Stage Archives - 48 hills

Best of the Bay

Best of the Bay Editors’ Pick: Stage Werx

Charles Lewis III - March 8, 2023

A mighty little venue that embodies the spirit of independent theater in the Bay Area

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Ashkenaz hits 50, celebrate MLK, Soundbox returns, more

Marke B. - January 11, 2023

Lollygaggers last show, Black Techno Matters, Sholeh Asgary, Polyglamorous, so much more to do this weekend

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Sketchfest returns, Elvis-Bowie Birthday Bash, glassjaw, more

Marke B. - January 5, 2023

Stage Dive Into Life, Free Noontime Concerts, Chris Botti, Scientist, more events to kick your year off right

Movies

Screen Grabs: Another Hole in the Head fest brings indie nightmares before Christmas

Dennis Harvey - November 28, 2022

From Satanic Hispanics to SAWrannosaurus Rex, local theaters—including the reopened 4 Star—flow with fake blood. Plus more!

Nightlife

The radical drag queen at the heart of nightlife harm reduction

Marke B. - September 22, 2022

Punk rock party princess Kochina Rude on her mission to educate about safer drug use—and why it's deeply personal

Onstage

‘I had a visceral response’: Bay Area Playwrights Festival boosts diverse voices

Emily Wilson - July 26, 2022

From 'A Jumping-Off Point' to 'An Arab Spring,' 45th annual fest brings five new plays to Potrero Stage

Stage Review

Queer identity churns beneath religion, politics in ‘Drowning in Cairo’

Charles Lewis III - April 19, 2022

Adam Ashraf Elsayigh's new time-jumping play examines the lives of three complex Muslim characters

Nightlife

Live Shots: 21st Edwardian Ball brought grand whimsy back to SF

Jon Bauer and Patty Riek - April 3, 2022

Feathers, wigs, codpieces, corsets, and plague masks filled the Regency Ballroom for steampunk-Victoriana fun.

Onstage

Review: Shotgun Players’ ‘Cassandra Sessions’ reminds us we’re not out of the woods yet

Charles Lewis III - December 13, 2021

Poetically nailing the COVID era in all its claustrophobia, futility, and mansplaining... with Malvina Reynolds' folk songs.

Music

Taking in Outside Lands, at a pivotal moment for San Francisco

John-Paul Shiver - November 2, 2021

At a peak of inequality—and the city just waking up from COVID—how did it feel to dive into the raucous fest?

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