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Stage Review

Drama Masks: The audience is listening—but who is ‘The Notebook’ romancing?

Plus: Anti-fascist sentiment spills onto stage—putting an actor at risk.
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Drama Masks: Feel good this plot is not

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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Drama Masks: New looks at ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Eugene Onegin’

Stripped down at ACT and revamped at SF Ballet, two very familiar tales take January's big stages.
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Live Shots: ‘Finnegan’s Wake’ summons Irish ghosts to SF Mint

Immersive 13th Floor Theater production draws on epic James Joyce novel and folk music for complex family drama.
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Drama Masks: Does ‘The Book of Mormon’ hold up in darker times?

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'South Park' creators' Broadway smash returns at 15. Plus: Killing My Lobster popped back in with a sexy mime competition.
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Drama Masks: Does City Hall even care about the arts anymore?

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Mayor Lurie's city charter reform group contains no one with local arts experience, sidelining a huge part of SF.
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Drama Masks: Year on Stage 2025, part 2—the good stuff

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When times got tough, our best artists got fierce: Golden Thread, OTP, Mime Troupe, Marga Gomez were standouts.
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Drama Masks: Year on Stage 2025, part 1—the not-so-great stuff

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A year of devastating cuts, wild uncertainty, and unexpected departures left its mark on the SF scene.
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Arts + Culture

Drama Masks: Let’s get ‘Ruthless!’ for the holidays

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New Conservatory Theater spices up the holidays with camp. Plus: Circus Bella's 'Starlight' brings delightful twists.
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Drama Masks: Joy to ‘The Golden Girls,’ the ladies reign

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They're back and full of cheer. Plus: 'Amalia y la vida de las cosas' weaves a Wonderland from humble materials.
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Drama Masks: A visceral crawl through our wild moment in ‘weird inkling’

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With poignant hullaballoo, Keith Hennessy and Circo Zero literally tore it up at the figure it out dance festival.
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Drama Masks: A ‘Monkey King’ whose lessons match its lavishness

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Plus: 'Mother of Exiles' at Berkeley Rep, Shotgun's 'Sunday in the Park with George'—and can 'Cabaret' get too punk?
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Drama Masks: Facing—and acing—a Herculean task

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A great warrior for COVID safety left us, and a Greek warrior-god graced the stage after 300 years.
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Drama Masks: ‘Hills of California’ sings, ‘Woman in Black’ thrills

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As our leaders take the wrong lesson from 'The Crucible,' two shows transport us far away with music and mystery.
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Drama Masks: Could the tide be turning?

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What Pandora's box really held. Plus: youthful (and not so youthful) hijinks in SF Opera's 'Parsifal' and 'Dada Teen Musical'
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Drama Masks: ‘Suffs’ brings the fervor, ‘Spanish Stew’ heats up old school SF

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Plus: Fascinating 'Pilgrimage' follows four Muslim women on their Hajj to Mecca. A trio of new play reviews
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Drama Masks: A gloriously naughty ‘Rocky Horror,’ just when we need it

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D'Arcy Drollinger and cast go over the top—yes, it's possible—with the beloved 50-year-old musical at Oasis.
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Drama Masks: ‘Hot Wing King’ pours on subversive tang

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Plus: At Terror Vault's 'Hexed,' search for the magic crystal to fight the Coven of Three in the Himalayas!
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Drama Masks: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ bags the laughs with intriguing drama

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Ins Choi’s sitcom-adjacent play at ACT tells the story of a Canadian shopkeeper's family facing the future.
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