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Stage Review

An excellent ‘Odyssey’ of surprises at Marin Theatre Company

Charles Lewis III - September 7, 2023

Lisa Peterson puts the Western classic in the hands of four refugee women, who bring it to deeply resonant life

Stage Review

The harsh winter of ‘Let the Right One In’

Charles Lewis III - June 5, 2023

How does the second-most well-known Swedish tale in the US fare on a local stage?

Stage Review

‘Cambodian Rock Band’ faces down terrors of genocide with zingers and jams

Charles Lewis III - March 9, 2023

Lauren Yee's musical at the Berkeley Rep interrogates a terrible history with song.

Onstage

Sound! Lights! Survival! It’s ‘Cambodian Rock Band’

Emily Wilson - February 22, 2023

Lauren Yee's play at Berkeley Rep uses Dengue Fever's music to tell a story of terror, resilience, and justice.

Stage Review

In ‘Crushing Wheelchairs,’ stinging tales of being unhoused, by the unhoused

Charles Lewis III - February 22, 2023

Theatre of the POOR's production builds a sense of community while calling out 'the violence of looking away.'

Stage Review

Culture on the precipice of gentrification in ‘Paradise Blue’

Charles Lewis III - February 6, 2023

Dominique Morisseau's latest Detroit Cycle addition at Aurora Theatre highlights jazz as Black community safe space

Stage Review

Moors at 11: A dialed-up ‘Wuthering Heights’ boasts great music

Charles Lewis III - December 13, 2022

But Emma Rice and Wise Children’s stripped-down, slapstick adaptation at Berkeley Rep can't escape tonal whiplash

Stage Review

Naming the wave: Christina Anderson’s ‘the ripple’ dives into deep waters

Charles Lewis III - October 4, 2022

World premiere multigenerational drama at Berkeley Rep swims through acts of righteous rebellion

Stage Review

In ‘Sanctuary City,’ the teetering fates of two star-crossed DREAMers

Charles Lewis III - July 27, 2022

Martyna Majok’s play at Berkeley Rep offers a damning, impressionistic view of immigration policy post-9/11

Onstage

85-minute lipsync becomes theater star’s joy in ‘Dana H.’

Lou Fancher - June 1, 2022

Jordan Baker speaks to the rigor involved in portraying the true-life tale of a chaplain counselor's five-month abduction.

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An excellent ‘Odyssey’ of surprises at Marin Theatre Company

The harsh winter of ‘Let the Right One In’

‘Cambodian Rock Band’ faces down terrors of genocide with zingers and jams

Sound! Lights! Survival! It’s ‘Cambodian Rock Band’

In ‘Crushing Wheelchairs,’ stinging tales of being unhoused, by the unhoused

Culture on the precipice of gentrification in ‘Paradise Blue’

Moors at 11: A dialed-up ‘Wuthering Heights’ boasts great music

Naming the wave: Christina Anderson’s ‘the ripple’ dives into deep waters

In ‘Sanctuary City,’ the teetering fates of two star-crossed DREAMers

85-minute lipsync becomes theater star’s joy in ‘Dana H.’

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