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Millennial Notes  Marisela Treviño Orta Conjures Supernatural Border by Carly Van Liere The fog seems a slightly spookier shade of night-time orange as we walk out of Berkeley's Live O…
Lynn Rosen Pits Freaks against Geeks by Barry David Horwitz What motivates a proofreader in a sweltering ad agency to huddle in a parka at her desk and shun her fellow workers? It's the clas…
Millennial Notes Anne Galjour Examines First World 'Feminism' by Evelyn Arevalo  Anne Galjour does not shy away from revealing the dark secrets of Mahatma Gandhi in her new, intense come…
Tobias Wolff & George Saunders Are Even Better Together by Pamela Feinsilber For 25 years, Word for Word, the inimitable San Francisco theater company that announces its approach to dram…
Anne Galjour's Heartfelt Comedy Strikes Gold by Mary Volmer In Anne Galjour's poignant new comedy "#GetGandhi, A Seriously Radical Feminist Comedy," a multi-generational sorority of feminist…
Vanessa Flores' New Women Take Over Comedy by Barry David Horwitz So….we think men, males, boys, those guys, dudes, bros are indispensable? Well, think again. Playwright Vanessa Flores mak…
Cristina Garcia Makes Comedy of Clashing Cuban Patriarchs by Mary Volmer Pictured on the cover of Central Works' program for Cristina Garcia's "King of Cuba" is a sandcastle. It's the work o…
Millennial Notes Steve Budd Uncovers Truths behind Love by Kelsey Severson In his fresh and exciting one-man show "What They Said About Love," Steve Budd dives deep into what brings couples …
Dan Hoyle Draws Laughter from Digital Lunacy by Barry David Horwitz In his new version of "Each and Every Thing," Dan Hoyle hits pay dirt with his warm, winning personality, his down home Sa…
Millennial Notes Jeanne Sakata Illuminates One Man's Supreme Court Fight by Evelyn Arevalo Playwright Jeanne Sakata brings to life the terrors of the U.S. Japanese concentration camps during…
Millennial Notes Cristina Garcia Challenges Political Gangs by Tyler Jeffreys The world premiere of "King of Cuba" comically pits two political pity parties, left and right, against each oth…
Jacobs-Jenkins' Modern Morality Stirs Our Souls by Barry David Horwitz "Everybody" puts our isolated lives on the griddle. Britney Frasier, a brilliant and baffling God, puts us all in our p…
Justin Lopez, a new actor and writer, performs as a member of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. Justin has recently begun appearing in theatre and video productions around the Bay Area, an…
Millennial Notes Five Lesbian Brothers Bring Love, Laughter, Surprise by Kelsey Severson "Oedipus at Palm Springs" offers a comedic take on love, sex, and navigating everything in between. T…
Millennial Notes James Ijames  Leaves Us Hungry for Color by Evelyn Arevalo "White" explores how white men"including gay white men"have consistently engaged in stereotyping Black women. C…
Millennial Notes Matthew McCoy Elevates Disney Favorite by Evelyn Arevalo Director and Choreographer Matthew McCoy brings thrills to Victor Hugo's gothic tale The Hunchback of Notre of Dame …
Millennial Notes James Ijames Casts Black Magic by Tyler Jeffreys In James Ijames "White," Black girl magic steals the show. Diana Ross. Gay White Man Gus's imaginary friend Diana Ross tells…
Millennial Notes Sondheim, Lapine Playfully Pick Artist's Brain by Tyler Jeffreys S.F. Playhouse's "Sunday in the Park with George" takes a charming, colorful perspective on making art yeste…
Millennial Notes Sarah Burgess Dissects Financiers' Brains by Michael V. Rodriguez I felt like a community college student at a Harvard Business School law class watching "Dry Powder." I fel…
Millennial Notes Shakespeare Says, "Get Over Sex Obsession!" by Tyler Jeffreys Think a fusion of Mad Max, The Purge, and The White House all in one. Theatre Lunatico uses Shakespeare's "Meas…
Millennial Notes  Agbabiaka, Holden Find Socialism in Trumpland by Evelyn Arevalo The San Francisco Mime Troupe kicks off its 59th season with a comic  musical, "Seeing Red," in the mi…
Mac Rogers' Intelligent Dialogue Delights, Disturbs by Robert M. Gardner Do robots taking over the world sound too bizarre to be true? Not if you go to see Quantum Dragon's latest produc…
Winkler Throws Privileged Whites to the Birds by Susan Dunn Leah Nanako Winkler is on a mission. She's tired of the old theater formulas: white folks sitting around the dinner table …
Millennial Notes Dipika Guha Delves into White Nationalism by Evelyn Arevalo Dipika Guha's world premiere of "In Braunau" by S.F. Playhouse unravels a tale of good intentions turned sinister…
