Marvelous yet muddled, ‘The Cursed Child’ enchants
Despite its narrative shortcomings, “The Cursed Child” exalts theater as a medium much like a portkey, brimming with potential to transfix audiences and transport them to another world.
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Imagination abounds in Oakland Theater Project’s ‘The Tempest’
With each new Shakespeare adaptation attempting to bring something new to these familiar stories, there comes the challenge of introducing original elements while preserving the essence of the Bard.
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Local artist Cindy Goldfield talks starting small business during COVID-19 lockdown, returning to live theater
Goldfield, a Bay Area native, has been working in local theater for over 30 years. Though she is mainly a performer and director, Goldfield has worked in just about every theater position there is, from makeup to hair to costumes to props.
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Playwright Miranda Rose Hall talks creative collaboration, world premiere of ‘The Kind Ones’
For aspiring playwrights, Hall has a simple bit of advice that she received from her own mentor: “band together, be patient, be generous.”
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Dark, compelling ‘The Kind Ones’ struggles to parse through its depth
“The Kind Ones” may be a bit rough around the edges, but it’s certainly not without merit.
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‘Swept Away’ at Berkeley Repertory Theatre conjures hope despite disastrous loss
The world premiere of “Swept Away” represents a musical, unstilted gaze into desire, trust and what makes life worth living.
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SF Playhouse’s ‘Heroes of the Fourth Turning’ empathetically presents troubling political realities
Since the original production of “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” premiered in 2019, a polarizing pandemic and the 2021 capital riots have proven Arbery’s story to be as relevant as ever.
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BareStage Productions’ ‘American Idiot’ is rebellion-fueled explosion of teenage angst
This production is one which demands attitude from every actor, and BareStage has delivered completely.
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Berkeley Shakespeare Company hits ground running with ‘Macbeth’
Berkeley Shakespeare Company’s “Macbeth” is well-executed and incredibly intimate, and although it’s not the fanciest production around, the play is undeniably full of charm and talent.
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Don’t miss its final season of love: ‘Rent 25th Annual Farewell Tour’ at Orpheum Theatre
Whether through their unwavering ambitions, bright personalities or small personal successes, the headstrong and determined characters never fail to remind audiences about finding the silver lining.
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