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And yet we signed: Behind the letter to the president of Nicaragua

July 15, 2021

Hundreds who spent the 1980s doing Sandinista solidarity work are now condemning Daniel Ortega's new wave of political repression. Here's why.

Performance

Review: ‘God of Vengeance’ still powerful 115 years later

March 22, 2021

Taboo-busting play about Jewish tradition and lesbian love shone online in Yiddish Theatre Ensemble production.

Onstage

Review: ‘Toni Stone’ hits a home run (and you can watch it on your couch)

March 17, 2020

Editor's Note: In the wake of its theaters shutting down, ACT is streaming its plays Gloria (reviewed here) and Toni Stone, reviewed below on...

Onstage

Review: ‘Gloria’ reveals what lurks beneath office culture’s bright lights

March 1, 2020

If you’ve ever worked in an office—and, face it, who hasn’t—the stage set for Gloria (through April 12 at ACT's Strand Theater) will feel...

Onstage

Review: ‘Mimi’s Suitcase’ packs a lot in, but destination is cloudy

January 27, 2020

Even before the play begins, a red suitcase is in full view, slightly stage right, on an otherwise empty set. During the course of the...

Review: Hanukkah with the Klezmatics? You bet your latkes.

December 27, 2019

On December 22, The Klezmatics celebrated the first night of Hanukkah at the SFJAZZ but—unfortunately for San Franciscans—unlike the oil in the Macabees’ lamp,...

Onstage

With women at its center, ‘Amaluna’ sparkles and charms

November 14, 2019

I can’t even count how many times I held my breath or clutched on to my seat. Or put my palms over my eyes,...

Onstage

Review: A fiery intellect bound by exoticism in ‘The Chinese Lady’

October 23, 2019

Even as the audience files in, we are already part of the play, or rather, the exhibition. Atung (Will Dao) sits in front of...

Onstage

Monsters of our moment lurk in this ‘Othello’

October 18, 2019

“Oh, beware, my lord of jealousy! It is the Green-eyed monster which will mock the meat it feeds on!” Iago’s chilling warning to Othello...

Onstage

Secrets, lies, and a roiling harem in ‘House of Joy’

August 21, 2019

ONSTAGE It is the waning days of the Mughal Empire. The Emperor’s rebellious son is leading an uprising. Famine stalks the land. But you would never...

Elaine Elinson

And yet we signed: Behind the letter to the president of Nicaragua

Review: ‘God of Vengeance’ still powerful 115 years later

Review: ‘Toni Stone’ hits a home run (and you can watch it on your couch)

Review: ‘Gloria’ reveals what lurks beneath office culture’s bright lights

Review: ‘Mimi’s Suitcase’ packs a lot in, but destination is cloudy

Review: Hanukkah with the Klezmatics? You bet your latkes.

With women at its center, ‘Amaluna’ sparkles and charms

Review: A fiery intellect bound by exoticism in ‘The Chinese Lady’

Monsters of our moment lurk in this ‘Othello’

Secrets, lies, and a roiling harem in ‘House of Joy’

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