Millennial Notes Nick Dear Reanimates Mary Shelley for Our Time by Jordan Freed Watching "Frankenstein" in 2020, I see Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Jeff Bezos"all the reckless men who watch…
Wheatle & Hussein Celebrate Bravery of Inner-City Youth    by Patricia L. Morin Alex Wheatle's award-winning young adult novel, turned into a play by Emteaz Hussain, draws u…
Nina Raine Depicts Struggles of Exploited Medics  by Patricia L. Morin  Even on the small screen, "Tiger Country" brings us into the jungle of a besieged British public hospital, the f…
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Millennial Notes Craig & Malloy's Songplay Pits Peasants vs. Patricians by Tanvi Agrawal Shotgun Players' original 2011 production "Beardo" takes us on a musical trip"an indie rock opera…
Millennial Notes Robert Kelley Spotlights Austen's Wit, Wonderfully by Jordan Freed I have an embarrassing confession to make: I had never read or seen Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. …
Millennial Notes Geetha Reddy & J Jha Offer Tea & Stories, at Home by Daryanna Lancet My initial feelings after seeing Ubuntu's "Zoomed In" Zoombuntu reading of the "Mahabarata""are …
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Gary Soto Urges Us to Reflect by Patricia L. Morin As a therapist who ran a suicide hot-line, I have talked to teens who cut themselves, then heal, and cut again. In Gary Soto's play, Th…
Millennial Notes Anton Chekhov Questions Infectious Russian Empire by Natasha Munasinghe As we press play on Town Hall's video version of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard,"Â director Susan E…
Live shows are closed due to COVID-19 Virus FREE Streaming Shows " Now Playing " April 8, 2020 Ongoing "The Afterlife" " Gary Soto " S.F. Youth Theater Ongoing "Radical"& "Scotus…
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Questions Workers' Choices by Patricia L. Morin Watching ACT's streaming version of "Gloria," I miss being a participant"there's nothing like live theater. But I enjoy…
Local Theaters Pull Off Trick of Plays at Home by Barry David Horwitz In the hopes that we all get through this pandemic with our wits intact, our beloved local theaters have begun to offer …
Gary Soto Pens Play for Latinx Teens in Distress  by Robert M. Gardner In Gary Soto's "The Afterlife," two Fresno teenagers, Chuy and Crystal, die in the opening minutes. Chuy is murdered…
Kate Cortesi's Exploited Women Demand Pay-Back by Patricia L. Morin "Love" swims in the gray area of consensual versus manipulated sexual relations. Playwright Kate Cortesi asks profound que…
Lydia R. Diamond's Spectacular Play Embodies Our Herstory by Barry David Horwitz Toni Stone was a real live woman who yearns to play baseball. But she's female and Black. She manages to over…
Michaela Goldhaber Revives First Female Playwrights by Lynne Stevens My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed "The Lady Scribblers" and I think any woman who has felt inhibited in her work will en…
Laurel Ollstein Flies High with Jerrie Cobb's Dream by Patricia L. Morin The true story of hopeful astronaut Jerrie Cobb inspires us to reach for the heavens, and to pursue what we most love…
Millennial Notes Ricardo Pérez González Shatters Narratives of Healing by Evelyn Arevalo The world premiere of "Don't Eat the Mangos" by Ricardo Pérez González takes us on a rollerco…
Bryan & DiPietro Passionately Pit Rock n' Roll vs. Racism by Robert M. Gardner In "Memphis," exciting music and dance move the soul. Under the inspired direction of Director Brendan Simo…
Millennial Notes Sedef Ecer Depicts Social Outcasts in Urban Slum by Jordan Freed Turkish playwright Sedef Ecer and translator Evren Odcikin bring us a fascinating story, shedding light on I…
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Rat-Race Delivers Comedy Gold by Tanvi Agrawal & Barry David Horwitz "Gloria" leaves us thinking about the rat-race that Millennials face"how exploited their live…
Montoya, Salinas, Siguenza Shine Satirical Spotlight on US by Cynthia Lopez Thirty years ago, in the Mission, I discovered "Culture Clash""a trio of talented comics who offered a hilarious, …
Sting's Musical Floats My Boat, in Homage to 80s Shipbuilders by Hannah Yurke "The Last Ship" is everything you want from a musical written by and starring Sting: rousing songs, stirring pol…
Octavio Solis Celebrates A Life Lived along the Border       by Lynne Stevens We can all relate to family relationships, teenage pregnancies, romantic attractions, and …