Guillermo Reyes, Rudy Guerrero Spark New Fire in Castro by Barry David Horwitz There's a lot of Good Guys and Bad Boys in Guillermo Reyes' "Bad Hombres" at Theatre Rhino's new play at their …
Victoria Evans Erville Evokes Liberating Sweetness & Strife by Barry David Horwitz "The Music of Moms" shows how Black men and women are forced into the military for school or work. And …
Paula Vogel Tells HerStory of Tyrannical Father vs. Women Rebels by Barry David Horwitz Paula Vogel's "Indecent" holds Sholem Asch's play "God of Vengeance" tightly in its heart, carrying it…
Nora Brigid Monahan Strips Away Facades, Builds New Ones by Barry David Horwitz At New Conservatory Theatre Center, it's time to see a rollicking comedy about unexpected collisions between g…
Martyna Majok's Teens Face Shocking Everyday Perils by Barry David Horwitz Clear-eyed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok pulls back the curtain from the furtive lives of undocum…
S.F. Mime Troupe Strikes Gold, Speaks Truth to Power by Barry David Horwitz All summer, you can go to Bay Area parks to see the S.F. Mime Troupe's latest comedy musical called "Back to the W…
Lucas Hnath's Mother Links Violent Criminals to Police by Barry David Horwitz "Dana H." tells us about a secret connection between extreme racist criminals and police co-conspirators. No won…
Adam Rapp Crafts a Thriller with Two Touchy Writers by Barry David Horwitz "The Sound Inside" is more like a case study than a play. When an isolated Creative Writing Professor at Yale encou…
Dominique Morisseau Rips the Polite Mask from Racism by Barry David Horwitz I loved "Blood at the Root." The six young actors emerge as fully developed, believable teens. There's enough tale…
Michael Wayne Turner III Designs Dynamic Black Mad Hatter by Barry David Horwitz The handsome young man, with elegant curled mustache, welcomes us to his dressing room with an irresistible s…
Jessica Huang's Poetic Play Exposes Asian Immigrant Abuse by Barry David Horwitz Jomar Tagatac plays Harry Chin with subtle and moving emotion, turning simple moments into stage gems. Harry …
Dave Malloy Melds Music, Madness in Brilliant Chorus by Barry David Horwitz Dave Malloy has gathered us at Berkeley Rep with his musical show from Signature Theatre in New York. We find ours…
Yilong Liu's Queer-Sci-Fi Whisks Us Back to the Future by Barry David Horwitz Lots of people are taking the anti-HIV pill to protect themselves from getting the virus. Taking the little blue…
Adam Ashraf Elsayigh Spotlights Three Gay Egyptians in Peril by Barry David Horwitz "Drowning in Cairo" dramatically reenacts an actual event in 2001, when Egyptian police stormed a gay part…
August Wilson's Masterpiece Blesses African Ancestors by Barry David Horwitz In "Gem of the Ocean," Aunt Ester (superb Greta Oglesby), a 285-year-old seer and healer, connects us to our hist…
Yussef El Guindi Unveils Rampant Imperialism behind Tourism by Barry David Horwitz In a swank hotel in Cairo, a wealthy, anxious older couple from Wisconsin has hired a young Egyptian couple…
Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes Links Addiction to U.S. Anxieties by Barry David Horwitz The title "Water by the Spoonful" comes from a doctor's advice on how to give a dehydrated child water"slowly…
Trey Anthony Unfolds Tale of Absent Mom, Angry Sisters by Barry David Horwitz How can a Black mother say, "I love you" to two daughters who believed she abandoned them in her native Jamaica …
Dan Hoyle Transforms Himself Into Brace of Doubting Bros by Barry David Horwitz Dan Hoyle, master of a million disguises, brings his unique, multifaceted talent to face a serious problem. He…
Anthony Veneziale Leads Improv Riffs, Revives Our Lives by Barry David Horwitz "Freestyle Love Supreme" is a wonderful new kind of theater. After all, they have become a movement, a school, …
Martin Sherman Melds Comedy, Romance, Rebirth by Barry David Horwitz The central character of "Gently Down the Stream," Beau, a 62-year-old gay man from New Orleans, played by the astounding…
Carroll & Snider's Affectionate Acrobats Thrill & Inspire  by Barry David Horwitz You can only see "Dear San Francisco" at Club Fugazi. Born out of Cirque du Soleil with a dash of…
Jack Thorne Spreads Dickens' Words of Warmth & Equality by Tyler Jeffreys & Barry David Horwitz London's Old Vic has created a new Scrooge and he's in San Francisco, right now. This …
Miranda Rose Hall Reveals Longings for Love & Transition by Barry David Horwitz "Plot Points in Our Sexual Development" recalls the risks that young people take as they explore sexual id…
Charles L. Mee's Comedy Opens Big Red Door to Joy by Barry David Horwitz In Charles L. Mee's absurd comedy romp, non-stop crisis and hilarious self-revelation rule the day. After a first act…