A WHYNOT CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of A Whynot Christmas Carol, a brand-new take on Charles Dickens’s timeless story of redemption, taking place Tuesday, November 26 through Sunday, December 24 at A.C.T.’s Toni Rembe Theater.
Review: CULT OF LOVE at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
A Christmas eve family get together turns into a didactic skirmish on many fronts; religious, familial guilts, gay equality, sibling rivalries and moral choices. It’s a lot to present, but playwright Leslye Headland manages to corral her characters idiosyncrasies with a well-crafted script and director Trip Cullman’s deft staging and casting. I
BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
August Wilson's powerful drama of racial unrest in Pittsburgh circa 1905 seems exceptionally prescient these days, confirming that the struggle for equality and freedom are a constant for African Americans that shapes their everyday lives in ways both subtle and overt.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Stages August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson’s sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Stage August Wilson's GEM OF THE OCEAN
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson’s sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play.
BWW Review: SHOOT ME WHEN at SF Playhouse
I can't remember how many times I've joked 'Shoot Me if.... Shoot me if I ever wear my pants below my underwear. Shoot me if I eat this entire pint of Haagen-Dazs, etc. Writer Ruben Grijalva uses this usually non-actionable catchphrase as the catalyst for this untypically light drama about the effects of dementia on both the victim of the disease and the family.