Millennial Notes Larry Kramer Relives the HIV/AIDS Crisis by Wes Adrianson Theatre Rhinoceros' "The Normal Heart" stirs us to challenge the silence and to demand accountability from the powe…
Living and Making Art in the Face of Death by Kim Waldron "You're Going To Die" might be the only place in the USA where death is regularly and easily discussed, then set to really great mus…
Jake Jeppson Pushes #Sensitive Bros to the Edge by Barry David Horwitz In "#bros" by Jake Jeppson, the Dudes spew hashtags and ideas in a rapid, edgy style, revealing their neediness and the…
Barbara Hammond Reveals the Struggle for Self-Agency  by Julie Lockfeld In "The Eva Trilogy" at Magic Theatre, bold writer Barbara Hammond and nurturing director Loretta Greco collaborate…
Bess Wohl Mocks Mindfulness Movement, with Love by Barry David Horwitz In "Small Mouth Sounds" by Bess Wohl, we feel the clash of East and West from the start. When six would-be meditators g…
Millennial Notes David Templeton Toys with Dungeons & Dragons by Tyler Jeffreys "Pinky" at Marin Onstage tells the story of two imaginative teenagers attempting a fairy tale romance. Com…
Bay Area Children's Theatre Opens Unique Toddler "Class" by Rosa del Duca I walked into a Bay Area Children's Theatre session with my daughter Itasca on my hip this past Tuesday and breathed…
Millennial Notes Susan Sobeloff Revives Songs of Struggle and Sisterhood  by Miriam Araya Susan Sobeloff's "Strange Ladies," a World Premiere at Central Works, blatantly reminds us that t…
David Gerard Conjures a Funny, Magical Evening by Kim Waldron Hip, improvisational, non-stop laughter"words not usually associated with a magician and mind reader, are they? But nothing less…
Zimmerman, Herold, Ball: Make Magic with Blue & Gold  by Jeremiah Wall On a smoky, apocalyptic night, U.C. Berkeley's Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies immersed us all in Mary Z…
Millennial Notes Daniel Handler, from Lemony Snicket to Ghostly Rabbit  by Wes Adrianson Coming of age alongside Daniel Handler's A Series of Unfortunate Events, I grew to understand …
Fats Waller and Friends Still Swingin' and Jivin' Â by Kim Waldron Picture two men dressed to the nines, bowler hats to spats, with three women, draped in purple, shimmery green and scarle…
Linda Ayres-Frederick Unwinds Immigrant Woes by Barry David Horwitz "The Unveiling" does a convincing and realistic job of getting across what a new immigrant in America must feel like. Once…
Thomas Bradshaw's Jaded Jefferson Exploits Slave Girl by Barry David Horwitz Thomas Bradshaw has stirred up a hornet's nest. In "Thomas and Sally," he is messing with Thomas Jefferson, and h…
Min Kahng Puts Modern Twist on Classic Fairy Tale by Robert M. Gardner Set in Ancient China but with its feet firmly planted in the present, Min Kahng's musical adaptation of the Hans Christ…
Zack Rogow & Lorri Holt Bring Us Colette"Sex & Scandal by Pamela Feinsilber Bay Area audiences have admired Lorri Holt for decades. She was the original Harper Pitt in Tony Kushner's…
Harrison David Rivers Evokes Lyrical Love & Loss by Barry David Horwitz At last a play that treats gay lovers like other lovers, exposing their virtues and faults. In "This Bitter Earth,…
John Douglas Thompson Occupies Elsinore, Poetically by Barry David Horwitz Hamlet presents a huge challenge to actors, directors, and designers: Shall we go with the full text? Shall we use …
Robert O'Hara Cooks Up Social Class Ridicule by Robert M. Gardner In a working-class community, we meet two O'Mallery families"one white, one black"who are gathering in the park for an inter…
Millennial Notes Sarah Kane Links Private Longing to Military Invasion by Adam Kaddoura "Blasted" begins in a pristine hotel room in Leeds, England, but it does not stay immaculate for long.…
Alexis Lazear Gets Groovy with Nuns  by Miriam Araya What a great pleasure to watch a dazzling Disco Queen, inspired nuns, and insane bad guys, grooving with us to great 70s tunes. "S…
Millennial Notes Kander and Ebb's Historical Musical Hits Home! by Phil Fagundes The alt-right has risen in the East Bay. And I'm not just talking about the seemingly unending parade of Milo…
 Gilad Barach is figuring things out right now. In the meantime, he is enjoying being a student of Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley, proud to be a Hebrew teacher, and seeking to go …
Millennial Notes Shakespeare's Spotlight Shines on Washington by Rosa del Duca and Nicholas Leither At the heart of Shakespeare's dark comedy "Measure for Measure" lies the abuse of power an…
Chen's Dystopian Dramedy Rings Alarm by Paul Ebenkamp Christopher Chen's "A Tale of Autumn" is a will-to-power story that takes corporate-state nihilism, bourgeois obliviousness, and the pov…