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Review: In ‘Oedipus El Rey,’ the wrecks of myth and mass incarceration

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE Ten years after Oedipus El Rey premiered at the Magic Theatre, Luis Alfaro’s drama is being staged there as a legacy revival, again directed by...
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Review: Herd mentality writ large (and snorting) in ‘Rhinoceros’

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE If you think it unlikely that an absurdist comedy about raging rhinoceroses in a small French town could resonate deeply with the concerns...
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‘Oedipus’ incarcerated: Esteban Carmona plays imprisoned tragic hero

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE When you watch the Greek tragedy of Oedipus, you know how it’s gong to end. Oedipus, suffering from hubris, will kill his father and...
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‘The Bald Soprano’: A perfect hour of absurdity returns, fire chief and all

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE Ten years ago, Rob Melrose, who founded the Tenderloin’s Cutting Ball Theatre with his wife Paige Rogers, translated and directed Eugene Ionesco’s absurdist...
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Kronos Festival celebrates Bayview women, Malian griot, Howard Zinn

Emily Wilson -
The four members of storied SF  Kronos Quartet are in their studio in the Inner Sunset, struggling to perfect the piece they’re playing. Should...
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Cal Shakes begins new season fostering fresh voices in theater

Emily Wilson -
The people working at California Shakespeare Theater go all in when it comes to equity and inclusion. That means along with its program to expand...
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‘The Good Book’ presents a shifting take on Bible study

Emily Wilson -
Nearly every day the writers made changes to the script of The Good Book, says Lance Gardner, a cast member of the play. Lisa Peterson co-wrote...
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Review: Superman is Black and invincible in ‘Supremacy’

Jeffrey Edalatpour -
Two modes of storytelling collide with meaningful results in Jason Mendez’s play Supremacy (at Exit Theatre through Sat/18). The playwright repurposes Superman’s origin story...
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Who can ask for anything more? A review of Tony Bennett in San Jose

Tony Robles -
Dear Mr. Bennett, I rarely dress up. Outside of a funeral, you’d never see me in a tie. So when I found out you were coming to...
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‘We Have Iré’ celebrates the Afro-Cuban immigrant experience—and challenge

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE Paul Flores grew up in Chula Vista, California, near the Mexican border. His single mom worked a lot, and his grandmother was a central...

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