The Birthday PartyHarold PinterAmerican Conservatory Theatre Dan Hiatt & Judith IveyIf after twenty-five years of being Artistic Director someone is directing a play for the last time in that role, what better thing to do than throw a party, correct? But when that party is scripted by Harold Pinter, there is no guarantee the games are not going to get a bit scary and … [Read more...] about “The Birthday Party”
Carey Perloff
“Hamlet”
HamletWilliam ShakespeareAmerican Conservatory TheatreJohn Douglas ThompsonThat something is “rotten in Denmark” becomes immediately obvious in the opening minutes of American Conservatory Theatre’s current production of Hamlet. Black-clad men climb from the bowels of some underground passageway, with streaks of stark light emanating from the subterranean world onto … [Read more...] about “Hamlet”
“A Thousand Splendid Suns”
A Thousand Splendid SunsAdapted by Ursula Rani SarmaBased on the Novel by Khaled HosseiniDavid Coulter (Music)American Conservatory Theatre David Coulter and Cast of "A Thousand Splendid Suns"For many years -- actually several decades -- daily headlines have presented themselves about the ongoing wars, devastation, atrocities, and yes, human suffering of a faraway land most of … [Read more...] about “A Thousand Splendid Suns”