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Drama Masks

Drama Masks: ‘Every Saturday Night’ buzzes with complexities of Black gentrification

SFBATCO's latest punches upwards at sell-out politicos and smug bougie folk, while celebrating Fillmore's jazz legacy.
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Drama Masks: Dark fantasy and darker reality in powerful ‘The Brothers Size’

Plus: 'Tis the season for 'Sqream' queens at Oasis, and Golden Thread's ReOrient Fest brings laughter and heartbreak
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Drama Masks: Horrified by election season? Have we got a slasher for you

Terror Vault's latest will make you wish you could hide in the booth. Plus, Shotgun's 'Fall Show' is a senior meet-cute treat
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Drama Masks: A queen who brings chills—and a carry-on

SF Opera's 'Mary, Queen of Scots' packs the puffy jackets, while ACT's 'North by Northwest' flies by the seat of its pants.
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Drama Masks: There’s a flesh-eating alien plant inside the queer theater!

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'Little Shop of Horrors' comes to NCTC. Plus: Long live the DNA Lounge parklet, a true and trusty survivor.
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Drama Masks: The curtain falls at SF Opera

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Plus: A giant cucumber enchants in 'Manning' and 'African Stew' captures Black American and Black African divide.
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Drama Masks: Killing My Lobster sinks its claws into ‘Hysterical Historium’

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The saucy veteran sketch troupe finally returns with a full-on Gold Rush era-set show—and kids in the audience?
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Fall Stage Preview: Grab a seat (or run for your life) at these 11 great local productions

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Margaret Cho's punch-up, an immersive slasher, giant alien puppets, a bridge-spanning 'Lear,' a burlesque bonanza, much more
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Drama Masks: A message of trans power delivered with operatic oomph

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As SF Opera aims to cut its workers' pay, Opera Parallèle celebrated resistance with 'Revolution is Just the Beginning.'
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Drama Masks: A drag disaster to die for

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Farewell, Dolly Parton. And hello 'Disastrous!'—D'Arcy Drollinger's latest uproarious sendup of '70s genre flicks.
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Drama Masks: A sensitive Julius Caesar, lost in the ’70s shuffle

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Marin Shakes' bold, beautiful, but muddled adaptation humanizes a tyrant at the expense of message or meaning.
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Drama Masks: A play every Silicon Valley acolyte should be forced to watch

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La Lengua's shockingly current latest. Plus: Tennessee Williams' 'Orpheus Descending' gets a curious switch-up.
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Drama Masks: Forget AI, you’re in ‘Urinetown’ now

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Ray of Light's latest triumph is awash with talent. Plus: 'In a Memory Palace' at Z Space used Noh to haunting effect.
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Drama Masks: Olivia Bratko is here to let you know that you’re not crazy

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Performer's latest solo show at the Rhino throws everything you can imagine into a wild and funny hour of catharsis.
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Drama Masks: Drag haven Oasis reopens with a bang—and some questions

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Plus: 'Beauty and the Beast' is a tale as old as time, and 'The Prince, Part 1' sets wily classic in motion.
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Drama Masks: Who ya gonna call? ‘Scabmuggers’

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As job-stealing AI creeps onto the local theater scene, Yvonne Martinez's new play dives into labor politics.
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Drama Masks: Send in the clowns, they’re already here

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Circus Bella sticks to thrilling formula while adding new tricks, making a statement without flipping into politics.
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Drama Masks: A Golden Thread wending from war to Bard

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Very queer 'As You Like It,' taut and intimate 'Arab Spring,' and protest-minded 'I C U (I See You)' all had one thing in common.
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Drama Masks: Love will literally tear us apart

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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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