Riveting ‘Fefu and Her Friends’ dares to take risks, triumphs
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The play’s unusual staging is just one of its shining successes — any worries that the feature is gimmicky are quickly proved wrong.
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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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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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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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‘Gloria’ is hysterical yet somber at American Conservatory Theater
“Gloria” controls the brilliant comedic energy throughout, emanating the flamboyance of television sitcoms.
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Student deals on live performances around the Bay Area
UC Berkeley’s campus is situated in a hotbed of performing arts venues, most of which offer relatively inexpensive tickets to students.
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SF Playhouse’s ‘The Fit’ forces its point
Even though the characters risk nearly everything to get ahead at work, the stakes are never truly established nor explored for most of them.
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American Conservatory Theater’s ‘Sweat’ delivers fearless interpretation of working-class America
On Wednesday, the American Conservatory Theater presented Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Sweat” at the Geary Theater in San Francisco. The play explored both the intimate experiences and crippling dilemmas of the blue-collar steel mill workers in Reading, Pennsylvania.
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American Conservatory Theater’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ is much-needed story that earns right to the stage
“A Thousand Splendid Suns” premiered last year at the American Conservatory Theater — and returns to the theater for a limited two-week run through July 29.
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In conversation with actor Emily Brown: Navigating the stage in a time of representation
The role that lightning-struck Brown was that of Maria in a production of “West Side Story” her senior year of high school.
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