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‘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.

Stage Review

‘Octet’ unleashes the demons of Internet obsession, in song

Charles Lewis III - May 9, 2022

With a solid cast, Dave Molloy's play at Berkeley Rep takes on addiction to 24/7 digital culture—but should come with a tl;dr

Onstage

Review: Vivid ‘Passing Strange’ gets a timely revival from Shotgun Players

Charles Lewis III - March 23, 2022

Stew's 2007 musical is an essential expansion of Black representation—stretched out, however, it loses some power

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‘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.’

‘Octet’ unleashes the demons of Internet obsession, in song

Review: Vivid ‘Passing Strange’ gets a timely revival from Shotgun Players

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