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A school mass shooting inspires a new play at Berkeley Rep

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE After the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech, playwright Julia Cho (Aubergine, The Language Archive) was looking for something that would help her understand...
Onstage

‘Born Yesterday’—but a 70-year-old play splendidly comments on today

Emily Wilson -
ONSTAGE "It’s amazing how pertinent this feels," a man in front of me at the SF Playhouse told his friend at the end of...
Dance

Renowned dance company taps street musicians for ‘Bootstrap Tales’

Emily Wilson -
DANCE Dancer and choreographer Robert Moses says he’s inherently optimistic and likes a challenge. So he decided his renowned company, Robert Moses’ Kin, would...
Onstage

The tale of an enduring marriage, sound effects included, in ‘Reel to Reel’

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE If hearing about an intimate drama with two couples—one youthful, one aging—trying to figure out their relationships automatically conjures up "Who’s Afraid of...
Onstage

Expanding the face of Detroit’s working class with ‘Skeleton Crew’

Emily Wilson -
The playwright Dominique Morisseau has family members and friends in Detroit who lost their houses in the 2008 recession, or got bad buyouts from...
Onstage

Telling—and dancing—the tragic story of Partition in ‘The Parting’

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE The crowd of weary travelers staggered on stage—some in elegant jewel-toned salwar khameez and saris, some in ragged dhotis and shawls. They carried...
Onstage

Bringing up daddy – and local nightlife history – in ‘Latin Standards’

Marke B. -
ONSTAGE Marga Gomez has been one of San Francisco's most beloved comedians since her time in legendary '80s Latino performance ensemble Culture Clash --...
Onstage

FRESH Festival, bigger than ever, electrifies January

Marke B. -
ONSTAGE "We want to overstimulate people. I love the idea of making people make choices," said Kathleen Hermesdorf, over outdoor brunch on lt warm...
Onstage

‘Watch on the Rhine’ chimes uneasily with our moment

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE In 1941, when she wrote Watch on the Rhine (playing at Berkeley Rep through January 14), Lillian Hellman would have had no idea of...
Onstage

‘The Secret Garden’ blooms with wonder and beauty

Elaine Elinson -
ONSTAGE The Secret Garden has been on Broadway, in the movies (since 1949!), and performed at probably every regional theater in the country at...

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