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Onstage

Secrets, lies, and a roiling harem in ‘House of Joy’

Elaine Elinson - August 21, 2019

ONSTAGE It is the waning days of the Mughal Empire. The Emperor’s rebellious son is leading an uprising. Famine stalks the land. But you would never...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Frameline Fest gets new executive director, more …

Marke B. - August 20, 2019

ARTS FORECAST I honestly have no idea how one would wrangle an organization that puts on such a huge annual film festival—more than 60,000 attendees,...

Onstage

In Rotimi Agbabiaka’s ‘Manifesto,’ a call to visionary black, queer ambition

Emily Wilson - June 18, 2019

ONSTAGE Waiting after school for his mother to pick him up after a high school French club meeting, Rotimi Agbabiaka—whose new show Manifesto plays at...

Pride time: 6 quick picks at the National Queer Arts Festival

Matt Sussman - June 3, 2019

Despite the tea on Twitter, Pride month isn’t just about the continued corporate cashing-in on on-normative identity disguised as celebratory hedonism. Case in point:...

Onstage

Seeing Red: SF Mime Troupe is making it a socialist summer

Caitlin Donohue - June 27, 2018

ONSTAGE As someone who grew up watching San Francisco Mime Troupe productions, I can tell you that there is a right and true way...

Onstage

The Civil War, from another side, in ‘Father Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2, and 3’

Marke B. - May 10, 2018

ONSTAGE A historical epic, a taut thriller, a chamber melodrama, a heart-warming comedy, a social scalding: Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks wrings a lot from her...

Arts + Culture

2016: Some very bright spots

Caitlin Donohue - December 26, 2016

Good lord, 2016 -- the year the music died, the year the Internet got too real, the year America got majorly oranged. When the...

Arts + Culture

‘Type/Caste’ is a curtain call for theater stereotypes

Caitlin Donohue - September 7, 2016

ONSTAGE I’ve been close to Bay Area actor Rotimi Agbabiaka for years, during which we have spent many moments laughing. There was the time...

Arts + Culture

Mime Troupe tackles ignorance at its root in 57th season

Caitlin Donohue - June 28, 2016

ON STAGE San Francisco is a town that has always enjoyed its culture served with a heavy dose of social critique. That may be why...

Music

Ultimate Pride Guide 2016

Marke B. - June 21, 2016

PARTY RADAR The night of the Orlando shootings, I was at the African American Arts and Culture Complex surrounded by friends I've shared hundreds...

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Secrets, lies, and a roiling harem in ‘House of Joy’

Arts Forecast: Frameline Fest gets new executive director, more …

In Rotimi Agbabiaka’s ‘Manifesto,’ a call to visionary black, queer ambition

Pride time: 6 quick picks at the National Queer Arts Festival

Seeing Red: SF Mime Troupe is making it a socialist summer

The Civil War, from another side, in ‘Father Comes Home from the Wars Parts 1, 2, and 3’

2016: Some very bright spots

‘Type/Caste’ is a curtain call for theater stereotypes

Mime Troupe tackles ignorance at its root in 57th season

Ultimate Pride Guide 2016

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