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Zachary Hasbany Brings Favorite Cat to Life by Rosa del Duca In the throes of an epic rock guitar solo, Pete the Cat (dynamic, compelling Zachary Hasbany) does not see the cat catcher until …
Millennial Notes Octavio Solis Gives Quixote Purpose by Michael V. Rodriguez Playwright Octavio Solis has rejuvenated Don Quixote. Emilio Delgado plays Quixote as the classic knight errant w…
Wagner's Epic Ring Cycle Gets a Glorious Start by Pamela Feinsilber If you were near San Francisco City Hall after dark on June 12, you saw the facade and dome illuminated in vibrant red and…
 Carly Van Liere grew up in Marin County before getting her BFA in Acting from University of Michigan, in April 2018. She has performed in Marin, Ann Arbor, Berlin, and metro Detroit, mo…
Millennial Notes Athol Fugard Stuns with Painful Memories  by Evelyn Arevalo South African playwright Athol Fugard pieces together a compelling story that examines racism, friendship, an…
Kate Hamill Reimagines Jane Austen by Robert M. Gardner Jane Austen's charming Dashwood sisters thrive in Town Hall's  latest production,  "Sense and Sensibility." Hilarity abounds in …
Jennifer Ann Charron, a native of Seattle, raises cats, dogs and kids in the East Bay. A marketing director, consultant and content strategist by trade, Jennifer is first and foremost a prof…
Millennial Notes Ruby Rae Spiegel's Exciting Visceral Roller Coaster by Evelyn Arevalo "Punch me Harder!" says Amy in the swimmer's locker room in "Dry Land." Remember these words because th…
Millennial Notes Shakespeare, Currier Hold Mirror Up to Vengeance by Michael V. Rodriguez Lush trees surround Forest Meadows Amphitheatre, offering shade. Birds sing and crows inch closer to…
 Millennial Notes William Bivins Grapples with Graphic U.S. Racism by Michael V. Rodriguez In William Bivins' play, there's one thing alt-right and Black Lives Matter protesters can agre…
Sean Grennan Leaves Us Laughing & Crying by Mitchell Field Just home from wonderful opening night of "The Tin Woman," a superbly produced tragi-comedy at Ross Valley Players. You'll laug…
Lynne Kaufman Delights with Nobel Geniuses by Barry David Horwitz Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, real life scientists, worked at an Israeli University"Amos, a mathematician and Daniel, a …
Suzan-Lori Parks Sings a Layered Tale by Kim Waldron It's the rhythm, the music in the language, that captures us. A young man piles up milk crates, tops them with flat cardboard, and lays d…
Millennial Notes Julianne Jigour Conjures Oceanic Unity by Michael V. Rodriguez The ocean taunts Angelinos. There's 0% chance of rain, but there's plenty of displaced water. "Bright Shining …
Millennial Notes Melissa Ross Explores Funny Female Tactics by Tyler Jeffreys "An Entomologist's Love Story" by Melissa Ross pits the feminist woman against the traditional woman in today's …
Kushner & Taccone Make Magnificent Miracles by Barry David Horwitz In "Perestroika," Part Two of Angels in America, playwright Tony Kushner and director Tony Taccone take us on world-sha…
Khalia Davis Delights with Pirates, Treasure, Adventure Galore by Nicholas Leither Judy Moody had a dull summer. Maybe it was because her parents couldn't afford to send her to fantasy-e…
Heidi Schreck's Personalized U.S. History Delivers the Goods by Barry David Horwitz Heidi Schreck plays the Constitution like a Stradavarius, lyrically deploying Amendments in defense of the…
Millennial Notes  Roy & Lauer Give Voices to Shakespeare's Women by Emily Colby We Players all women production, directed by Ava Roy and Britt Lauer, brings us a new view  of Shake…
Menager Graces Salons with Music for Millennials by Robert M. Gardner Seated on a tall stool in an intimate 40s era living room on Nob Hill, Australian Michael Menager, American born singer-…
Millennial Notes Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko Takes a Hard Look at FGM by Michael V. Rodriguez Bald, bright-eyed Awino (dazzling Troy Rocket) enjoys many privileges as the Chief's first daughter. Â…
Mary Volmer is the author of two novels: Crown of Dust (Soho Press, 2010) and Reliance, Illinois (Soho Press, 2016). Her essays, reviews, and short stories have appeared in vario…
Jordan Harrison's Poignant Questions Take High-Tech Form by Pamela Feinsilber Jordan Harrison's 2015 Pulitzer-finalist play "Marjorie Prime" opens with a living room conversation between Mar…
Matthew Spangler Reveals Strings behind Shah's Puppet Regime  by Susan Dunn Iran is headline news, and "All the Shah's Men" dives into the 1950s history of how we got to where we are toda…
Aristophanes & Bousel Hit Home with Greek Slapstick by Kim Waldron Do America's raging factions disturb you? Does wealth inequality frustrate you? Do you despair over absurd government l…
