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Pipeline
African-American Shakespeare Company opens a compelling, eye-opening, and massively important production of “Pipeline” by Dominique Morisseau.
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The Far Country
The incredibly difficult yet inspiring story of Gee and the next two generations of a family who sacrifice their past identities and family connections to “live among people who consider me less than human” is the powerful focus of Lloyd Suh’s “The Far Country,” now in a stunning, unsettling, production at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
The 39 Steps
An over-the-top, rib-tickling rollercoaster ride of laughs is to be had at San Francisco Playhouse’s “The 39 Steps.”
Queen
Amazing it is how much technical, mathematical, and scientific information Marhuri Shekar has included in the script of “Queen” but has done so in ways never confusing but always enlightening, educating, and entertaining.
Unpacking In P’Town
“Unpacking in P’Town” is Jewelle Gomez’s love letter not only to the Black and LGBTQ+ stage stars too-long forgotten of an era where being so was near impossible but also is a testament to the power of friendship in surviving and thriving together through life’s challenges.
Boss McGreedy
Gary Graves’ “Boss McGreedy” is a highly polished, well-executed, right-against-might gem – a tale of the past with many resemblances to the present.