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Marin Theatre Company

“The Wolves”

March 21, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The WolvesSarah DeLappeMarin Theatre CompanyThe Cast of The WolvesI arrived really wanting to like this show.  Pre-publicity that I had read sounded intriguing and exciting as the show was described as nine teenage girls going about their pre-game, soccer warm-ups just talking about life in the way teen girls do everywhere.  I already knew that Sarah DeLappe’s The … [Read more...] about “The Wolves”

“Skeleton Crew”

January 31, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Skeleton CrewDominique MorisseauMarin Theatre CompanyMargo Hall, Lance Gardner & Christian ThompsonFAYE: “You ‘fraid of ghosts?”DEZ: “Them assembly line ghosts?  Hell yeah. ...Say them empty plants a breeding ground for ‘em.”The winter of 2008 was more than just cold and windy for Detroit.  It was a time when the year-old Great Recession was blowing hard through … [Read more...] about “Skeleton Crew”

“Shakespeare in Love”

November 29, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Shakespeare in LoveBased on the Screenplay by Tom Stoppard and Marc NormanAdapted for the Stage by Lee Hall, Marin Theatre CompanyAdam Magill and Kenny Toll“Shall I compare … compare … compare thee … to a mourner’s play?”A young Will Shakespeare struggles to find the word -- any word -- to start his latest sonnet.  Only after a whispered “summer’s day” comes from his best … [Read more...] about “Shakespeare in Love”

“Thomas and Sally”

October 4, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Thomas and SallyThomas BradshawMarin Theatre CompanyMark Anderson Phillips & Tara PachecoIf Thomas Bradshaw were a writer of history books, then that subject might very well be THE favorite of school kids across America.  Instead, he is a playwright who has created a detailed, engaging, sometimes a bit shocking, and often quite funny timeline of our third president and … [Read more...] about “Thomas and Sally”

“The Legend of Georgia McBride”

June 21, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Legend of Georgia McBrideMatthew LopezMarin Theatre CompanyJason Kapoor, Adam McGill & Kraig SwartzElvis shaking his legs in a white jumpsuit, studded with red sparkles and flared in both sleeves and legs.  Drag queens in golden-yellow, butt-showing rain gear, popping their umbrellas and singing of “men” raining from above.  Appearances by Judy, Barbra, Tammy, … [Read more...] about “The Legend of Georgia McBride”

“Guards at the Taj”

May 8, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Guards at the TajRajiv JosephMarin Theatre CompanyJason Kapoor & Rushi KotaInnocence.  Naiveté.  Duty.  Abomination.  Denial.  Guilt.  Duty.  Two of the lowest ranked grunts of the Emperor’s Imperial Guard prepare for their first night’s watch at the gate leading to the “most beautiful thing ever built,” about to be revealed to the world … [Read more...] about “Guards at the Taj”

“peerless”

March 15, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

peerlessJiehae ParkMarin Theatre CompanyL: You and thenM: You, that’s what we planned for.M: Me and thenL: Me.M: That’s why we came here.L: That’s what it’s always been.Tiffany Villarin & Rinabeth ApostolL & M: Identical twins.  The prettiest and smartest girls in their Midwestern high school.  Of Asian descent.  Perfect SAT scores.  Perfect … [Read more...] about “peerless”

“Native Son”

January 25, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Native SonNambi E. Kelley (Adapted from the Novel by Richard Wright)Marin Theatre CompanyDane Troy, Ryan Nicole Austin, C. Kelly Wright, Jerod Haynes & William Hartfield  Collapsing a novel that is often listed in the top 100, most significant novels of the Twentieth Century not only into a play but also into a split-second-long setting within the main character’s … [Read more...] about “Native Son”

“August: Osage County”

September 21, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

August: Osage CountyTracy LettsMarin Theatre Company The Cast of "August: Osage County"Without a doubt, the star of Marin Theatre Company’s daring, innovative production of the wildly popular, dark family comedy by Tracy Letts, August: Osage County, is J. B. Wilson’s set.  The multi-storied, multi-room weathered-wood and metal-framed skeleton with no solid walls enables … [Read more...] about “August: Osage County”

“The Invisible Hand”

June 14, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Invisible HandAyad AkhtarMarin Theatre CompanyCraig Marker, Jason Kapoor & Pomme KochFor many of the Popes of centuries past, the televangelists of the late twentieth century, or the ISIS leaders in Iraq and Syria of 2016, dogmatic and self-righteous religious zealousness appears often to lead to great accumulations of wealth at the expense of others.  The … [Read more...] about “The Invisible Hand”

“Anne Boleyn”

April 26, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Anne BoleynHoward BrentonMarin Theatre CompanyCraig Marker as Henry VIII & Liz Sklar as Anne BolyenShe was Queen of England, yet there is no portrait of her since her husband and King scoured the country to destroy all traces of her very existence.  She was decapitated, but exactly what she did to warrant (or not) such vile punishment is still an argument among … [Read more...] about “Anne Boleyn”

“Swimmers”

March 13, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

SwimmersRachel BondsMarin Theatre CompanyAaron Roman Weiner & Max RosenakA mysterious black billboard is said to proclaim in blaring white letters, “7/7/16 – End of the World.”  Coyotes suddenly roam urban industrial parks; a scraggly woman in the woods taps a passer’s-by head warning, “The time has come,” and there is talk in the hallways of the sure-to-happen … [Read more...] about “Swimmers”

“Gem of the Ocean”

January 26, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Gem of the OceanAugust WilsonMarin Theatre CompanyJuney Smith, Namir Smallwood, David Everett Moore & Margo HallThrough her walled displays that could as easily be in an art gallery as on a theatre’s stage, Kimberlee Koym-Murteira captures the essence of the themes and stories of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean.  A beautiful liquid prism wall of overlapping squares of … [Read more...] about “Gem of the Ocean”

“My Mañana Comes”

November 10, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

"My Mañana Comes"Elizabeth IrwinMarin Theatre CompanyThe Cast of My Mañana ComesThey are all around us, silently hustling and bustling, every time we go to our favorite eatery.  Water appears, hot bread is replenished, and plates are delivered to the right person while we continue our conversations (or flip through our IPhone messages).  What does happen behind … [Read more...] about “My Mañana Comes”

“The Oldest Boy”

September 21, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Oldest BoySarah RuhlMarin Theatre CompanyWayne Lee, Jinn S. Kim & Christine AlbrightIn the past few years, stages all across the Bay Area have had a love affair with Sarah Ruhl, offering acclaimed and often multiple productions of A Clean House; Dead Man’s Cell Phone; Eurydice; Orlando; Late: a cowboy song; and In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play.  Marin Theatre … [Read more...] about “The Oldest Boy”

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