Melissa Smith, longtime head of ACT's MFA program, dies at 64 by Sam Hurwitt

ACT's conservatory director for 25 years, Smith co-starred with Frances McDormand in the Oscar-winning 2020 film "Nomadland."

You Tell Me That It's Evolution by Sam Hurwitt

Miss Bennet If You're a Single Man in Possession of a Good Fortune by Sam Hurwitt

The overlooked Bennet middle sister gets her moment in Pride and Prejudice sequel.

George and Martha " Sad, Sad, Sad by Sam Hurwitt

The booze and barbs flow in Shotgun's stylized new take on Virginia Woolf. 

The Singing Bennets by Sam Hurwitt

Jane Austen goes musical in San Francisco.

You Tell Me That It's Evolution by Sam Hurwitt

Darwin goes beach bum in a new play at the Berkeley City Club.

Northern Highlights by Sam Hurwitt

It's time once again for my top 5 Marin theatrical productions of the year.

Dear Frenemy by Sam Hurwitt

A musical twist on The Shop Around the Corner charms at SF Playhouse. 

Family Lies by Sam Hurwitt

A writer airs out all the old family secrets in Other Desert Cities. 

Me and My Shadow by Sam Hurwitt

An old-timey Jekyll/Hyde haunts Fremont.

Cooking up Trouble by Sam Hurwitt

Theresa Rebeck gets deep inside kitchen politics.

Fascism Is in Fashion by Sam Hurwitt

Berkeley Rep presents an eerily prescient It Can't Happen Here. 

Peter Prequel by Sam Hurwitt

Berkeley Playhouse enchants with Peter Pan prequel.

Founding Follies by Sam Hurwitt

CCMT revives a goofy musical trifle about the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The Wedding Zinger by Sam Hurwitt

Center REP's wedding musical is a welcome surprise.

Peeling the Onion of Truth by Sam Hurwitt

Christopher Chen's Caught at Shotgun Players keeps peeling the onion of untruths.

An August Ensemble by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Theatre Company kicks off its 50th season with August: Osage County.

Dialect Is Destiny by Sam Hurwitt

It's odd that a play about phonetics as a predictor of socioeconomic class would become an enduringly popular musical.

MTC at 50 by Sam Hurwitt

Marin Theatre Company looks back on its last 50 years and forward to the next 50.

by Sam Hurwitt

A traveling theatrical troupe mashes up Romeo and Jedi.

Leaping Lizards by Sam Hurwitt

Angst, humor and lizards enliven Role Players Ensemble's Seascape.

Behind the Curves by Sam Hurwitt

Real Women Have Curves lovingly reminisces about the good old days in the family sweatshop.

A Moor with Conviction by Sam Hurwitt

Trolling leads to tragedy in Marin Shakespeare's Othello, featuring their first ex-con star.

New Feminist Shakespeare by Sam Hurwitt

Shakespeare remix shifts focus from weak king to heroic queen.

Love Is a Drag by Sam Hurwitt

Woodminster's La Cage aux Folles is a fine romance.