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Drama Masks

Drama Masks: Love will literally tear us apart

Greek classics 'Bacchae' from Bard Theatre and 'Elektra' at SF Opera prove bloody and loud. Plus: Gay Men's Chorus did Dolly.
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Drama Masks: Aurora Theatre tiptoes back onstage after closure

... but another East Bay institution bids adieu. Plus: SF Opera's 'The Barber of Seville' lands the slapstick, needs more 'Figaro.'
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Drama Masks: Berkeley Rep’s ‘The Lunchbox’ is a delicious charmer

Plus: 'Phantom of the Opera' descends on a new haunt, and 'Becoming a Man' faces transition head on.
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Drama Masks: Living beyond the shadow of a ‘Doubt’

Anticipating Opera Parallèle’s latest—as the Pope rails against AI. Plus: SF Opera's upcoming streams, and a new SF Symphony leader.
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Drama Masks: Taking an inch… and finishing the hat

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'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' at NCTC cranks things up and down. Plus: The colorful drama of SFMOMA's 'Woman in a hat'
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Drama Masks: Staged in a senior community center, this tale left a lasting sting

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'Lay My Burden Down' took up urgent concerns, with puppets. Plus: Alicia Keys' angelic 'Hell's Kitchen' hits familiar heights.
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Drama Masks: Get in, loser, we’re going to the theater

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Changes are afoot on local stages—and 'Mean Girls' run amok at Ray of Light. Plus: 'Orpheus' retold, via storefront psychic
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Drama Masks: ‘Hamnet’ is gorgeous, but how was Shakespeare’s sausage made?

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Plus: 'Bloodlines' promises resistance, and SF Ballet's techno AI blockbuster 'Mere Mortals' returns, trailing cultural import.
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Drama Masks: From another time of terror, ‘Burden of Proof’ urges to fight and fear not

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Alleluia Panis' latest dance follows a Pilipina nurse snatched off the streets and wrongly incarcerated.
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Drama Masks: Of tyrannical kings and dancing kilts

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SF Ballet's 'La Sylphyde' goads us to run to the woods; NCTC's 'how to make an American son' picks at the myth of meritocracy
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Drama Masks: Keeping the monsters of the world at bay

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Perk yourself up with 'Lost in Yonkers' or 'Compton's' riot. Meanwhile, Berkeley Rep's 'The Monsters' tells a sadly familiar tale.
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Drama Masks: Mad, bad, and dangerous to see

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'MJ' is no thriller, despite technical expertise; 'Our Class' shows the risks of inaction in highly charged times.
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Drama Masks: A dance of secrets—and the music of chance

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SF Ballet's beautiful 'Don Quixote' comes with questions, '||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||' sounds great. Plus: A pre-Giuliani 'Macbeth'?
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Drama Masks: Monsters in our midst, as Black and queer history looms

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Two art shows at YBCA exhibit the drama of past and present, while NCTC's 'Gods & Monsters' attempts a fresh take.
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Drama Masks: Kings in their castle—and a queen in her closet

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'Spamalot' at Golden Gate Theatre rides on familiar laughs; 'The Ache' at Z Below brings music and drama to heel.
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Drama Masks: ‘Paranormal Activity’ and other things that go bump in the night

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Plus: 'All My Sons' proves Arthur Miller's anti-establishment cred and 'Looking For Justice' finds a broken system.
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Drama Masks: The Manhattanization of San Francisco stages

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Bilal Mahmood's proposal for a new arts district promises to be of little benefit to local creatives.
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Drama Masks: Why is SF Ballet still performing at the Kennedy Center?

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Some of the country's most prominent artists have dropped out after Trump's takeover. Why not our Ballet?
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Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not

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Plus: 'How Shakespeare Saved My Life' fumbles in tale of a young man's love for The Bard and hip-hop.
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