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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

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Tagged with: Magic Theatre

A hearty Amen! to ‘The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body’

At Magic Theatre, Lisa B. Thompson's play preaches holistic self-acceptance via three vivacious leads.

Promising ‘Richard II’ doesn’t quite take the crown

... and with this cast and stage design, that's a true historical tragedy.

In ‘Shipping & Handling,’ a meta-sci-fi scan of AI and Blackness

Star Finch's latest delves into contemporary concerns about what kind of robots will take over the world.

Star Finch’s ‘Shipping & Handling’ urges consideration of what we’re being delivered

We spoke with the playwright about her most ambitious production to date.

Acclaimed ‘Sing Sing’ is a ‘dance’ between two Bay Area favorites

Colman Domingo and Sean San José talk about their decades-long friendship and collaboration—now manifested in new movie.

A Route 66 trip to Steinbeck country spurred Octavio Solis’ ‘Mother Road’

'Things still felt like, yeah, this is America during the Depression,' says playwright, whose latest is at Berkeley Rep.

A time-jumping tale of environmental degradation in ‘Garuda’s Wing’

Gripping tale and great ensemble work from Magic Theatre drive home heavy subject without bumper sticker platitudes.

Eviction breeds guerrillas as the people fight back in ‘Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad’

Ashley Smiley's world premiere at Magic Theatre presses hot button issues through the lives of Black San Franciscans.

Playwright Ashley Smiley takes on neighborhood diplacement and Tesla-stamped MDMA

Her 'Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad' at Magic Theatre is a personal take on gentrification and the city's loss.

‘Babes in Ho-lland’: Black lesbians deserve cute rom-coms, too

Unexpected love in the college dorm brings up memories of '90s sitcoms in Shotgun Players' latest.