Madeleine George Troubleshoots Love Connections by Tyler Jeffreys In "The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence," the character called Watson embodies a human version of iPhone's Siri. W…
Reilly is a student at Berkeley Independent School. He has been on stage and performing since he was in kindergarten. He loves musicals and every opportunity to laugh out loud. Most of his t…
Sujit Saraf Rekindles the Partition of India & Pakistan by Sweta Chawla "Toba Tek Singh," an insightful, thought-provoking, and witty musical by writer and director, Sujit Saraf, is base…
Millennial Notes Sharr White Conjures Competing Consciousnesses by Tyler Jeffreys "The Other Place" shows us how to empathize with a dementia patient. We follow a scientist, her family, …
Millennial Notes New Chancellor Celebrates Cal's Theater of Ideas by Tyler Jeffreys and Barry David Horwitz "The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech" "Diogenes Zellerbach …
Dunn & Freed Score Scandalous Musical Intrigue by Robert M. Gardner "Castle Happy" provides us with many happy moments as we meet William Randolph Hearst (skilled Leland Morine) whose ex…
Millennial Notes Fierstein & Herman's Drag Queens Conquer Conformity by Tyler Jeffreys At S.F. Playhouse's "La Cage aux Folles," the curtains, stage, and the audience are bathed in a fuc…
Millennial Notes Tori Sampson's Explosive Take on Black Panther Heyday by Adam Kaddoura The stage setting of "This Land Was Made, " a workshop production, shows the stark struggles underlyin…
Chanticleers Theatre's Two Elvises Rock the House by Barry David Horwitz In the rollicking comedy "Elvis Has Left the Building," Chanticleers Theatre features The Colonel, a blustering, self…
Julie Jensen's Powerful Story Affects Us All by Sarah Klebanoff "The only philosophical question worth considering is suicide" "Albert Camus "Winter" by Julie Jenson offers a thought-provoki…
Min Kahng Makes a Musical Masterpiece by Victor Cordell "This land was made for you and me," song by Woody Guthrie "Or was it? In 1904, four young men of differing backgrounds and aspiration…
Parker, Lopez, Stone Deliver Missionary Musical Masterpiece by Rosa del Duca "The Book of Mormon" opens with the hit song "Hello," in which one young man rings a doorbell, enthusiastically i…
Tennessee Williams in Moving, Fragile Moments by Lisa Portes by Rosa del Duca "The Glass Menagerie" opens with Tom Wingfield's short, poetic monologue, explaining that he is both the narrato…
Stuart Bousel Serenades Ghosts, Sirens, and Sailors by Robert M. Gardner Lovers of the sea and the stories that surround it will enjoy careening across the stage (err…waves) with this roll…
Miriam Araya is a writer who is dedicated to social justice. She graduated from San Jose State University with her Masters In Justice Studies and is currently the Assistant Director of an on…
Shakespeare Under the Stars Works Magic by Irene Nelson Let's make it clear from the get-go:Â this is one of the best, possibly the best, production I have seen in the last six months. "M…
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Wild Riff on Race and Class by Gabrielle Myers and Barry David Horwitz There's a masterpiece stalking the streets of Berkeley, and it's called "An Octoroon" by Brande…
Shakespeare's comedy of errors in which all's well that ends well by Victor Cordell A moonshine swillin', cigar smokin', spittoon hawkin' bachelorette as a member of a feuding clan in Appala…
Austin Zumbro Hooks Kids with Singing Fish at Fairyland by Rosa del Duca Rainbow Fish has an ego problem. He cannot imagine anyone more special than him. He snubs ordinary fish who try to ge…
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Magical Manhattan Musical by Barry David Horwitz At the top of "In the Heights," our guide to Washington Heights, Usnavi (Rajiv Vijayakumar), spreads good cheer and hope…
Millennial Notes Kimber Lee Takes Us Behind the Horrific Headlines by Ben Sloan When we watch "brownsville song (b-Side for tray)" at Shotgun Players, we are tasked with a question: Why does…
Miranda's Rap Extravaganza Makes Pop Art of History by Barry Willis When tickets for the national touring production of "Hamilton" went on sale this past spring, at $200 for the cheapest sea…
Terry Johnson Conjures Film's Charm, Cleverness Onstage  by Tony Urgo "The Graduate" is at once familiar and new, a stage variation of a classic film that's nostalgic and surprising. …
Christopher Chen Pulls Triggers on Marriage, Diplomacy by Barry David Horwitz Two mixed couples have their own yuppie views about Chinese versus U.S. honesty and dishonesty, which is subtly …
Matthew Lopez Reveals Fabulous, Righteous Queens by Barry David Horwitz You know how hard it is to make a living these days as an Elvis impersonator, right? Even if you work in a small dive …