Onstage

Drama Masks: ‘Les Blancs’ is one of the best shows of the year

Oakland Theater Project brings the heat. Plus: Queer dinosaurs run amok with the double entendres in 'Jurassiq Parq.'

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 16, 2025

Dino drag? You bet ‘Jurassiq’ is

Very queer musical parody stomps into Oasis with heels, wigs, claws, and plenty of nostalgic '90s hits.

Onstage Marke B. - July 9, 2025

Drama Masks: Despite cutbacks, SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Disruption’ hits home

Poignant 66th season show takes on Ice detentions, apolitical hypocrisy, and a 'Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Fire Department'

Stage Review Charles Lewis III - July 8, 2025

In ‘Les Blancs,’ a once-silent character finds full voice through eight women players

Actor Jeunée Simon on OTP's powerful version of Lorraine Hansberry's 1970 play, in which a Black man returns to Africa.

Onstage Lou Fancher - July 8, 2025

Stage Review

Drama Masks: In ‘Aztlán,’ gripped by intense forces beyond control

Charles Lewis III - July 2, 2025

Magic Theatre melds carceral to mystical. Plus: Enthralling 'The Last Goat' presents Ancient Greek tale that does much with little.

Contest

See a show for free at the awesome Lost Church this month

Marke B. - July 1, 2025

From indie and Americana concerts to sketch comedy and performance art, there's something for everyone. But act fast!

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Finding the comfort zone

Charles Lewis III - June 25, 2025

Queers do the classics in 'Coriolanus,' 'The Blackest Wrench' provides a Juneteenth safe space, more.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: No time to be nice

Charles Lewis III - June 17, 2025

'La Bohème' proves its supremacy in welcoming newcomers to opera's bombast, 'Co-founders' tries to play it both ways.

Onstage

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

Joshua Rotter - June 16, 2025

Mudd the Two Spirit, more brilliant performers continue to lay annual showcase's transformative groundwork.

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Stage Review

Drama Masks: Sex-positive seniors provide welcome relief in ‘Happy Pleasant Valley’

Charles Lewis III - June 11, 2025

Plus: Sasha Velour's homophobe-enraging spectacular and Neil Diamond's Broadway homage.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Gotta give ’em hope

Charles Lewis III - June 4, 2025

Stars of 'Harvey Milk Imagined' shine amid take too tragic for Pride month, 'Pacific Overtures' tries to resuscitate a challenging Sondheim.

Onstage

‘Co-Founders’ taps into universal hustle, from Silicon Valley to Vallejo

Emily Wilson - June 1, 2025

A co-sign from E-40 and real-world tech experience power a surprising musical at ACT.

Arts + Culture

Conquering funding travails, tricky chords, Sondheim’s ‘Pacific Overtures’ returns

Emily Wilson - May 29, 2025

Director Nick Ishimaru and crew determined to bring play's surprising blend of cultures back to the Bay.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: ‘Parade’ and its mob justice feel too close for comfort

Charles Lewis III - May 28, 2025

Harold Prince's tale of a hapless Brooklyn Jew in Georgia pulls the thread of prejudice left to fester.

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Performance

Sasha Velour’s ‘Big Reveal’? Upcoming Berkeley run is her hometown debut

Joshua Rotter - May 25, 2025

Bay-born drag star holds nothing back in show that drips with queer resilience.

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Who is to blame for that?

Charles Lewis III - May 21, 2025

'To My Girls' strips away a Millennial's gay-tastic getaway, while 'Yellow Face' dives into thorny racial casting itself.

Dance

AXIS Dance Company and Dr. Catie Cuan on the high-tech art of ‘choreorobotics’

Aimée Ts'ao - May 14, 2025

Will it take a dancer to improve our relationship with machines?

Stage Review

Drama Masks: Aurora Theatre suspends season—after putting on a hell of a show

Charles Lewis III - May 14, 2025

'Crumbs from the Table of Joy' delivers, as does Berkeley Rep's 'the aves' and 'Compton's Cafeteria Riot.'

Stage Review

Drama Masks: All ABBA the myths of stage critics

Charles Lewis III - May 7, 2025

'Mamma Mia!' does its crowd-pleasing thing, while 'Ironbound' goes deep with carefully textured take on houselessness.

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Onstage

Drama Masks: ‘Les Blancs’ is one of the best shows of the year

Dino drag? You bet ‘Jurassiq’ is

Drama Masks: Despite cutbacks, SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Disruption’ hits home

In ‘Les Blancs,’ a once-silent character finds full voice through eight women players

Drama Masks: In ‘Aztlán,’ gripped by intense forces beyond control

See a show for free at the awesome Lost Church this month

Drama Masks: Finding the comfort zone

Drama Masks: No time to be nice

At Fresh Meat queer arts fest, ‘conformity isn’t an option’

Drama Masks: Sex-positive seniors provide welcome relief in ‘Happy Pleasant Valley’

Drama Masks: Gotta give ’em hope

‘Co-Founders’ taps into universal hustle, from Silicon Valley to Vallejo

Conquering funding travails, tricky chords, Sondheim’s ‘Pacific Overtures’ returns

Drama Masks: ‘Parade’ and its mob justice feel too close for comfort

Sasha Velour’s ‘Big Reveal’? Upcoming Berkeley run is her hometown debut

Drama Masks: Who is to blame for that?

AXIS Dance Company and Dr. Catie Cuan on the high-tech art of ‘choreorobotics’

Drama Masks: Aurora Theatre suspends season—after putting on a hell of a show

Drama Masks: All ABBA the myths of stage critics

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