March 28, 2015
Meredith Monk inhabits the ecology of the stage
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March 2015
March 27, 2015
“Antigonick” charges onto Shotgun Players’ stage
Shotgun stages a compelling new Antigone
“This girl does not deserve to die!” Haemon urges his father, Kreon, King of Thebes. His plea carries a special...
March 23, 2015
Berkeley Rep stages a sizzling Tartuffe
Moliere gets a makeover at Berkeley Rep
Moliere’s Tartuffe was banned during the playwright’s lifetime. The Berkeley Rep playbill for its impressive, coolly-stylized take on the 1663 comedy/drama, co-produced with South Coast Repertory and Shakespeare Theatre Company, lists other works that were at one or another time swept off the stage. Some may puzzle us, like West Side Story...
Chekhov in contempo dress at SF Playhouse
SF Playhouse gives Chekhov the bird
What’s in a name? “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Shakespeare’s Juliet...
March 20, 2015
ODC opens 2015 spring season
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March 18, 2015
SHN brings Dame Edna to town
Edna bids a glorious goodbye
He may be the funniest woman in the world. There’s no contradiction in that assertion. The...