Molly Smith Metzler Spotlights Strains of New Motherhood by Patricia L. Morin Cinnabar Theater's powerful production of Molly Smith Metzler's play exposes not only the demands on new mothers…
Gunderson & Gray Capture Life Under Lockdown  by Patricia L. Morin Left Edge Theatre's two one-acts, "Beautiful Monsters" by Kelly Gray and "I and You" by Lauren Gunderson, explore th…
Fred Pitts Links Black and Native American History  by Patricia L. Morin Using his personal tour of the 21 Spanish missions across California, soft-spoken Fred Pitts has fashioned an intr…
Lauren Yee Exposes Love's Labor's Lost in Pottsville, PAÂ Â by Patricia L. Morin & Barry David Horwitz "The Song of Summer," a comedy by Lauren Yee, follows the rocky romance betwee…
Reflections "Essential Services Project" Offers Free Thrills by Patricia L. Morin Imagine the creativity, stamina, and drive it takes for one person to write, act, direct, and produce, a…
Linda Evans Carves a Path to Gender Fluidity by Patricia L. Morin TheatreFirst and Lisa Evans are to be applauded for braving the sensitive questions of sexuality and gender in "You Really S…
Armistead Maupin's S.F. Tales Come Home as Musical  by Patricia L. Morin Armistead Maupin's story of newcomers and old-timers in 70s San Francisco was transformed into a musical in 20…
Neil LaBute Parallels 9/11 Attack & Lovers' Psychodrama by Patricia L. Morin "The Mercy Seat," under the creative direction of Allie Bailey at Los Altos Stage Company, cleverly exposes a…
Denmo Ibrahim Explores an Immigrant Family's Alienation by Patricia L. Morin Marin Theatre Company and Storykrapht have created an avant-garde story form in both real time and on film, with …
Mark St. Germain's Dr. Ruth: Refugee, Sniper, Sex Guru by Patricia L. Morin Cinnabar Theater introduces us to Dr. Ruth, a lively, four-foot-seven, 69-year-old, matronly immigrant woman who b…
Ariel Craft Conjures a Wonderland of Prophetic Phantoms by Patricia L. Morin Cutting Ball Theater"with Bay Area Theatre Cypher and Mugwumpin"have filmed an impressive paranormal fairy tale, …
Blank & Jensen Rejuvenate Health Workers' Gifts by Patricia L. Morin "The Line" is a heartache to watch. This beautifully crafted docu-drama by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen shows ac…
Aguirre, Lo, Ramirez Celebrate Power of Huelga"Strike! by Patricia L. Morin TheatreFirst's audio docu-drama "More Than Grapes" captures the plight of thousands of abused grape pickers from 1…
Lydia R. Diamond Refocuses US on Poverty & Racism by Patricia L. Morin & Barry David Horwitz In Lydia R. Diamond's audio-drama of Toni Morrison's first novel, The Bluest Eye (1970), …
Jan Probst Reveals Marital Truths in Lock-Down by Patricia L. Morin Phoenix Theatre's "Bird on a Tree Branch" magnifies the psychological fallout from holding long-hidden secrets in a patria…
Erika Dickerson-Despenza Chronicles A Black Girl's Trauma by Patricia L. Morin SF Playhouse and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre unfold disquieting truths in Erika Dickerson-Despenza's intense pla…
Harrison David Rivers Depicts a Writer's Return Home by Patricia L. Morin Forty-year-old writer Jesse Howard (H. Adam Harris) wants to unpack all the important experiences that led him to wh…
Will Eno Probes One Man's Thoughts & Feelings       by Patricia L. Morin Will Eno's "Thom Pain (based on nothing)," live-streamed from the Bus Barn Theater by Los A…
Drew Larimore Masterfully Exposes Perils of Social Media by Patricia L. Morin Like a falling line of dominoes, the four dynamic monologues of "Smithtown" unfold events that destroy a young g…
Nicole Parizeau Paints a Portrait of Business vs. Art by Patricia L. Morin "The Human Ounce," an audio play, begins by asking: How can we value a masterpiece"in any art form"when we learn th…
Philip Franks Unites Ghostly Treasure Tales & Plague  by Patricia L. Morin In a dark cemetery, in the plague year 2020, we join two frightened YouTubing millennials: venturous Matt (M…
Taylor Mac Dolls Up for a Queer Revolution by Barry David Horwitz & Patricia L. Morin In "Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!" Taylor Mac demonstrates that the Holiday season and Covid both steal …
Loy A. Webb Unearths Deeply Rooted Sexual Bias by Patricia L. Morin In Loy A. Webb's "The Light," we are the fly on the wall in a couple's cozy living room, voyeurs watching their comfortabl…
Banner photo: Tina D'Elia as Lupe Vélez Tina D'Elia Weaves Latina Activism into Comedy  by Patricia L. Morin The premise of "Overlooked Latinas" is brilliant. Tina D'Elia spotlights the …
Larissa Fasthorse Exposes Native American Genocide by Patricia L. Morin "The Thanksgiving Play" is a mind-stretching, satirical "Let's learn that" tour through the false history of the indig…