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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Masochism Tango by Sam Hurwitt

American Conservatory Theater's masochistic backstage comedy isn't exactly hard-hitting.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:47PM

52 Books by 52 Women: The Secret Lives of Married Women by Sam Hurwitt

While I didn’t know what to expect from this book, I speculated there might be some spanking involved.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:24PM
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Taking Your Time by Sam Hurwitt

As fiendish plots go, it’s actually pretty lame. Somebody made all the clocks in New York City suddenly disappear.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:49AM
Monday, March 24, 2014

Render Unto Cesare an Audience by Sam Hurwitt

The Lion and the Fox shows young Machiavelli meeting a man who exemplified qualities that would later be known as “Machiavellian”: Cesare Borgia.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 01:15AM
Sunday, March 23, 2014

52 Books by 52 Women: Kindred by Sam Hurwitt

A young African-American woman finds herself mysteriously transported from 1979 to rural Maryland in the early 1800s

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:26PM
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Choppy Choppy by Sam Hurwitt

Berkeley’s Impact Theatre has a taste for blood.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:44PM
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Happy to Be Sad by Sam Hurwitt

Diana does some detective work that leads her to...a beauty salon? But...but feminists don’t go to beauty salons!

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:17AM
Monday, March 17, 2014

Mocking the Detectives by Sam Hurwitt

Minneapolis's Steven Epp returns to Berkeley Rep for the umpteenth time with some Dario Fo hijinks.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:26PM
Saturday, March 15, 2014

52 Books by 52 Women: The Age of Innocence by Sam Hurwitt

It was hard at first to keep track of who’s an unquestionable authority of sartorial propriety and who’s simply a gossip, or why I should care about all these snooty rich fucks.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 05:56PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

He Had It Coming by Sam Hurwitt

That business about hell having no fury like a woman scorned? Yeah, Medea pretty much exemplifies that.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:24PM

Taking Liberty by Sam Hurwitt

The Phantom Stranger has got to be the worst Justice League member ever.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:02AM
Monday, March 10, 2014

Caught in the Net by Sam Hurwitt

Local playwright's self-produced drama takes you backward in time through a cyberstalking tragedy.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 06:31PM
Saturday, March 8, 2014

52 Books by 52 Women by Sam Hurwitt

My project is to read 52 books by women authors this year.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 06:23PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Lose Your Illusion by Sam Hurwitt

When you get invited to a charity event by a guy named Ty M. Master, you’d better dress for dinosaur fighting.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:47AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Listening to the Bengsons by Sam Hurwitt

A young couple decides to live a full 60 years together in the 100 days they have left.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 06:22PM

Kvetch on the Beach by Sam Hurwitt

"Feisty old Jew" Bernie Schein is a man who loves nothing so much as a good argument.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:45PM
Thursday, February 27, 2014

A Lad, Two Lasses and a Lasso by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Theatre Company's Lasso of Truth seems like it was pretty much made for me.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 01:16AM
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

No Boys Allowed by Sam Hurwitt

So why exactly can no man ever set foot on Paradise Island? The answer may surprise you!

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:09AM
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Ubu Victorious by Sam Hurwitt

Ubu Roi can be an irritating classic, but Cutting Ball justifies its ubu-quity.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:54PM

Seven Against Illyria by Sam Hurwitt

A magnificent seven local actors--all female--take on Shakespeare's ever-durable comedy Twelfth Night..

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:51PM
Friday, February 21, 2014

Knot in Your Gut by Sam Hurwitt

Gidion’s Knot is a hard play to take.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 05:27PM
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Night of the Long Shorts by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Onstage presents An Evening of Short Plays, including...Miss Julie? Um, okay.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:21PM

Amazon Stage by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Theatre Company unveils Carson Kreitzer's Wonder Woman play, Lasso of Truth.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 02:03PM
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Amazons Attack Atlantis by Sam Hurwitt

It sucks to be Aquaman. Like, as a rule.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:29PM
Monday, February 17, 2014

We’re Hir Because We’re Hir by Sam Hurwitt

The transgender angle seems like the most normal (and certainly the most palatable) thing about Hir.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 07:12PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

I’m Henry VIII, I Am by Sam Hurwitt

I don’t like to make grand pronouncements like this too often, but Mer-Man is a fucking loser.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:48AM
Saturday, February 8, 2014

Maids of New Orleans by Sam Hurwitt

Marcus Gardley brews a potent gumbo of Lorca, New Orleans and powerful women.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 03:46PM
Thursday, February 6, 2014

This Time It’s Not Personal by Sam Hurwitt

Brian Copeland and Marga Gomez are back at the Marsh, both stepping back from the autobiographical.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:08PM
Friday, January 31, 2014

Private Parts by Sam Hurwitt

I should have known this play was trouble from the start.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:20PM
Thursday, January 30, 2014

Russian Through Chekhov by Sam Hurwitt

Baryshnikov is at Berkeley Rep, and that's good. He's in an incomprehensible Chekhov adaptation, and that's bad.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 08:03PM
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

He Drives Miss Daisy by Sam Hurwitt

Diablo Actors' Ensemble's production of Driving Miss Daisy keeps on going, even if the company doesn't.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:45PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic