Witch's Brujaja by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Bruja, Magic Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt Playwright Luis Alfaro dazzled Magic Theatre audiences two years ago with Oedipus el Rey, his lyrical barrio gangster updat…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:08am on June 8, 2012☆⚑

Army of Me by Sam Hurwitt

FF Friday: Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman, Vol. 1. By Sam Hurwitt We now continue a week-by-week examination of Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four run with… the first trade paperbac…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:00am on June 8, 2012☆⚑

Inquiring Minds by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Emilie: La Marquis du Châtelet Defends Her Life Tonight, Symmetry Theatre Company. By Sam Hurwitt A recent transplant to San Francisco from Georgia by way of New …

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 9:26pm on June 6, 2012☆⚑

They Are So Easily Assimilated by Sam Hurwitt

Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #1, IDW Publishing. By Sam Hurwitt As I said in my recent write-up of Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four, I can't afford to buy single…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:49am on June 3, 2012☆⚑

It's Compendiuming Time by Sam Hurwitt

FF Friday: Dark Reign: Fantastic Four Every Friday for the next couple of months I'll be reviewing a collection of Jonathan Hickman's assorted Fantastic Four series. Hickman's three-year…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:46pm on June 1, 2012☆⚑

Cycle of Abuse by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men, Berkeley Repertory Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt Let's get this out of the way first. Dael Orlandersmith's solo show at Berkeley Repertory Th…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 7:10pm on June 1, 2012☆⚑

Billie con Carnage by Sam Hurwitt

I have not one but two reviews in today's Marin Independent Journal: Cinnabar Theater's rollicking revival of Born Yesterday, featuring a hilarious Heather Gordon as Billie Dawn, and Marin T…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:37am on May 31, 2012☆⚑

A Fracking Shame by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY The Great Divide, Shotgun Players. By Sam Hurwitt Shotgun Players has doubled down on its commitment to new plays lately. Last year's 20th-anniversary season was ent…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:23pm on May 28, 2012☆⚑

Go Sing It on the Mountain by Sam Hurwitt

The Music Man, Mountain Play. Whaddaya talk, whaddaya talk… I’m just talkin’ ’bout The Music Man, way up yonder at the Mountain Play, in today’s Marin Independe…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:35am on May 24, 2012☆⚑

Maybe I'm Just Too Behanding by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO A Behanding in Spokane, SF Playhouse. By Sam Hurwitt Bay Area audiences have become familiar with the devilish and often bloody-minded wit of Martin McDonagh ov…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:07pm on May 23, 2012☆⚑

These Are the People in Your Neighborhood by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Tenderloin, Cutting Ball Theater. By Sam Hurwitt As company-in-residence at Exit on Taylor, the avant-garde Cutting Ball Theater strikes an odd contrast with th…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 5:52pm on May 19, 2012☆⚑

Play's the Thing by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Endgame and Play, American Conservatory Theater. By Sam Hurwitt The announcement late last year that American Conservatory Theater would be staging Samuel Becke…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:50pm on May 18, 2012☆⚑

Choose Your Own Odyssey by Sam Hurwitt

The Odyssey, We Players. Hey, I have a new review in today’s Marin Independent Journal! It’s We Players’ day-long adaptation of The Odyssey on Angel Island. So click on the…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:54pm on May 17, 2012☆⚑

Hard Luck in Harlem by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Blues for an Alabama Sky, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt The first season that longtime American Conservatory Theater actor Steven Anthony Jones has…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 7:53pm on May 9, 2012☆⚑

The Hoarder of Love by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Anatol, Aurora Theatre Company. By Sam Hurwitt Chicks dig Anatol, and Anatol digs chicks. Exactly why the ladies are drawn to the title character of Arthur Schnitzle…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 5:49pm on May 8, 2012☆⚑

Through the Cracks by Sam Hurwitt

Crevice, Impact Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt Who hasn't wondered what his or her life would be like if, well, everything were different? It's the sort of reflection that nobody really indulges in…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 7:34pm on May 7, 2012☆⚑

Well Hello, Dali by Sam Hurwitt

References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, AlterTheater. I’ve had to take a break from the blog the last couple of weeks for a wide assortment of reasons, but I do have  a review in …

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:40pm on May 3, 2012☆⚑

But We Regress by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN JOSE & SAN FRANCISCO God of Carnage, San Jose Repertory Theatre. Maple and Vine, American Conservatory Theater. The Aliens, SF Playhouse. By Sam Hurwitt French playwr…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:46am on April 9, 2012☆⚑

Moor Power, Moor Problems by Sam Hurwitt

Othello, the Moor of Venice, Marin Theatre Company. Marin Theatre Company does its first Shakespeare play in years, and I reviewed it in Thursday’s Marin Independent Journal. So click …

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:28am on April 7, 2012☆⚑

Yesterday Came Suddenly by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Octopus's Garden, PianoFight. By Sam Hurwitt Scott Herman's play Octopus's Garden doesn't actually have anything to do with octopi, nor gardens, nor even the B…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:11pm on March 27, 2012☆⚑

Portrait of the Artist as an Egomaniac by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Red, Berkeley Repertory Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt British-born director Les Waters has been a consistently outstanding artistic presence at Berkeley Repertory Theatre …

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:09am on March 26, 2012☆⚑

No Kick to This High by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO High, SHN. By Sam Hurwitt The last time SHN brought screen icon Kathleen Turner to the Bay Area, in 2007, she was costarring with Bill Irwin in a superb produc…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:15pm on March 23, 2012☆⚑

A Becoming Farewell by Sam Hurwitt

Becoming Grace, The Jewish Theatre San Francisco TJT has unveiled the final show of its final season in a limited two-weekend run, founder Naomi Newman’s one-woman show about author Gr…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:48am on March 23, 2012☆⚑

Inaction in Action by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO The Right Thing, 3 Girls Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt San Francisco's fledgling 3Girls Theatre Company is jumping into the Bay Area theater community with both feet,…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:48pm on March 22, 2012☆⚑

Not for Love or Money by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Merchants, No Nude Men. By Sam Hurwitt Cyndi Lauper sang that "money changes everything," but Susan Sobeloff's debut play Merchants seems to indicate that Laupe…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:25pm on March 17, 2012☆⚑