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, Nov 2, 2011
Hope and Doubt for Actors Ensemble
The small community group may cast a bid to stay in its current home.
by Rachel Swan
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Zahra Noorbakhsh and the Atheist-Muslim Connection
A young playwright finds humor in cultural dissonance.
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The Prince and Princess Diaries
Princess Leia and Prince Gomolvilas do some deep dishing.
by Sam Hurwitt
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Molière in Modern Medicine
Berkeley Rep takes risks adapting an old playwright, and finds the curative power of humor.
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, Nov 30, 2011
A Hot Mikado for Masquers
David H. Bell's play may be dated, but it's still charming.
by Rachel Swan
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, May 11, 2011
No Escaping This Passion Play
Poor acting and a high concept mark the Actors' Ensemble of Berkeley's new take on Sarah Ruhl.
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, Feb 23, 2011
Romance with Impact
Melissa Hillman tried to turn
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Suffering Shakespeare
A frontier
Pericles
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, Mar 21, 2012
Beyond the Doll's House
Gender imbalances in theater create an uphill battle for female actors.
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Summer Love and Woman's Will
An all-female acting troupe puts its own spin on a beloved Shakespearian comedy.
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The SF Mime Trope
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2012 — The Musical
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by Rachel Swan
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, May 25, 2011
A Tree Grows at Ashby Stage
Plant metaphors are omnipresent in Shotgun Players' latest.
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, Sep 15, 2010
Fowl Play at Impact Theatre
Berkeley company stages a new coming out narrative, with chickens as the main metaphor.
by Rachel Swan
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, Oct 6, 2010
Jerry Springer Taps Into Our Inner Hoochie
Talk show host "does the mirror thing" in a new San Francisco production.
by Rachel Swan
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, Feb 17, 2010
Antigone Sans the Drama
Actors Ensemble drains the sex and violence from Sophocles' ancient play.
by Rachel Swan
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, Apr 16, 2008
Mom, Iran, and Barbie
When Something Wonderful Ends
is an off-key swan song for Playhouse West.
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, Jan 23, 2008
Yuppie Go Home
Danny Hoch inhabits a whole neighborhood to complain about the folks now inhabiting his.
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, Aug 8, 2007
HMS Pinafore
Goes Adrift
Lamplighters nails the music but misses on the theatrics.
by Sam Hurwitt
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, Jul 11, 2007
Romeo and Condoleezza
What smart bomb through yonder window breaks?
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, Jan 23, 2013
The Return of SF Sketchfest
The 12th annual comedy festival reinvents the bad, tributes the good, and invents the original.
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