Martyna Majok's Teens Face Shocking Everyday Perils by Barry David Horwitz Clear-eyed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok pulls back the curtain from the furtive lives of undocum…
Millennial Notes Sondheim & Goldman's Joyous Songs Evoke Musical Nostalgia by Ian Waters A surreal, pink light glimmers off showgirls in sequined leotards with beautiful smiles, who ling…
Paul Dukas' Opera, Directed by Alison Pogorelc, Asserts Women's Wisdom by Jennifer Ann Charron Beginning with Paul Dukas' lush opera, director Alison Pogorelc delivers a gorgeous and deeply …
Millennial Notes Jessica Dickey Provokes Reflections on Women's Rights by Amy Deng What does it feel like to have a vagina? Nan Day, the cancer researcher in Jessica Dickey's play, says it's…
Millennial Notes Danielle Evans Flips Script on Racism Terrors by Tyler Jeffreys "Boys Go to Jupiter" should be mandatory for every white person in America to read. Word for Word amplifi…
Millennial Notes José Rivera's Soldier Brings Gulf War Home to California by Amy Deng As the moon takes over the surreal California desert, the night sky and thorny cactus glow fluorescent …
S.F. Mime Troupe Strikes Gold, Speaks Truth to Power by Barry David Horwitz All summer, you can go to Bay Area parks to see the S.F. Mime Troupe's latest comedy musical called "Back to the W…
Jacklyn Backhaus Spins Herstory from Medieval to Modern by Patricia L. Morin Jaclyn Backhaus' "Wives," a comic satire spanning five centuries in four acts, mixes exaggerated caricatures of w…
Millennial Notes Matthew Sklar's Tunes Thrust Homophobia into Full View   by Ian Waters "The Prom" opened the week Roe v. Wade was overturned, and I passed multiple protests on the…
Cristina Garcia Condenses Her Celebrated Novel to Its Essence by Lynne Stevens This is a play of rebellion and revolution, a tale of the struggle between mothers and daughters. In Brooklyn, …
Girish Karnad Poses Love Choice Between Poetry & Power by Susan Dunn "Hayavadan," Girish Karnad's popular 1971 play, fulfills our romantic fantasies. A woman aspires to the perfect man, …
Bright Sheng"A Brilliant, Innovative Composer for Our Time by Jennifer Ann Charron Bright Sheng's score of Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the most dynamic, yet sumptuous pieces of music …
Lucas Hnath's Mother Links Violent Criminals to Police by Barry David Horwitz "Dana H." tells us about a secret connection between extreme racist criminals and police co-conspirators. No won…
Millennial Notes Anaïs Mitchell Touches Our Hearts, Updates Musical Myths by Jordan Freed A penetrating trombone rips into a brassy solo and Hermes (seductive Levi Kreis), our divine narr…
Michael Cavanagh's Reimagined Version Entertains & Bewilders by Jennifer Ann Charron Mozart's Don Giovanni is nonpareil"a masterpiece with an amazing score, jam packed with beautiful ari…
Adam Rapp Crafts a Thriller with Two Touchy Writers by Barry David Horwitz "The Sound Inside" is more like a case study than a play. When an isolated Creative Writing Professor at Yale encou…
Aishah Rahman Unfolds Grief Inflicted on Black Families by Patricia L. Morin Aishah Rahman's 1987 play "The Mojo and the Sayso" tells the story of a 1973 murder of a 10-year-old-boy in Queen…
Jen Silverman's Crazy Cat Becomes a God Among Us  by Tom Glynn As the many disasters and catastrophes over the past five years have frayed individual limits of patience and raised collect…
Karen ZacarÃas Updates Shakespeare with Colonial California Clashes by Barry David Horwitz and Jordan Freed We're immediately enraptured by the chemistry between Romeo and Juliet. Revelat…
Sarah Ruhl Turns Doldrums to Delight by Lynne Stevens We take our seats opposite the minuscule, stark, black stage. The only set pieces are five black stools and two window frames hanging fr…
Millennial Notes Jane Anderson Bravely Explores Rebirth After Burnout by Tyler Jeffreys The stage is set ablaze"with energy, not fire. We get couple vs. couple, Liberal vs. Conservative, and…
Millennial Notes Ava Roy Navigates a Rocky Voyage, Skillfully by Tyler Jeffreys This feel-good one-woman show is an epic, visual nursery rhyme built on a charming metaphor. Playwrights Ava R…
Jeffrey Lo Highlights Struggles of Filipino Immigrants in America  by Patricia L. Morin Playwright Jeffrey Lo takes us on the touching journey of a young couple who clash over traditional…
Millennial Notes Andrew Lloyd Webber Creates a Thrilling & Distinct World by Ian Waters  The lights dim. The stage seems darker than before the show started. From the shadows, amb…
Adam Bock Provokes Us with a Proud Woman's Fate by Edward Boyda With "A Small Fire," playwright Adam Bock challenges us"characters, actors, and audience alike"to face the possibility of sudd…