Shakespeare Warns Us: Give Up Vengeance! by Lynne Stevens In Theatre Lunatico's "Romeo and Juliet," The Chorus (all the cast) take poses depicting scenes we will witness love, anger, dance, …
Ngozi Anyanwu Energizes Paired Monologues with Music, Dance by Zack Rogow Theater and movies about love stories almost always show us the lead-up to a romance. It's rare that we hear about t…
Shakespeare & Christina Anderson's Madcap Update Shines by Kim Waldron "Comedy of Errors" is guaranteed fun; I laughed a lot. It's a Play on Shakespeare co-production"they're the people …
Patricia Milton Strips the Veneer from Precious Antiques by Teri Piccolo & Tracy Allen First produced in Berkeley in 2018, "Bamboozled," a fantastic comedy-mystery by local playwright Pa…
Barrett & Stevens Turn Renaissance Rome into Punk-Rock London by Rachel Norby Amazingly, "It's True, It's True, It's True"Â takes its dialogue from a 1612 rape trial in Renaissance Ro…
August Wilson Exposes Con Game that Keeps U.S. Unequal by Kristian Stovall & Barry David Horwitz August Wilson's "Two Trains Running," set in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1969, lands wi…
Ava Roy Adapts the Bard to Seaside Civil War Landmark  by A.J. Jefferson "And what seem'd corporal melted / As breath into the wind…"  A blustery Pacific gale buffets us at We Player…
Sona Tatoyan's Powerful Story Alarms Kingdoms of Silence  by Pina Piccolo Premiering to the world in a packed house at Potrero Stage, Golden Thread and Hakawati NGO's co-production of "AZ…
Kaufman & Gronich Name Names of Mass Murderers by Barry David Horwitz "Here there are blueberries" is written on a post card sent by one of the young women working at Auschwitz, the Nazi…
John Fisher's Solo Masterpiece Exposes Perils of Gay Life by Barry David Horwitz John Fisher has written, teched, designed, and performed one of his great Essential Service Projects, transfe…
Ayodele Nzinga Transforms Realism to Fantasy, Opening Our Eyes by Kheven Lee LaGrone According to Marvin X, a leading playwright of the movement, "Black theater was the mother of the Black P…
Jen Silverman's Laugh Riot Liberates Women on the Edge by Mary Lou Herlihy With memorable characters and laugh out loud dialogue, "The Roommate" reminds us that we are just one stranger away…
Lloyd Suh Reveals Asian Women's Dreams in Moving Comedy by Lynne Stevens In the kitchen aisle at K-Mart, two lonely young immigrant women recognize each other as frequent shoppers. Chatty Lu…
Eddie Izzard Welcomes Us to Hamlet's World by Jennifer Charron Full disclosure: I'm the ultimate Eddie Izzard fan girl from the 90s. I've worn out more than one DVD of "Dressed to Kill" and …
Eddie Izzard Plays All 23 Roles in Hamlet, Brilliantly by Jenyth Jo Precision without pretension: gifted actor Eddie Izzard brings great joy to our beloved Hamlet. From the be-bop jazz entry…
Jacobs & Casey Have Us Dancing in Our Seats by Lynne Stevens When I was in high school a boy who took auto shop classes and was rumored to have been in "juvie" asked me to the prom. …
James Ijames Delights with Riotous Black Family Comedy by Jenyth Jo After twenty minutes of "Fat Ham," a comical version of "Hamlet" set at a North Carolina backyard BBQ, it's clear Juicy / …
James Ijames Finds Funny Bone in Black BBQ-Wedding by Mary Lou Herlihy "Fat Ham," a raucous, rapid-fire romp about a southern Black family, tackles sexual secrets and gender roles with raunc…
James Ijames Gives "Hamlet" Brand-New Black American Look by Emily S. Mendel "Fat Ham" is a rollicking comedy that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2022. Acclaimed playwright James Ijames takes …
Kathryn Seabron Reveals the Rise of MYSOGYNOIR by Robert M. Gardner Kathryn Seabron's unique solo show is rooted in an incident she had with the Human Resources Officer at the non-profit whe…
Doug Wright's Masterpiece Spotlights Superb Trans SHERO by Barry David Horwitz "I Am My Own Wife" startles with beauty and grace. The solo show has lost none of its charm since bursting on t…
Lewis & Rajan Elevate Daily Life into Pure Joy by Mary Lou Herlihy & Barry David Horwitz Using an Indian celebration in New Zealand and a shared meal, "Mrs. Krishnan's Party" transce…
Harry Davis Lifts Heavy Weight of Young Male Experience by Lynne Stevens Picture a gym in your garage. A bench press and a barrage of rock music to fuel the heavy lifting. Two young men, old…
Lisa Sanaye Dring Envisions a New Kind of Leader by David Moore Lisa Sanaye Dring's "Sumo" invites us into the ritualistic world of sumo wrestling. Beneath the physical discipline, "Sumo" di…
Colman Domingo's Wild & Bumpy Journey Lifts Us Up by Lynne Stevens Hop into an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme for a crazy trip south to Disney World, where all your dreams come true. That's …