American Conservatory Theater, Perseverance Theatre cast virtual spell with ‘In Love and Warcraft’
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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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Qui Nguyen’s ‘Vietgone’ raps through Vietnam War, universality of Asian American experiences
Jaime Castañeda’s rendition of “Vietgone” reminds us that wars are not fought by political ideologies but by mothers and fathers, siblings and children.
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To continue performing Shakespeare or to not? ACT’s ‘Hamlet’ argues the former
The plot is multi-faceted to say the least (pirates makes a brief appearance), but the central conflict is Hamlet’s descent into paranoia.
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‘A Christmas Carol’ adaptation is reliable holiday charm
It is a testament to both the staying power of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas tale and to the persistent bad behavior of capitalists that “A Christmas Carol” is as relevant as ever. In an apocalyptic mess of a year like 2016, every work of art is peddling its own timeliness
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