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Theater

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Riveting ‘Fefu and Her Friends’ dares to take risks, triumphs

Scene from the play Fefu and Her Friends
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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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Theater

Thursday, February 24, 2022

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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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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Theater

Thursday, September 10, 2020
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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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Theater

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

‘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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College Life

Friday, November 15, 2019

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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Theater

Thursday, June 20, 2019

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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Theater

Monday, October 8, 2018

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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Theater

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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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Theater

Friday, June 29, 2018

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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