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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Category Archives: Theater
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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‘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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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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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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Shotgun Players’ ‘Citizen Brain’ smartly champions empathy
“Citizen Brain” succeeds most effectively in its complete and utter honesty; it reads like a friend telling you of a revelation they had without interruption.
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Margo Hall talks new role as Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s artistic director, creating art amid pandemic
As the first female artistic director for the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Hall hopes to serve the local community’s needs above all else.
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‘The Nesting Instinct’ is birth of Create4Relief’s charitable works
For a show about such serious issues, “The Nesting Instinct” also succeeds by remaining easygoing and humorous.
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42nd Street Moon’s Daniel Thomas talks new theater subscription service, Moonbeams
Daniel Thomas, 42nd Street Moon’s co-executive director, is excited to introduce the San Francisco theater company’s new five-show subscription service.
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American Conservatory Theater, Perseverance Theatre cast virtual spell with ‘In Love and Warcraft’
Above all else, “In Love and Warcraft” remains a testament to the creativity of theater as an art form.
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