Richmond & Maxwell's Witty Story & Songs Spotlight Stellar Ensemble by Kim Waldron "Ride the Cyclone" was reviewed on September 30, 2024, at NCTC. The standard musical does not start…
Bill English Spotlights Woman's Liberation & Sexual Shenanigans by Lynne Stevens In Director Bill English's smart new "My Fair Lady," a "street urchin," a phonetics professor, and a …
Dan Hoyle Channels Citizens Across America, Amazingly by Corey Finnegan & Barry David Horwitz The Great Dan Hoyle is taking it on the road. For his TOUR KICK-OFF, he is performing a last…
Luis Alfaro's Epic Speeds from Aztec Splendor to U.S. Sacrifice by Robert M. Gardner "Aztlán" covers centuries of Aztec and Mexican stories, spanning thousands of miles from ancient Aztl�…
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe (SFMT) launches its 66th season with "DISRUPTION " A Musical Farce," an incisive and timely new work that blends song, satire, and spectacle …
Gary Graves Ponders Collapse of Empires, from Greece to US by Emily S. Mendel Three thousand years ago, a grandmother and her granddaughter live alone on the Greek island of Kasos. They e…
Millennial Notes Shakina's Lyrics Evoke Memories for 'Disciples of James Dean'Â by Isa S. Chu At TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, "Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean," has …
Moisés Kaufman's Docudrama Still Horrifies After 25 Years  by Jenyth Jo In 1998, two ignorant losers brutally beat and hogtie Matthew Shepard to a barbed-wire fence post outside Laramie,…
Lauren Groff Inspires with Superb 'Word for Word' Treasure by Mary F. Burns Who hasn't wanted to run away and not even tell anyone where you're going? In Lauren Groff's "Annunciation," a you…
Shakespeare Re-Imagined in Dance, Design, & Whimsy by Isa S. Chu We settle into our seats as the sun dips in the west and a breeze rolls in from the Pacific with a hint of chill. Designe…
Mara Nelson-Greenberg's Absurd Office Pranks Hide Mens' Emotional Problems by Lynne Stevens Do we have to accept that there are still so many creeps in the workplace? Do we really need to be…
Reflections David Henry Hwang Reflects Blackface for White America by Kheven Lee LaGrone Shotgun Players presented David Henry Hwang's "Yellow Face," which won an Obie Award for Playwriting …
Lynn Nottage Paints Gripping Portrait of Workers Who Lose Everything by Lynne Stevens I arrived in Palo Alto early and take a stroll in Stanford Shopping Center. With its high-end shops that…
Millennial Notes Tennessee Williams' Haunting Power Trip Fits Our Politics by Isa S. Chu In Tennessee Williams' "Suddenly, Last Summer," we step into an elegant sitting room, refined and imm…
Min Kahng Exposes Senior High Jinx in Raucous Comedy by Mary Lou Herlihy "first published on March 13, 2025, for the TheatreWorks co-production. There may be changes of performers in the Cen…
John Fisher's Solo Masterpiece Exposes Perils of Gay Life by Barry David Horwitz Good News! John Fisher has written, designed, and performed one of his great Essential Service Projects, and …
Millennial Notes Henry David Hwang Skewers Himself in Real-Life Revelation by Kristian Stovall "Yellow Face" begins like a puzzle missing its pieces. A swirl of characters and shifting roles…
David Henry Hwang Takes a Forensic Look in the Mirror by Mary Lou Herlihy At the intersection of Truth and Fiction lies the storyteller. David Henry Hwang's comedy "Yellow Face"Â blurs fac…
JC Lee's Millennial Comedy Salutes Out & Proud Among Us by Barry David Horwitz Lift a glass of bubbly "to my girls," celebrating three generations of gay life"including Generations X, Y,…
Andrew Bergh Exposes Greed & Spies in Sound of Music by Barry David Horwitz If you've ever wondered what went on behind the scenes in "Sound of Music" or how the Nazis gained power in Au…
Lauren Gunderson's Women Keep Shakespeare's Words Alive! by Lynne Stevens Lauren Gunderson convinces us that we must thank women for the very first collection of Shakespeare's plays. If not …
Jiehae Park's Swirling/Peaceful Pool Queries Age/Youth by Barry David Horwitz "the aves" is a rare bird among plays. Set in a lovely park, complete with a beautiful moving pool of water, wit…
Reflections "Who's the Witch in the Witchhunt?" by Jenyth Jo In "John Proctor Is the Villain," Carter Smith, a high school English teacher in Georgia, explains, "Art tries to make sense of c…
Nina Ki Embodies Queer Women as Loveable Furries by Kheven Lee LaGrone Gumiho, a creature in traditional Korean folktales, appears as a nine-tailed, fox shapeshifter who can disguise itself …
Reflections Kimberly Belflower Asks, "Who's the Witch in the Witchhunt?" by Jenyth Jo In "John Proctor is the Villain," Carter Smith, a high school English teacher in Georgia, explains, "Art…