S. - bleaker still?
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 12:10PMPlaywright Cardid Svich trusts that her audiences can function in the world of metaphor and allusion.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:02PM"I decided I want to make the most Chris Chen play I could possibly make," Christopher Chen said of ACT's "The Headlands."
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMSanta Clara native Carla Pantoja has worked with the 40-year-old company for two decades as teacher, director and actor.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:00PM"Everest: An Immersive Experience" might be best thought of as immersive animated opera film rather than immersive opera.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:38PMClaude Jackson Jr.'s world premiere is life-affirming without being sentimental, somehow hopeful without being unrealistic.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:23PMTo playwright Dominique Morisseau's ace dialogue, director Dawn Monique Williams brings both micro and macro sensitivity.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:03PMMusical theater's tools only deaden the show, an adaptation of the 2004 movie written by Tina Fey.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:06PMCo-founder Michael Socrates Moran is making his playwriting debut with the company, with "Exodus to Eden."
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMIn Lynn Nottage's comedy, a sandwich shop is a kind of purgatory, a prison after workers get out of prison.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:08PMSince opening in 2014, the Tenderloin space has been more than just a venue. As a gathering place, it was a destination.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 03:00PMElon Musk's Twitter feed is absurdist theater, so we hired a local actor to perform it as a monologue.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMTheatreWorks' West Coast premiere churns out confrontations and revelations as if they're on a runaway conveyor belt.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:15PMThe contrast between fancy digs and scrappy art epitomizes what 447 Minna, which is owned by CAST, is all about.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:08PM"Ennio," which uses costumes made out of paper, doesn't even succeed at being fun.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:00PMIn wet times at underground Bay Area performance spaces, the outside world doesn't always stay outside.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 08:24PMMarin Shakespeare Company might exemplify a broader shift in attitude about theater leader jobs.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM"When I say no, I'm also saying yes to what is truly meant for me. I'm saying yes to who I am as a maker," Sarita Ocón said.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMOakland Theater Project, Shotgun Players and American Conservatory Theater are among the must-see theaters in 2023.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM"It's not sustainable," said Rob Ready of PianoFight, where attendance and bar sales are down 65% compared to 2019.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMDespite mammoth griefs, local theater made thrilling art this year, a testament to our artists' mettle, inventiveness and flair.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMCenter Repertory Company made a cast- and crew-wide effort to ensure that Wendy Wisely could go onstage one last time.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMThe musical commits the cardinal sin of misreading and thus omitting what makes its source material great.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 02:41PMIrene (Anne Yumi Kobori) hears from a ghost words all bohemian youths dread hearing from their ancestors: "Go. Get. A. Job."
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:20PMAmid all the organ harvesting and groin juice licking, Dimitris Papaioannou also creates moments of levity.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 01:31PMPresidio Theatre's "Sleeping Beauty" looks to make participatory theater fun for an American audience.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AMAt "A Christmas Carol" and "Nutcracker," neurodiverse audience members can make whatever noises they want or need to.
SOURCE: San Francisco Chronicle at 07:00AM"Into the Woods" is the first major show in the Curran since "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" departed in September.
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