Some People Call Him Maurice by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Maurice, New Conservatory Theatre Center. By Sam Hurwitt E.M. Forster's gay romance Maurice isn't nearly as well known as his other novels such as A Passage to…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:09pm on March 5, 2012☆⚑

A Tighter Titus by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Titus Andronicus, Impact Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt Titus Andronicus is William Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedy, and for centuries it was also generally considered to b…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:21pm on March 4, 2012☆⚑

Maybe This Time by Sam Hurwitt

Cabaret, Independent Cabaret Productions and Shakespeare at Stinson. This production hits Larkspur this weekend after a run at Fort Mason, and my review is there to welcome it in today̵…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:57am on March 1, 2012☆⚑

Worth the Wait by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO The Waiting Period, The Marsh. By Sam Hurwitt Brian Copeland has a lot going on. His last one-man show at the Marsh, Not a Genuine Black Man, ran off and on for…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:12pm on February 29, 2012☆⚑

Fractured Fairy Tale by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Tontlawald, Cutting Ball Theater. By Sam Hurwitt Cutting Ball cut its teeth (or, I suppose, its ball) on experimental theater, so the only real surprise about t…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:12pm on February 28, 2012☆⚑

Words Without End by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Scorched, American Conservatory Theater. By Sam Hurwitt The primary selling point of Scorched is Oscar-nominated actor David Strathairn's return to his native S…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 5:25pm on February 23, 2012☆⚑

In Tree City It's a Pity by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Tree City Legends, Intersection for the Arts. By Sam Hurwitt When Intersection gave up its Valencia Street home a year ago to move into the Chronicle building d…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:07pm on February 22, 2012☆⚑

After Him, the Deluge by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Mesmeric Revelation…, Central Works. By Sam Hurwitt Mesmeric Revelation…Before Edgar Allen Poe has nothing to do with Edgar Allen Poe. The second play t…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 7:26pm on February 20, 2012☆⚑

Oranges Are Blue by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Blue/Orange, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt Whatever anyone expected from the first season longtime ACT actor Steven Anthony Jones programmed as art…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:45pm on February 18, 2012☆⚑

The Doctor Is Outrageous by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY A Doctor in Spite of Himself, Berkeley Repertory Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt In reviewing theater, all too often I have to call out a production for playing the comedy t…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:05pm on February 17, 2012☆⚑

Yakking About Architecture by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Higher, American Conservatory Theater. By Sam Hurwitt American Conservatory Theater doesn't do new plays all the time, but it likes to throw the occasional worl…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:20pm on February 15, 2012☆⚑

It's a Shame About the War by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: WALNUT CREEK Arms and the Man, Center REPertory Company. By Sam Hurwitt It's clear as soon as you enter the theater at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts that Center R…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 9:18pm on February 11, 2012☆⚑

Roll Away the Stoners by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Jesus in India, Magic Theatre. By Sam Hurwitt Playwright Lloyd Suh made a big impression in 2009 with American Hwangap, his hilarious world premiere comedy at M…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:18pm on February 11, 2012☆⚑

Cop Dependency by Sam Hurwitt

A Steady Rain, Marin Theatre Company. Hot off the presses: my review of Keith Huff’s noir melodrama in today’s Marin Independent Journal. So head over there to read about it bef…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 7:45pm on February 9, 2012☆⚑

The Empathic Duo by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO & BERKELEY Becky Shaw, SF Playhouse. Body Awareness, Aurora Theatre Company. By Sam Hurwitt Before the opening of the Bay Area premiere of Becky Shaw, SF Pl…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:28pm on February 6, 2012☆⚑

Who Watches Big Brother? by Sam Hurwitt

Little Brother, Custom Made Theatre Co. I reviewed Josh Costello’s adaptation of Cory Doctorow’s novel for today’s Marin Independent Journal.  Head over there to read a…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:36pm on February 2, 2012☆⚑

Rephrasing Cain by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN JOSE Show #3: Double Indemnity, San Jose Repertory Theatre, January 19. By Sam Hurwitt If crime doesn't pay, it's not for lack of trying. Though it's a quick and pulpy re…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 1:24am on January 31, 2012☆⚑

Tesla Foiled by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Show #5: Future Motive Power, Mugwumpin, January 21. By Sam Hurwitt It's hard to imagine what Future Motive Power would have been like if the ensemble Mugwumpin…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:53pm on January 27, 2012☆⚑

A Laughable Feast by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO & OAKLAND Show #4: The Pink Dot Stories, SF Sketchfest, January 20. Show #6: The Thrilling Adventure Hour, SF Sketchfest, January 22. Show #7: The Black Ver…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:06pm on January 26, 2012☆⚑

Fathers and Sons by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY & SAN FRANCISCO Show #1: Ghost Light, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, January 17. Show #2: Humor Abuse, American Conservatory Theater, January 18. By Sam Hurwitt It…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:19am on January 24, 2012☆⚑

This List Goes to '11 by Sam Hurwitt

By Sam Hurwitt It's a good problem to have: Looking over the list of the 118 local shows I saw this year, I had a hard time narrowing it down to a Top Ten. There are plenty of ways in which …

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:27pm on December 24, 2011☆⚑

Grim Fairy Tale by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Show #117: The Wild Bride, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, December 7. By Sam Hurwitt "You know, for a feminist folk tale, this book isn't half bad." It's the devil who …

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:21pm on December 21, 2011☆⚑

Girl Anachronism by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Show #116: God's Plot, Shotgun Players, December 3. By Sam Hurwitt American theater started as a criminal act. The first play performed in English in the colonies wa…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:49pm on December 18, 2011☆⚑

It's Got to Be Carefully Brought by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Show #118: Bring It On: The Musical, SHN, December 14. By Sam Hurwitt Bring It On: The Musical may look like just the latest in a very, very long line of hit mo…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 7:44pm on December 17, 2011☆⚑

Don's Early Life by Sam Hurwitt

THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO Show #103: The Kipling Hotel, The Marsh, October 23. By Sam Hurwitt Don Reed's popular one-man show East 14th: True Tales of a Reluctant Player ran at the Ma…

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:02am on December 8, 2011☆⚑