Review: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Center Rep
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE delivers the laughs in grand style at Center Rep. Director Matt M. Morrow puts a fresh spin on an old classic and breathes new life into it. In a show that is full of great one liners and subtle bits, Center Rep has added layers of physical comedy and technical accents. What is normally a quiet, funny play is served up as a comedy extravaganza.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Comes to Center Repertory Company
Center Repertory Company will kick off its 2024/25 season with a re-envisioned production of Joseph Kesselring’s iconic classic, Arsenic and Old Lace, performing at the Lesher Center for the Arts beginning Sunday, September 8 and running through Sunday, September 29, 2024.
BWW Review: THE PAPER DREAMS OF HARRY CHIN at SF Playhouse
Award-winning playwright Jessica Huang's powerful story of the repercussions of the Chinese Exclusion Act is superbly realized by Director Jeffrey Lo (The Language Archive, The Santaland Diaries, Vietgone) and a stellar cast including my local fave Jomar Tagatac in another outstanding performance. Merging the sad history of people forced to change their identities with the mystical spirit world of Chinese fables, The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin is must-see theatre at its finest.
RED WINGED BLACKBIRD Opens in March at the Live Oak Theater
Alyosha Zim’s new play Red Winged Blackbird opens on March 4 (Preview March 3) running through March 20 in the newly renovated Live Oak Theater 1301 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. Red Winged Blackbird is a story of transcendence, of rising above the frustrations of family struggles, inherited disease, and dogmatic beliefs, to do what’s needed in the name of love.
Aurora Theatre Company Presents BULL IN A CHINA SHOP
Aurora Theatre Company continues its dynamic 28th season with the Bay Area Premiere of Bryna Turner's BULL IN A CHINA SHOP. Newly appointed Associate Artistic Director Dawn Monique Williams will direct this romantic comedy about bravery and revolution at the height of the women's suffrage movement.