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  • Margaret Harrison's "The Bodies Are Back" hits where it hurts

    By Traci Vogel

    If you've always wondered how an influential feminist art show from the 1970s would read if it were suddenly transposed to a contemporary... More >>

  • David Marc Grant and Chadwick Heath Moore: "Plastastik"

    By Traci Vogel

    During a recent walk along the Bay Trail, I was drawn in by a beach at San Bruno Point. Littering the high-tide line was the jetsam of a... More >>

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    By Jonathan Kiefer, Nathaniel Eaton, Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser

    An Anonymous Story by Anton Chekhov. Why turn a Chekhov story into a play? It can't just be because Central Works' stately but somehow cozy space... More >>

  • At Impact Theatre, even a Lebanese girl can Learn to Be Latina

    By Chris Jensen

    She's cute. She's spunky. She can belt out a nice little pop tune. The only problem is that she's Lebanese. For the executives at FAD Records,... More >>

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    Compiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser

    Ninth Annual Bay One Acts Festival: Work by local playwrights including Crish Barth, Tim Bauer, William Bivins, Stuart Bousel, and more. Through... More >>

  • The Possessed: Academia hasn't killed Elif Batuman's sense of humor

    By Jonathan Kiefer

    The title of Elif Batuman's highly charming new book, she writes, is "borrowed from Dostoyevsky's weirdest novel, The Demons, formerly translated... More >>

  • March Literary Events

    By Jonathan Kiefer

    Thursday, March 4 As Slate.com observed of local author Zachary Mason's first book a couple of weeks ago, "There are less hubristic ways to start... More >>

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    Safe House. Conceived as a low-cost showcase for developing new work, the new Sandbox series at SF Playhouse is a sort of midway point between... More >>

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Margaret Harrison's "The Bodies Are Back" hits where it hurts Margaret Harrison's "The Bodies Are Back" hits where it hurts
By Traci Vogel

If you've always wondered how an influential feminist art show from the 1970s would read if it were suddenly transposed to a contemporary gallery, here's your chance to find out.… More >>

David Marc Grant and Chadwick Heath Moore: "Plastastik"
By Traci Vogel

During a recent walk along the Bay Trail, I was drawn in by a beach at San Bruno Point. Littering the high-tide line was the jetsam of a disposable culture.… More >>

Also Playing
By Jonathan Kiefer, Nathaniel Eaton, Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser

An Anonymous Story by Anton Chekhov. Why turn a Chekhov story into a play? It can't just be because Central Works' stately but somehow cozy space in the Julia Morgan–designed… More >>

At Impact Theatre, even a Lebanese girl can <i>Learn to Be Latina</i> At Impact Theatre, even a Lebanese girl can Learn to Be Latina
By Chris Jensen

She's cute. She's spunky. She can belt out a nice little pop tune. The only problem is that she's Lebanese. For the executives at FAD Records, that's reason enough to show… More >>

Now Playing
Compiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser

Ninth Annual Bay One Acts Festival: Work by local playwrights including Crish Barth, Tim Bauer, William Bivins, Stuart Bousel, and more. Through March 13, www.threewisemonkeys.org. Boxcar Theatre, 505 Natoma (at… More >>

<i>The Possessed</i>: Academia hasn't killed Elif Batuman's sense of humor The Possessed: Academia hasn't killed Elif Batuman's sense of humor
By Jonathan Kiefer

The title of Elif Batuman's highly charming new book, she writes, is "borrowed from Dostoyevsky's weirdest novel, The Demons, formerly translated as The Possessed, which narrates the descent into madness… More >>

March Literary Events
By Jonathan Kiefer

Thursday, March 4 As Slate.com observed of local author Zachary Mason's first book a couple of weeks ago, "There are less hubristic ways to start a career as a novelist than… More >>

Also Playing
By Jonathan Kiefer, Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser

Safe House. Conceived as a low-cost showcase for developing new work, the new Sandbox series at SF Playhouse is a sort of midway point between staged readings and full-blown productions.… More >>