174 stories by "Sam Hurwitt, Correspondent"
Berkeley Rep presents Suzan-Lori Parks' racially charged 'White Noise,' a play she hopes has a an cathartic effect on audiences.
"Inked Baby," about a young family grappling with a mysterious poison in their neighborhood, gets its Bay Area premiere at Crowded Fire Theater.
The farce 'Murder for Two' in Walnut Creek spoof's classic murder mysteries while serving up high-energy farce and some nifty piano playing.
Ike Holder's dark comedy "Exit Strategy" looks at what happens when a school can't be saved; it's playing at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.
The hit Harry Potter stage spin-off, plus 'The Great Wave' and 'Top Girls' head an exciting fall 2019 Bay Area theater season.
Role Players ensemble presents Tennessee Williams' classic "Glass Menagerie" as part of the 2019 Eugene O'Neill Festival.
Annie Baker's 3-hour depiction of youthful suburban malaise gets a spot-on production at Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.
With '39 Steps,' TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicks off its 50th season in grand comical style.
Molly Smith Metzler's new play 'Cry It Out' spells out the joys, fears, exhilaration and pressure of motherhood with compelling realism.
"Wicked," the Wizard of Oz-inspired musical returns to the Bay Area, and its story has never seemed more timely.
August Strindberg's "Miss Julie" is considered a stage classic yet strongly misogynistic -- two new S.F. adaptations address that issue.
Multi Ethnic Theater presents August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" in San Francisco through Sept. 1.
Lamplighters is well-versed in Gilbert and Sullivan's 'H.M.S. Pinafore," and its shows in this razor-sharp production.
Sarah Ruhl's comedy "The Clean House" follows an improbable yet charming turn of events; it plays through Sept. 8 in Alameda.
PlayGround, the Bay Area company promoting new plays and playwrights, is hosting a series of new works in SF Innovators Showcase.
Silicon Valley Shakespeare's summer season features an intriguing choice -- Mary Zimmerman's stunning "The White Snake," based on a Chinese legend.
Regina Evans presents an unflinching look at human trafficking in her riveting, unsettling demand for change at Ubuntu Theater Project in Oakland.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's acclaimed New Works Festival, which kicks off Aug. 9, played matchmaker for these two writers.
Santa Cruz Shakespeare presents strong productions of 2 classics: Shakespeare's 'Comedy of Errors' and Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice.'
Livermore showcases a classic musical in this light-hearted romp.
"Cabaret," full of decadent song-and-dance scenes and political turmoil, seems more relevant than ever in S.F. and San Jose productions.
Two short Caryl Churchill plays, "Here We Go" and "Escaped Alone," are presented in a Berkeley church by Anton's Well Theater Company.
African-American Shakespeare Company presents Migdalia Cruz's adaptation of classic 'Macbeth,' set in a homeless camp.
Shotgun Players in Berkeley presents 'Kill Move Paradise' by James Ijames, in which black lives cut short by racism grapple with the afterlife.
Long before "Book of Mormon," "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker wrote "Cannibal! The Musical," which finally gets its Bay Area premiere.
