Friday, February 27, 2015
In post-apocalyptic Northern California, The Simpsons becomes the stuff of myth.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 05:02PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Danai Gurira's The Convert is a wrenching battle between traditional culture and colonial "civilization."
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 09:04PM[SHARE]African-American Shakespeare Company and the Cutting Ball Theater each reinvent Antigone.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 06:31PM[SHARE]This isn't really first team-up of Earth-2's Wonder Woman & Earth-1's Superman, Batman, Black Canary & Green Arrow.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 04:26AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 24, 2015
There's a little Catherine Trieschmann festival going on in the Bay Area right now.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 05:46PM[SHARE]Monday, February 23, 2015
Catherine Trieschmann's play about a talented but troubled teen plays through Masrch 1 at Oakland's Flight Deck.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:19PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 19, 2015
Imagine spending time with a family full of absurdly inconsiderate people who can't stand each other and constantly push each other's buttons. And it's not even your family.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:18PM[SHARE]Earnest young actors get in over their heads grappling with colonialism in Just Theater's cutting play within a play.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:31AM[SHARE]The whole genre of war comics doesn't work well in a world where a superhero might swoop in to save the day.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 01:59AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Three Sisters is one of those classics that other playwrights just love adapting.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 06:04PM[SHARE]Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre takes flight with Angels in America.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 05:46PM[SHARE]Three Bay Area companies adapt the same Greek tragedy at the same time.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 05:00PM[SHARE]Every insane family is insane in its own way in Shepard revival at the Magic.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 04:44PM[SHARE]Lamplighters takes on Bernstein's delightful and troubled operetta Candide.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:19PM[SHARE]Monday, February 16, 2015
Chekhov's classic gets some updated dialogue in Tracy Letts' version, but the dreary lives of a struggling Russian family remain intact.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 10:14PM[SHARE]Monday, February 9, 2015
The company Lafayette is presenting the first part of Tony Kushner's AIDS-era classic, 'Millennium Approaches,' through Feb. 28.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:58AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 29, 2015
The theater and sports worlds collide in new football docudrama at Berkeley Rep about the damage done to players.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:35PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 24, 2015
Angela Lansbury and company share dry martinis and dryer wit in Noël Coward comedy.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:51AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 22, 2015
Actors Ensemble of Berkeley revives Dust Bowl musical Panhandle -- with mixed results.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:48PM[SHARE]There are strong spirited performances in the musical number, but the play's grim tone takes a toll.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:34PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Monday, January 19, 2015
This adaptation of Victor Hugo's sprawling tale of rebelling French peasants gets good performances throughout. The musical runs through Jan. 31 at Livermore's Bankhead Theater.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:10PM[SHARE]Tri-Valley Rep takes on the musical mammoth that is Les Mis.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:17AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 14, 2015
AlterTheater's Landless eulogizes the empty storefronts it performs in.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:01AM[SHARE]SF Sketchfest, San Francisco's mammoth star-studded comedy festival, is back once again.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:50AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 1, 2015
Let's see what else was in the comics where Wonder Woman debuted, and when she joined the Justice Society.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:54AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 30, 2014
The long wait is over! Here's my Top 10 Bay Area shows of 2014.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 01:44PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 28, 2014
It's that time again... time for the Top 10 Marin productions of 2014!
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:32PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 17, 2014
This issue of Wonder Woman is a kinky sex party from start to finish.
SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:23AM[SHARE]Monday, December 15, 2014
Somebody's trying to tell you something, something desperately important, but you can't understand.
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