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Samsara Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Coeurage Theatre Company Through June 1 In 2008, The New York Times published an article about a burgeoning new enterprise in India: the establishment of surrogacy clinics catering to couples in need of a woman to bear their child. The article explained how the service was being utilized by people […]
12 Angry Men — By 12 Impassioned Women Reviewed by Taylor Kass Promenade Playhouse Through June 15 In 2013, an all-female jury acquitted George Zimmerman of second-degree murder and manslaughter after he fatally shot unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin. At Promenade Playhouse, another all-female jury is deliberating a homicide case in a cross-gender cast production […]
Wild Son: The Testimony of Christian Brando Reviewed by Stephen Fife Champ Clark Presents Through May 26 My fear, before seeing Wild Son: The Testimony of Christian Brando, was that this would simply be a rehashing of the many scandals surrounding Christian’s father Marlon Brando and the Brando family. My hope was that I would get […]
Julius Weezer Reviewed by Terry Morgan Troubadour Theater Company Through May 19 RECOMMENDED To quote an obscure Elizabethan playwright, “we lucky few” have been privileged to enjoy the work of the Troubadour Theater Company for 25 years now. Its trademark — combining a play (often Shakespeare) with the music of a famous artist, then adding […]
The Christians Reviewed by Julia Stier Actors Co-op Through June 16 When the head pastor of a successful megachurch shares his revelations about the non-existence of hell, he creates a chasm in the church that threatens to ruin his job, his marriage, and ultimately his faith. Directed by Thomas James O’Leary, Actors Co-op brings Lucas Hnath’s thought-provoking […]
Daniel’s Husband Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Fountain Theatre Extended through July 28 Daniel’s Husband, written by Michael McKeever and directed by Simon Levy at the Fountain Theatre, starts out decked with light comedy and glib dialogue but midway takes a sharp turn to become relevant and affecting.The production features Bill Brochtrup and Tim Cummings as Daniel […]
Anna in the Tropics Reviewed by Stephen Fife Open Fist Theatre Company Extended through June 23 RECOMMENDED One of the many pleasures to be found in Open Fist Theatre Company’s production of Anna in the Tropics is a reminder of the emotional richness and beauty that immigrants bring to this country. There is an openness to […]
Sister Act Reviewed by Julia Stier TNH Productions, El Centro del Pueblo, and Riboli Family San Antonio Winery in Association with Behind the Mask Inc. Through May 19 CASA 0101 takes audiences to church in their current production, Sister Act, directed by Rigo Tejeda.Originally a music-fueled film (written by Joseph Howard with musical arrangements by […]
