Tackling Football Concussions Head On by Sam Hurwitt

The theater and sports worlds collide in new football docudrama at Berkeley Rep about the damage done to players.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 8:35pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

My Wife and My Dead Wife by Sam Hurwitt

Angela Lansbury and company share dry martinis and dryer wit in Noël Coward comedy.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:51am on January 24, 2015☆⚑

Dust Bowl Lethargy by Sam Hurwitt

Actors Ensemble of Berkeley revives Dust Bowl musical Panhandle -- with mixed results.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:48pm on January 22, 2015☆⚑

Enter and Exit the Samurai by Sam Hurwitt

Yeah, a samurai named Sumo. Somehow this is a thing.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:11am on January 21, 2015☆⚑

Singin' in the Pain by Sam Hurwitt

Tri-Valley Rep takes on the musical mammoth that is Les Mis.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:17am on January 19, 2015☆⚑

Lament of the Landless by Sam Hurwitt

AlterTheater's Landless eulogizes the empty storefronts it performs in.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:01am on January 14, 2015☆⚑

Totally Sketched Out by Sam Hurwitt

SF Sketchfest, San Francisco's mammoth star-studded comedy festival, is back once again.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:50am on January 14, 2015☆⚑

Meet the B-Sides by Sam Hurwitt

Let's see what else was in the comics where Wonder Woman debuted, and when she joined the Justice Society.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 12:54am on January 1, 2015☆⚑

That Was the Year That Was by Sam Hurwitt

The long wait is over! Here's my Top 10 Bay Area shows of 2014.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 1:44pm on December 30, 2014☆⚑

Northern Highlights by Sam Hurwitt

It's that time again... time for the Top 10 Marin productions of 2014!

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:32pm on December 28, 2014☆⚑

Great Hera! by Sam Hurwitt

This issue of Wonder Woman is a kinky sex party from start to finish.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:23am on December 17, 2014☆⚑

Crack Team in Search of Truth by Sam Hurwitt

Somebody's trying to tell you something, something desperately important, but you can't understand.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:07pm on December 15, 2014☆⚑

The Gods Are Dicks by Sam Hurwitt

Strife's out for revenge on Diana, and it's no surprise that she goes about it in a weaselly way.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:21am on December 10, 2014☆⚑

Holiday Treats, Hold the Chestnuts by Sam Hurwitt

Looking for new ways to ring in the holidays in the theater?

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:16am on December 8, 2014☆⚑

Charlie and the Footwear Factory by Sam Hurwitt

Kinky Boots is a study in how to do a musical adaptation right.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 10:55am on December 5, 2014☆⚑

Comedy About Comedy"That's Hard by Sam Hurwitt

Reduced Shakespeare Company tries to squeeze some comedy out of the subject matter of comedy.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 11:04am on December 4, 2014☆⚑

You Take the Good, You Take the Bad by Sam Hurwitt

So how's the new David Finch/Meredith Finch Wonder Woman? Well, it's not good.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:46am on December 3, 2014☆⚑

A Candid Date with the Candidate by Sam Hurwitt

As satire goes, The Totalitarians is blunt, broad and messy in more ways than one.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:43pm on November 27, 2014☆⚑

Nothing but Zingers by Sam Hurwitt

Kathleen Turner plays journalist Molly Ivins as a patchwork of quips.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:32pm on November 26, 2014☆⚑

Steampunk Cirque by Sam Hurwitt

Cirque du Soleil's Kurios will be remembered as "the steampunk one."

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:13pm on November 25, 2014☆⚑

The Apartment, the Musical by Sam Hurwitt

Neil Simon and Burt Bacharach made The Apartment into a musical, and I wish they hadn't.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:56pm on November 24, 2014☆⚑

Shaken, Not Stirred by Sam Hurwitt

FoolsFURY's new earthquake play lacks impact.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 6:21pm on November 19, 2014☆⚑

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Techno-Organic Witch Bikini by Sam Hurwitt

Wonder Woman meets Witchblade, and it all goes horribly wrong.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 2:20am on November 19, 2014☆⚑

Encore the Dragon by Sam Hurwitt

Boy meets dragon in a bittersweet and dangerous romance at Impact Theatre.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 5:22pm on November 12, 2014☆⚑

Aw Yeah, Titans! by Sam Hurwitt

The best thing about this comic"and this series"are the running gags.

SOURCE: The Idiolect at 3:00am on November 12, 2014☆⚑