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THEATRE REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO
Show #92: Honey Brown Eyes, SF Playhouse, September 27.
Show #90: Night over Erzinga, Golden Thread Productions, September 18.
By Sam Hurwitt
Genocide is a t…
THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY
Show #80: Of Dice and Men, Impact Theatre, September 2.
Half-drow assassin Nigel Blackthorn and Petula the Space Pirate walk into La Val's tavern, still much wearie…
Show #88: Joy with Wings, Chaucer Theatre, September 14.
Chaucer Theatre gets non-Chaucerian for the first time with cofounder Becky Parker’s solo show about her loving relationship w…
Justice League #1, by Geoff Johns & Jim Lee, DC Comics, released August 31.
There's one thing I didn't think of when I decided to review this comic. Nothing really happens in it. …
As anyone who pays any attention to comic books already knows, this month DC Comics relaunched its entire line of comics, restarting them all from number 1. Well, not all: Some titles were d…
THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO
Show #81: Star Trek: Live! The Way to Eden, the Dark Room, September 3.
By Sam Hurwitt
The Dark Room in the Mission hosts a variety of comedy events, solo show…
THEATER REVIEW: MOUNTAIN VIEW
Show #79: Sense and Sensibility, TheatreWorks, August 28.
By Sam Hurwitt
Jane Austen is far from dull. Even if you don't give a damn whether or not the daughte…
THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO
Show #86: Unveiled, Brava Theater, September 11.
By Sam Hurwitt
If you've been anywhere near any kind of media, you probably noticed that this past Sunday was …
Show #84: She Loves Me, Cinnabar Theater, September 9.
Show #85: Patience Worth, Symmetry Theatre, September 11.
I have not one but two reviews in today’s Marin Independent Journal (t…
THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO
Show #77: Exit, Pursued by a Bear, Crowded Fire Theatre Company, August 20.
By Sam Hurwitt
"Exit, pursued by a bear" is probably the most famous stage directio…
THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY
Show #73: The Road to Hades, Shotgun Players, August 6.
By Sam Hurwitt
The Road to Hades looks like it must be a fun show to be in"a big ensemble romp with a lot of…
Show #78: The Tempest, Marin Shakespeare Company, August 27.
I wrote up Jon Tracy’s steampunk reinvention of The Tempest for today’s Marin Independent Journal, and you can see w…
Show #75: Candida, California Shakespeare Theater, August 13.
By Sam Hurwitt
From Mrs. Warren to Joan of Arc, George Bernard Shaw adored his strong women characters, and was fierce in his c…
THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO
Show #74: Peaches en Regalia, Wily West Productions, August 12.
By Sam Hurwitt
Wily West sure does seem to like "en" titles. Its last show was Stuart Bouse…
THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY
Show #71: Reduction in Force, Central Works, August 4.
By Sam Hurwitt
The financial shenanigans that brought the economy to the brink of collapse are tailor-made fo…
THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO
Show #72: The Nature Line, Sleepwalkers Theatre, August 5.
By Sam Hurwitt
It turns out that after the end of the world, people are a lot like they are right…
Show #76: Seven Guitars, Marin Theatre Company, August 16.
I reviewed MTC’s first foray into August Wilson’s work for today’s Marin Independent Journal. You can read all ab…
THEATER REVIEW: BAY AREA
Show #69: Fly by Night, TheatreWorks, July 16.
Show #62: Tigers Be Still, SF Playhouse, June 25.
By Sam Hurwitt
The Bay Area is being given quite an introductio…
THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO
Show #65: Act One, Scene Two, Un-Scripted Theater Company, July 8.
By Sam Hurwitt
Improvised comedy is bound to be a hit-or-miss affair sometimes; so is script…
Show #70: The Complete History of America (abridged), Marin Shakespeare Company, July 30.
This week I’m back at Marin Shakes, this time seeing The Complete History of America (abridge…
I don’t make much of a secret of my lifelong love of comics, but I haven’t really talked about it much on the blog because I have a hard enough time keeping up with all the theat…
Show #68: Macbeth, Marin Shakespeare Company, July 15.
I reviewed Marin Shakes’s shaky Macbeth for the Marin Independent Journal, so hie thee hence to read all about it.
Macbeth struts…
THEATER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO
Show #67: Salty Towers, Thunderbird Theatre Company, July 10.
By Sam Hurwitt
There are plenty of companies that I follow because I feel I should keep informed …
THEATER REVIEW: EAST BAY
Show #66: The Verona Project, California Shakespeare Theatre, July 9.
By Sam Hurwitt
California Shakespeare Theater is doing more Shakespeare than usual this season…
Show #64: 2012–The Musical!, San Francisco Mime Troupe, July 4.
I reviewed this year’s unusually self-referential Mime Troupe show in the parks in today’s Marin IJ, so g&#…
