The new stage musical An American in Paris promises dreaminess and glamour, but without soul it's just a series of pretty postcards.
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Try these productions if you want to think about our traumatized nation. They may not have answers, but they'll push you to think in uncomfortable ways.
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CounterPulse continues to produce daring work through its residencies, a vital contribution to a Bay Area scene in need of a jolt of true experimentation.
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Just as the summer is winding down, along come two plays -- strange fever dreams that jolt our sense of the good and the bad.
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Right from the start, there is a serious tension between the symbolic and the singular facts of the street that gives Ethos de Masquerade a strange realism.
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Marcus Gardley accomplishes something astonishing with Black Odyssey, a Shakespearian take on our present world that soars with ambition and care.
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Some experiments work and others don't. But a freewheeling sense of giving it a go is crucial for a truly vibrant culture.
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Whereas the whole of Nachtrieb’s House felt like an AI program replicating itself in strange and unsettling ways, Great Moments has a mushy humanism that feels stale. It’s as if the playwright is trying to will himself to have a heart.
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Sam Shepard's presence in the Bay Area was a catalyst for great and daring work. He wasn't just a playwright, but an idea of what the theater might achieve.
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We live in a world where "smart" and "distanced" have become signs of sophistication and intelligence. The postmodern hijinks of Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon seems knowing, but it's really safe and docile.
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