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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Legacy Playwrights Initiative Award recipient Philip Kan Gotanda talks storytelling through identity

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“You carry around stories in your body,” Gotanda postulated. “They roll around, tumble around and gather flesh as you live your life.”
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Theater

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Photo from the play, "Alligator Mouth"

Theatre Rhinoceros’s “Alligator Mouth, Tadpole Ass” is relentless queer emotional exploration

Though “Alligator Mouth, Tadpole Ass” leaves audiences entirely in self-reflection of its content, the production’s poignancy cannot be diminished, even in its multiple interpretations.
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Theater

Friday, December 18, 2020
Photo from the play, "Jewelry Box"

‘The Jewelry Box’ is a gift of perspective this holiday season

“The Jewelry Box” highlights what love and kindness can accomplish, but the relatability of the characters and their experiences sets this story apart from more magical Christmas tales
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Theater

Tuesday, December 8, 2020
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American Conservatory Theater’s ‘A Christmas Carol: On Air’ brings holiday cheer to Bay Area ears

Although nothing is the same this year, carrying on the Christmas spirit through “The Christmas Carol: On Air” helps retain a sense of normalcy for audiences.
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Thursday, November 26, 2020
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BareStage Production directors Timothy L. Quirus, Laura Hay talk fall virtual productions

Both directors used the virtual format as a chance to innovate, infusing their own perspectives into the works they directed and transforming the material into something new.
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Theater

Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Unstable Connections

TDPS’ ‘Unstable Connection’ is strong portrayal of student life during pandemic

“Unstable Connection,” exists as a unique yet insightful way of highlighting what UC Berkeley students are feeling right now.
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Theater

Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Nigh of the Living Dead

San Jose Stage Company’s ‘Night of the Living Dead’ is relentless Halloween homage

San Jose Stage Company’s “Night of the Living Dead” seamlessly turned the 1968 classic horror film into a virtual theater production based on the film’s original screenplay, perfect for closing out the spooky season. 
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Theater

Monday, November 9, 2020

‘The Private Life of the (Not So) Master Race’ echoes Bertolt Brecht’s anti-Nazi politics

Between the Zoom setting, the split-play format and the timing of the premiere in relation to the election, “The Private Life of the (Not So) Master Race,” directed by Susan E. Evans, was strategically impactful and enjoyable.
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Monday, November 9, 2020
American Dreams

Working Theater’s ‘American Dreams’ is witty take on US immigration

The game show’s shenanigans sought to illuminate the absurdity of the American immigration system as it currently exists.
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Theater

Friday, November 6, 2020
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Manual Cinema presents intricate, empathetic ‘Frankenstein’

More than 500 puppets, paper and acetate, flit across the backlit screen to the ominous rhythms of live music in a live production of Manual Cinema’s “Frankenstein.”
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