Slaughter CityNaomi WallaceStanford Repertory TheaterLouis McWilliams as Brandon & Leontyne Mbele-Mbong as Roach American playwright, university professor, and social activist Naomi Wallace creates in her Slaughter City a play that rips open the doors of one of the more gruesome workplaces to reveal the injustice, the suffering, and the inequalities … [Read more...] about “Slaughter City”
Archives for July 2016
“The Gathering”
The GatheringArje ShawThe Live Oak TheatreKahlil Leneus, Tracy Camp, Edward Nattenberg & Arje ShawPlays about a Holocaust survivor rarely open with an elderly man swapping Yiddish-filled pokes and jokes with his thirteen-year-old, African-American grandson, whom he calls ‘boychick.’ The grandfather tries half-heartedly to cajole the boy to practice his haftorah … [Read more...] about “The Gathering”
“Grand Concourse”
Grand ConcourseHeidi SchreckShotgun PlayersKevin Clarke, Cathleen Riddley, Megan Trout & Caleb Cabrera The soup slowly simmers as more and more cut veggies are added to the large pot in the squeaky clean, industrial kitchen. While the actual brew in this neighborhood soup kitchen never boils over, the metaphorical soup that is stirring in the kitchen run by a … [Read more...] about “Grand Concourse”
“Stale Magnolias”
Stale MagnoliasSean Owens (Book & Lyrics); Don Seaver (Music)OasisJef Valentine as Raven Looney & Robert Molossi as Spuvina FetlockIt’s a feverish 102º in Rectal, TX, where the most shocking sight is “Texas women in 80s couture.” The radio announcer on local KWHY has just announced the town’s oldest citizen, Miss Vita Brevits, has passed on to her heavenly reward … [Read more...] about “Stale Magnolias”
“American Idiot”
American IdiotGreen Day (Music); Billie Joe Armstrong (Lyrics); Billie Joe Armstrong & Michael Mayer (Book); Tom Kitt (Musical Arrangements & Orchestrations)City Lights Theater Company The Cast of "American Idiot"Onto the stage of City Lights Theater Company bursts a vigorous, heart-pumping, invigorating American Idiot with a cast that gives and gives … [Read more...] about “American Idiot”
“Schooled”
SchooledMichael Gene Sullivan & Eugenie Chan (Book); Ira Marlowe (Music & Lyrics) (with additional music by Daniel Savio)San Francisco Mime Troupe Lisa Hori-Garcia, Rotimi Agbabiaka, Velina Brown & Keiko Shimosato CarreiroSchooled, San Francisco Mime Troupe’s 2016 contribution to its tome of political parodies, is the Company’s fairly simplistic, somewhat … [Read more...] about “Schooled”
“Confederates”
ConfederatesSuzanne BradbeerTheatreWorks Silicon Valley Jessica Lynn Carroll as Maddie & Richard Prioleau as WillCould a compromising picture of a coed and a confederate flag really be just a naïve girl’s attempt to create an edgy art project, or is it just the quickly invented, convenient explanation for what was really a drunken prank, now deemed mistake? What … [Read more...] about “Confederates”
“The Real Americans”
The Real AmericansDan HoyleThe MarshDan Hoyle as a Man Met in MississippiDan Hoyle, the master of disguise, chameleon of personality, mimic of dialect, and man with the sharpest of wits and the biggest of hearts has returned after a several-year hiatus better than ever, bringing folk from all across America with him to The Marsh to tell their stories, in their own words and … [Read more...] about “The Real Americans”
“The Rules”
The RulesDipika GuhaSan Francisco PlayhouseAmy Lazardo as Mehr, Karen Offereins as Julia & Sarah Moser as AnaWhat are some of the dos and don’ts many of us carry around about dating, committing, or even marrying? How deeply engrained in our subconscious and thus our habits, even in this era long past the ‘70s women’s liberation movement, are the norms of our parents … [Read more...] about “The Rules”
“City of Angels”
City of AngelsCy Coleman (Music); David Zippel (Lyrics); Larry Gelbart (Book)San Francisco Playhouse The Cast of "City of Angels"--> The tough, hunky private eye hero who falls prey to beautiful women who fall for him ... or at least the femme fatales who make him think they fall for him as they seduce with snake-like charms, shapely hips, and breasts bursting from low … [Read more...] about “City of Angels”
“East 14th”
East 14thDon ReedThe Marsh Don Reed is currently reviving at Berkeley’s The Marsh his much-touted, critically acclaimed East 14th, a solo show that has played in past years at both at The Marsh and on New York stages and has even been heard in excerpts on NPR. The one-man writer, performer, producer, and director joyfully and playfully walks us … [Read more...] about “East 14th”
“John Leguizamo: Latin History for Morons”
John Leguizamo: Latin History for MoronsJohn LeguizamoBerkeley Repertory Theatre(In co-production with The Public Theatre)John LeguizamoArriving in coat, vest, and tie (but also jeans and sneakers) to hoots and hollers of an already-adoring audience, John Leguizamo immediately announces, “Settle down, settle down ... We have a lot of work to do ... I got to reboot you about … [Read more...] about “John Leguizamo: Latin History for Morons”
