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The Daughters

October 25, 2019 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

In 1955 their meeting in a San Francisco apartment could have resulted in all of them being arrested, losing their jobs, and being shunned by family and friends.  In 2015, their having a special place in the City by the Bay to meet was deemed as no longer needed (or financially viable). In a matter of sixty years, was it time to declare triumphantly, “Face it, we won!” as … [Read more...] about The Daughters

“graveyard shift”

October 21, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

graveyard shiftKorde Arrington TuttleSan Francisco PlayhouseRondrell McCormick & Sam JacksonFrom the beginning, it is clear that the two, separate stories running in parallel -- seamlessly shifting from one to the other on the same stage without a pause – are at some point bound to collide.  As we get to know an young, African American couple trying to sort out a … [Read more...] about “graveyard shift”

“Non-Player Character”

February 17, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Non-Player CharacterWalt McGoughSan Francisco Playhouse, Sandbox SeriesDevin O'Brien, Annemaria Rajala, Tyler McKenna & Emily RadosevichAs #MeToo revelations proliferate from the worlds of business, entertainment, politics, education, and beyond and as stories continue to emerge of high school and college students being harassed online by jealous and spiteful classmates, … [Read more...] about “Non-Player Character”

“all of what you love and none of what you hate”

September 10, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

all of what you love and none of what you hatePhilip HowzeSan Francisco PlayhouseBritney FrazierIt would be a frustrating mistake to attempt understanding every single aspect of Philip Howze’s new play, all of what you love and none of what you hate.  Better to step back and take in the gestalt, the totality.  In San Francisco Playhouse’s world premiere production as … [Read more...] about “all of what you love and none of what you hate”

“The Rules”

July 15, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

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”

“Hookman”

May 25, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

HookmanLauren YeeEncore Theatre Company,In Association with Z SpaceThe scene opens innocently enough.  Two seventeen-year-old girls, home in California for a holiday break from their respective colleges, banter back and forth driving toward the audience in a skeleton frame of a car as they head to a late-night movie.  Their fast-paced, Twitter-like discourse where … [Read more...] about “Hookman”

“In a Word”

April 14, 2015 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

In a WordLauren YeeSan Francisco Playhouse, Sandbox SeriesWords and the memories they struggle to recall piece themselves together like puzzles with missing and/or wrong pieces in Lauren Yee’s In a Word.  Guy, a husband, struggles to persuade his wife Fiona to go out for her birthday celebration dinner.  She stubbornly resists, rooting herself in tangled and tortured … [Read more...] about “In a Word”

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