1,530 stories from Theatrius
John Fisher's Idyllic Bike Trip to Palo Alto Turns Serious by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz In "The Farm," Fisher's romantic bicycle trip to the sun-drenched Stanford campus re…
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 …
Ava Roy's Spiritual Tour Refreshes Souls, Outdoors by Barry David Horwitz We Players has provided the perfect cure to Pandemic Blues: Take a hike in San Francisco's McLaren Park; enjoy the m…
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…
Millennial Notes Sholem Asch's Shocker Exposes Father, Boss, Brothel by Ian Waters Consider a man so fearful of God that he attempts to inscribe the same fear into women under his control"hi…
Rivas & Shokri Transcend Texts, Welcome East & West by Robert M. Gardner Around the Bay, the Pandemic has curtailed our favorite pastime"eating out at restaurants from Persian to Mex…
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, …
Lisa Peterson Opens the Door to Six Actors' Creative Process by Lynne Stevens Virginia Woolf is very good at describing what it's like to be alive and remembering fleeting moments. Lisa …
Marco Ramirez Exposes Perils of Black Sports Heroes by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz Jay "The Sport" Jackson is a hero. He knows it, everyone knows it. Khris Davis plays the ro…
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…
Erika Dickerson-Despenza's Poetry Brings Beauty to Disaster by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz The New York Public Theater is offering a world premiere audio play, "Shadow/Land,"…
Lisa Ramirez Thrills with a Hundred Years of Disasters by Barry David Horwitz April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull root…
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), …
Alice Childress Spotlights African American Stereotypes by Barry David Horwitz In Alice Childress's 1957 play, "Trouble in Mind," two titanic figures confront each other at a rehearsal of an…
Lasiter & Barnaba Light the Ring of Fire  by Robert M. Gardner The first words of Johnny Cash's last recorded song, "I hurt myself today," still haunt me. Like other songs in "My Name…
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…
Anthony Clarvoe Unveils A Chess Mom's Competitive Urges by Barry David Horwitz Sharp, biting dialogue between a desperate mom and her Chess champion daughter reminds me of corporate skulldug…
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…
L. Peter Callender Creates Explosive Exposé of Apartheid by Robert M. Gardner                            …
John Fisher Scores Another Triumph in Free Series by Robert M. Gardner "Lone Mountain" qualifies as a travelogue, even more than a play. The action begins in John Fisher's apartment in San F…
Stephanie Anne Johnson Recreates 1991 Drive-In Show by Barry David Horwitz Thirty years ago, Stephanie Anne Johnson and Michael Copeland Sydnor created an outdoor docudrama that tells the hi…
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…
