Millennial Notes Shakespeare in Nature Makes Magic Times Two by Michael V. Rodriguez It's not quite midsummer, but the dream has arrived at California Shakespeare Theater in the beautiful Or…
Sarah Bockel as King Is 'Some Kind of Wonderful' by Cynthia K. Lopez Theatergoers feel "the earth move under our feet" this week, with an upheaval of musical genius in "Beautiful: The Carole…
Millennial Notes Selina Fillinger Disrupts ISIS Narrative by Fritz Mad'Laine When I heard the "war on terror" was coming to my hometown of Santa Rosa, I knew I couldn't miss it. Sixth Street…
Millennial Notes William Inge Dangles Liberation for Doomed Americans by Jordan Freed "Come Back, Little Sheba," an iconic 50s play, desperately wants to confront repression on several front…
Millennial Notes  Sarah Burgess Exposes Backdoor Election Deals by Evelyn Arevalo In Shotgun Players' "Kings," playwright Sarah Burgess serves up an insider view of U.S. politics. Today, …
Brenden Noel Thomas Breaks Taboos, Shocks, & Delights by Robert M. Gardner Whoopi Goldberg did it on film, and now Brenden Noel Thomas in nun-drag is every inch the ideal choice for Sist…
Max Vernon's LGBT Musical Captures the Sweep of History by Christine Okon, reprinted from Theater & Such New Conservatory Theatre Center is celebrating 38 years as an LGBT themed theater…
Millennial Notes Susannah Martin Makes Shakespeare's Teenage Tragedy Ours by Jordan Freed As 21st Century teenagers face clockwork killing sprees, the ghosts of Romeo and Juliet take on fres…
Greed, Lust, Blood Flow in 80s Satire by Christine Okon, reprinted from Theater & Such Obsession with winning at all costs. The need to be the center of attention and alpha male at a…
Inspiration for Your Next House Party (or TED talk)  by Svea Vikander A "Pop-Up Magazine" event is a cross between a TED Talk and the drunk people in the kitchen at a good house party…
Jose Martin Aveldanes is a doctoral student in Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a fitness enthusiast, an avid reader, concert-goer, and social butterfly interested …
Millennial Notes Lynne Kaufman & Lorri Holt Deliver a Poetic Eulogy by Jordan Freed At The Marsh, Sylvia Plath has a chance to speak again, posing challenging questions. What we gain is …
Millennial Notes Aaron Posner's Passionate Characters Bare Their Souls by Carly Van Liere An aging professor crashes at his first wife's house with his hot young wife. Their arrival shakes t…
O'Hare & Peterson Up-Date Your Friendly, Local Bible by Barry David Horwitz So many Bibles, so many thousands of years . . . and those translations…. the King James Version, the Cathol…
Millennial Notes Patricia Milton Teases with Clues & Deadly Fans by Evelyn Arevalo Victorian London is plagued by an infamous killer called The Butcher who is meticulously killing young …
Betty Shamieh Opens the Gates to Arab Treasures by Robert M. Gardner Since the medieval Crusades, Muslims and Christians have fought over the Holy Land. In "Terrritories," playwright  Bet…
Wayne Harris, Jazz Legend, Revives the Old Songs by Robert M. Gardner Memories hold us together, binding families and friends.They weave the fabric of our lives. For Wayne Harris, a Saint Lo…
Director Lily Tung Launches Stellar Ensemble by Cynthia K. Lopez Regardless of your time in America, there's always that funny balancing act between your ethnic background and "fitting in" w…
Millennial Notes Geetha Reddy Forges Revolutionary Alliances by Tyler Jeffreys A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and myste…
Becca Wolff Turns Kilbanes' Music into Amazing Theater by Jennifer Ann Charron                           …
Millennial Notes Jason Mendez Exposes America's Self-Harm by Hamilton Nguyen Jason Mendez's forward-looking super-hero story "Supremacy" examines America's dark, open secret"racism. When an …
Joshua Harmon Toys with Marriage & Materialism by Jordan Freed & Barry David Horwitz Gawky, self-conscious Jordan Berman (Kyle Cameron), a gay ad copywriter, is trapped by his own ne…
Moran & Svich Make Magic of Isabel Allende's Novel by Gilad Barach and Barry David Horwitz CAL's production of "The House of the Spirits" is stunning, frightening, incredible! Director M…
Kate Hamill's Social Climber Keeps on Falling Down by Carly Van Liere & Barry David Horwitz Adapting William Thackeray's vast Victorian novel Vanity Fair, playwright Kate Hamill ridicule…
Oscar Wilde Taunts Powerful Hypocrites"SNL Style by Barry David Horwitz Filled with rapid fire wit and snide satire, "The Importance of Being Earnest" sizzles like Saturday Night Live. U…