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Friday, March 18, 2016

Feeling Adrift by Sam Hurwitt

The office workers in MTC's Swimmers are drowning in their own lives.

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Sunday, March 13, 2016

Review: 'Angels in America: Perestroika' gets powerful staging in Lafayette by Sam Hurwitt

Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre presents the second part of Tony Kushner's classic work on AIDS in America, 'Angels in America: Perestroika

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Willkommen to Berlin by Sam Hurwitt

Ubuntu Theater Project delivers an enthralling production of I Am My Own Wife.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

A Few of My Favorite Things by Sam Hurwitt

What the hell are my Top Ten Favorite Albums Ever?

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Angels in Lafayette by Sam Hurwitt

Town Hall takes on part two of Tony Kushner's epic.

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Monday, February 29, 2016

"in a word" in Her Own Words by Sam Hurwitt

Playwright Lauren Yee tells all about her Glickman Award-winning play.

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Double Your Fun by Sam Hurwitt

Impact Theatre's Looney Tunes Comedy of Errors is a riot.

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Monday, February 22, 2016

The Long, Long Wait for That First Kiss by Sam Hurwitt

TheatreFIRST's production stretches Stop Kiss out to the breaking point.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

The State of Nannies by Sam Hurwitt

One-woman show delves deep into childcare culture.

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Many Bridges to Cross by Sam Hurwitt

Berkeley Playhouse's new musical sets two civil rights struggles side by side.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

A Good "Clean" Play by Sam Hurwitt

CCCT revives Sarah Ruhl's tale of a doctor, her sister, her maid, her husband and his lover.

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Review: Sarah Ruhl's 'Clean House' sparkles at Contra Costa Civic Theatre by Sam Hurwitt

Sarah Rule's fantastical comedy 'Clean House' gets an appealing production at Contra Costa Civic Theatre, where it plays through March 6.

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New Home for Santa Cruz Shakes by Sam Hurwitt

The Santa Cruz City Council has given Santa Cruz Shakespeare the go-ahead to start building a new outdoor theater.

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

Ms. Dawn Goes to Washington by Sam Hurwitt

A 1940s comedy proves surprisingly timely at Center REP.

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Nautical and Nice by Sam Hurwitt

Pleasanton's Pacific Coast Rep heads under the sea with Disney's Little Mermaid.

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Monday, February 1, 2016

Scenes from the Class War in Danville by Sam Hurwitt

The class divide opens up like an abyss in Role Players' Good People.

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Don't Hate the Game by Sam Hurwitt

A revamped 17th century farce takes on the sobering subject of gambling addiction.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Review: Masquers Playhouse Takes a Gamble on 17th-century Farce by Sam Hurwitt

'The Gamester,' a 17th-century comedy about gambling addiction, plays in Point Richmond through Feb. 20.

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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Youth Is Wasted by Sam Hurwitt

Rich teenagers hang out, take drugs, philosophize and squabble in Marin Onstage play.

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The Gospel of Marcus by Sam Hurwitt

Ubuntu Theater Project takes a haunting Marcus Gardley play to church.

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Pratfalling Pirates by Sam Hurwitt

Tri-Valley Rep amps up the silliness in Gilbert & Sullivan classic.

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You Got Your Jazz in My Gem by Sam Hurwitt

If you think the trouble with August Wilson is it needs more interpretive dance, Marin has the show for you.

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Monday, January 18, 2016

Review: Tri-Valley Rep Plunders 'Pirates of Penzance' for laughs by Sam Hurwitt

The classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical 'Pirates of Penzance' gets a winning, if a tad busy, production at Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre; it plays at Livermore's Bankhead Theater through Jan…

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Monday, January 4, 2016

Impact Punches Out by Sam Hurwitt

After 20 years doing kick-ass theater in a pizza parlor basement, Impact Theatre calls it a day.

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Drama in the DNA by Sam Hurwitt

Indra's Net's latest science play retells the tale of discovering the Double Helix.

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Friday, January 1, 2016

Best of the North by Sam Hurwitt

Once again Barry Willis and I pick five apiece for the Top 10 Marin theater productions of 2015!

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We Are Proud to Present a Year in Review by Sam Hurwitt

2015 may have been my worst year ever, but for theater it was actually pretty good.

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Closing the Cycle by Sam Hurwitt

A small Oakland troupe is the first group ever to stage August Wilson's 10-play Century Cycle in chronological order.

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Special Amazon Holiday Delivery by Sam Hurwitt

There's nothing that says Christmas less than a hero steeped in Greek mythology"except Christmas with Thor, I guess.

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

A Better Mousetrap by Sam Hurwitt

Shotgun Players plays ubiquitous Agatha Christie whodunit with just enough camp to make its flaws into virtues.

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Monday, November 30, 2015

It's All About Aphra by Sam Hurwitt

Aphra Behn enjoys a comeback in Liz Duffy Adams play.

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