Rachel Swan
Bio:
Rachel Swan is the music editor at the East Bay Express, and a recovering Luddite. She has also written for Film Quarterly, Vibe, Bitch, Jazziz, and The Best Sex Writing of 2010. Just sayin'.
Rachel Swan is the music editor at the East Bay Express, and a recovering Luddite. She has also written for Film Quarterly, Vibe, Bitch, Jazziz, and The Best Sex Writing of 2010. Just sayin'.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Sep 29, 2010
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'Much Ado' Buoyed by Unusual Casting
Jonathan Moscone makes a few brave choices, and they pay off.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Dec 1, 2010
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'Of the Earth' Blurs Fantasy and Reality
Jon Tracy presents the second installment of his Odyssey.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Jun 9, 2010
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1001 Brings Arabic Myth to the Israel-Palestine Debate
Jonathan Grote's new play tackles ancient stories and social themes, but manages to be funny.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Feb 9, 2011
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Collapse Burdened by Metaphor, Held Fast by Acting
Playwright Allison Moore gets seduced by a single idea
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Jun 2, 2010
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In the Wake Leaves Blind Spots
Two stories collide in Lisa Kron's new drama.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Jan 13, 2010
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A Bright River in Transit
Music outpaces narrative in Tim Barsky's Bright River.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Jun 15, 2011
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A Cool Welcome for Jenny Sutter
With the endgame in sight, TheatreFIRST imagines a veteran's homecoming.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Aug 11, 2010
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A Fine Conquest for Shotgun Players
Berkeley company brings blunt humor and spontaneity to Ayckbourn's Table Manners.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Jan 25, 2012
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A Funny Hustle for Sylvan Productions
The Bay Area's newest comedy moguls are young, enterprising, 24-hour party people.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Oct 7, 2009
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A Greek War for Our Time
Round Belly Theatre Company presents Greek tragedy in slightly filtered form.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Aug 24, 2011
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A Headstrong Candida
Feminism and class consciousness at Cal Shakespeare Theater, à la George Bernard Shaw.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Nov 30, 2011
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A Hot Mikado for Masquers
David H. Bell's play may be dated, but it's still charming.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Aug 26, 2009
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A Machiavellian Mentality
New Central Works play brings to life "a handbook for tyrants."
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Apr 27, 2011
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A More Nuanced McDonagh
Druid theater company brings its sparkling Cripple of Inishmaan to Zellerbach Playhouse.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, May 2, 2012
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A New Crusade for Nato Green
A beloved political humorist will cut his album in Oakland.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Jul 11, 2012
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A New World for Truffaldino
Shotgun Players revisit commedia dell'arte in an exciting new production.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Nov 23, 2011
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A Resonant Soldier's Tale
Aurora Theatre finds new ways to animate an old Stravinsky ballet.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Feb 8, 2012
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A Self-Aware "Body Awareness"
Annie Baker's new play puts a smart spin on romantic comedy.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, Apr 4, 2012
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A Sprawling Voyage for Shotgun Players
Berkeley's "biggest" little theater company starts its season on a crescendo.
- Arts & Culture, Theater, May 25, 2011
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A Tree Grows at Ashby Stage
Plant metaphors are omnipresent in Shotgun Players' latest.
