Theatre Archives - 48 hills

Comedy

Marga Gomez wants you to laugh your dinghy off at ‘Swimming with Lesbians’

Joshua Rotter - October 2, 2023

Comedian's cruise-themed farce navigates starry hookups, loaded buffets, and 'female ejaculation at a Macarena party.'

Music

Portola Fest founder: ‘We learned a lot from year one, we’re moving in the right direction’

Adrian Spinelli - September 25, 2023

Danny Bell on what to expect at this year's huge electronic music affair—like fewer cell phone problems and a beloved '90s pop star

Onstage

Seeking out ‘Mission Rebel No. 1’—and a father’s story

Marke B. - September 21, 2023

Rev Jesse James founded the historic Mission Rebels in the 1960s. David James relates his life through music onstage

Stage Review

Taylor Mac’s audacious ‘Gary’ adds excess to a Shakespeare gore-fest

Charles Lewis III - September 20, 2023

A sequel to 'Titus Andronicus'? You better go big, and Oakland Theater Project makes a valiant effort with minimal means.

Dance

The Town blooms in Misty Copeland and Leyla Fayyaz’s dance film ‘Flower’

Emily Wilson - September 20, 2023

Produced by Nelson George, the short feature celebrates organized resistance in the face of community displacement.

Stage Review

Speculative Shakespeare, and a cocky Kit Marlowe, in Aurora’s ‘Born with Teeth’

Charles Lewis III - September 19, 2023

Two giants of literature bicker literately in Liz Duffy Adams' entertainingly tinfoil-hat take on the Bard

Movies

Screen Grabs: Dance Film Fest leaps onto screen—and out of prison yards

Dennis Harvey - September 18, 2023

Plus: Carlos Santana's story, Cambodian cinema showcase, 'North by Northwest' in 35mm, and campy hell on wheels

Music

The joy (and tech) of Old St. Mary’s free Noontime Concerts

Marke B. - September 18, 2023

35 years of Tuesday lunchtime tranquillity, expanding the definition of "classical" and juiced with state-of-the-art streaming

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: SF Electronic Music Fest plugs into ‘ecosystems of sound’

Marke B. - September 14, 2023

Plus: Dengue Fever, El Güegüense XI, Detroit Love, Faetooth, The Worst Drag Show Ever, more to do this weekend

Stage Review

Despite funky promise, ‘Hippest Trip’ plays like Black history written by ChatGPT

Charles Lewis III - September 13, 2023

'Soul Train' tribute at ACT jumps the rails when it comes to representation, power, and even music

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Marga Gomez wants you to laugh your dinghy off at ‘Swimming with Lesbians’

Portola Fest founder: ‘We learned a lot from year one, we’re moving in the right direction’

Seeking out ‘Mission Rebel No. 1’—and a father’s story

Taylor Mac’s audacious ‘Gary’ adds excess to a Shakespeare gore-fest

The Town blooms in Misty Copeland and Leyla Fayyaz’s dance film ‘Flower’

Speculative Shakespeare, and a cocky Kit Marlowe, in Aurora’s ‘Born with Teeth’

Screen Grabs: Dance Film Fest leaps onto screen—and out of prison yards

The joy (and tech) of Old St. Mary’s free Noontime Concerts

Arts Forecast: SF Electronic Music Fest plugs into ‘ecosystems of sound’

Despite funky promise, ‘Hippest Trip’ plays like Black history written by ChatGPT

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