SF Playhouse’s ‘The Fit’ forces its point
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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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‘Graveyard shift’ emits impactful social message despite weaknesses in script
These two storylines are starkly contrasted not only in content, but also in quality. The story of Janelle and Kane is full of depth and grounded in the visceral feelings that both characters radiate.
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‘Washed Up on the Potomac’ leaves audience in murky waters
“Washed Up on the Potomac” was indeed an extensive and comedic character study. Unfortunately, the plot was hollow and undeveloped.
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‘A Christmas Story: The Musical’ could ring in the holiday spirit — with some practice
These young talents show much potential on stage, especially in their acting and dancing. Their singing, however, proved to be less than impressive.
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Kirsten Greenridge approaches formidable core of human behavior in ‘Zenith’
Behind the white picket fence, the two-story home, and the reassuring smiles and laughter, things are not always as perfect as they appear. It’s a theme that has been countlessly visited before, but only necessarily so — it is perhaps one of the truest depictions of the modern human experience.
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Picks of the week: Spring break
Many of us go home (or to Cabo) for spring break, but for those of us who call the Bay Area home and are staying in Berkeley for the break, there’s still plenty of to do in the area. Whether it’s going to see high-brow theatre, an iconic band live,
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SF Playhouse brings forgotten artist back to life
Like Picasso, Kandinsky and Klee, Rudolf Bauer lived for and was one of the original masterminds of non-objective or abstract art. In 1938, Bauer was imprisoned by the Nazis for his “degenerate” art but risked his life by trading cigarettes for pencils and scavenging for scraps of paper to continue
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San Francisco Playhouse’s ‘Jerusalem’ squanders technical excellence with erratic plot
Despite its religious title, Jez Butterworth’s “Jerusalem” is absolutely anything but. Inspired by the poetry of William Blake, San Francisco Playhouse’s latest follows a day in the life of a 40-something, drug-dealing squatter and his eccentric clan of inebriated, amphetamine-craving teenagers. Johnny “Rooster” Byron (Brian Dykstra), a modern-day Falstaff and
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