The Original Romcom by Sam Hurwitt

TheatreFIRST tries its hand at free Shakespeare in the park with Much Ado.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 5:00pm on September 24, 2015☆⚑

Putting Labor Back into Labor Day by Sam Hurwitt

Ubuntu Theater Project's Waiting for Lefty is a powerful reminder of what Labor Day is all about.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:41pm on September 10, 2015☆⚑

Good Bad King Richard by Sam Hurwitt

Everybody loves a good bad guy.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:40pm on September 10, 2015☆⚑

C'mon-a Rosemary's Life by Sam Hurwitt

Was there more to Rosemary Clooney than ethnic novelty songs in an egregious Italian accent?

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:18pm on September 9, 2015☆⚑

Weaving Together Middle Eastern Stories with Golden Thread by Sam Hurwitt

Golden Thread's ReOrient festival of short plays gives a sense of the diversity of Middle Eastern cultures and voices.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:18pm on September 9, 2015☆⚑

The Triple Life of Denmo Ibrahim by Sam Hurwitt

Actor, playwright, entrepreneur, Denmo Ibrahim keeps busy.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:38pm on September 5, 2015☆⚑

Adultery for Everybody by Sam Hurwitt

Everybody's screwing around in Stoppard's unromantic love story.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:38pm on September 5, 2015☆⚑

Family Reunion of the Dead by Sam Hurwitt

Shotgun Players presents an unforgettable Eurydice.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 4:28pm on September 1, 2015☆⚑

The HR Shuffle by Sam Hurwitt

Office comedy Eat the Runt has an entertaining gimmick: the audience casts the play.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:16pm on August 31, 2015☆⚑

Grad School by Design by Sam Hurwitt

Is it worth it for theatrical designers to get an MFA?

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:16pm on August 31, 2015☆⚑

A Tragically Untragic Lear by Sam Hurwitt

Actors Ensemble and Inferno Theatre's Lear is visually appealing but lacks impact.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:16pm on August 31, 2015☆⚑

The Glorious Fall of Bay Area Theater by Sam Hurwitt

Tis the season for fall picks.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:16pm on August 31, 2015☆⚑

An Untamable Shrew by Sam Hurwitt

A wild Taming of the Shrew in Old Mill Park.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:16pm on August 31, 2015☆⚑

Stark Hollywood Story by Sam Hurwitt

Sharp Lynn Nottage satire takes on old Hollywood's treatment of African Americans.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:16pm on August 31, 2015☆⚑

A Midsummer Night's Sequel by Sam Hurwitt

Shakespeare is a hard act to follow.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:45am on August 13, 2015☆⚑

It's Greatly to Their Credit by Sam Hurwitt

Lamplighters polishes its Pinafore so carefully that now it is the operetta show to see.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:45am on August 13, 2015☆⚑

Brotherly Love by Sam Hurwitt

Ubuntu Theater Project takes theater to the auto shop.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:45am on August 13, 2015☆⚑

A Knight to Remember by Sam Hurwitt

Ron Campbell as Don Quixote at Marin Shakes makes us believe in impossible dreams.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:45am on August 13, 2015☆⚑

Whale Songs by Sam Hurwitt

Central Works remakes Moby-Dick as a musical about radical conservationists in the 1970s.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:08am on July 29, 2015☆⚑

New Plays by the Bay by Sam Hurwitt

The Bay Area Playwrights Festival is a play-development pillar of a region known as a new-work hub.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:25am on July 24, 2015☆⚑

Is a Puzzlement by Sam Hurwitt

Watching The King and I in the 21st century.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:06am on July 23, 2015☆⚑

Tell Me of Your Dreaming by Sam Hurwitt

Cal Shakes goes back to the Golden Age of Spanish drama with Life Is a Dream.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 5:21am on July 21, 2015☆⚑

Be the Change by Sam Hurwitt

Anna Deavere Smith's latest show doesn't just report on the school-to-prison pipeline for underserved youth in this country--it puts the audience on the spot to work toward solutions.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:17pm on July 20, 2015☆⚑

Two People, Three Relationships by Sam Hurwitt

Megan Trout and Mark Jackson play two closely intertwined people living three different lives.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 9:11pm on July 15, 2015☆⚑

A Jolly Holiday in the Park by Sam Hurwitt

Mary Poppins descends upon Oakland's Joaquin Miller Park.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 9:11pm on July 15, 2015☆⚑