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Ever Wonder What a Musical Interpretation of Pi Sounds Like?

Wikipedia/ProlineserverIn anticipation of March 14th, which is international Pi day (or the ides of March, if you're a Shakespeare fiend), one ambitious nerd/musician by the name of Michael John Blake​ decided to transpose the first 32 digits of Pi to the musical scales for notes and chords, ... More >>

Hog Wild

Wikipedia/ProlineserverIn anticipation of March 14th, which is international Pi day (or the ides of March, if you're a Shakespeare fiend), one ambitious nerd/musician by the name of Michael John Blake​ decided to transpose the first 32 digits of Pi to the musical scales for notes and chords, ... More >>

"Hamlet": We Players stages a dramatically impressive version on Alcatraz

Wikipedia/ProlineserverIn anticipation of March 14th, which is international Pi day (or the ides of March, if you're a Shakespeare fiend), one ambitious nerd/musician by the name of Michael John Blake​ decided to transpose the first 32 digits of Pi to the musical scales for notes and chords, ... More >>

Pioneer of Parody

Wikipedia/ProlineserverIn anticipation of March 14th, which is international Pi day (or the ides of March, if you're a Shakespeare fiend), one ambitious nerd/musician by the name of Michael John Blake​ decided to transpose the first 32 digits of Pi to the musical scales for notes and chords, ... More >>

Giants Playoff Tickets Sell Out in 30 Minutes

Smile if you've got a seat for the playoffs...​An as-yet imaginary commodity sold at breakneck speed this morning, when Giants playoff tickets were exhausted in half an hour. A treacherous, 12-game road lies between the team and the postseason -- but that didn't stop 18,000 tickets from being snap ... More >>

Reel Eccentric

Smile if you've got a seat for the playoffs...​An as-yet imaginary commodity sold at breakneck speed this morning, when Giants playoff tickets were exhausted in half an hour. A treacherous, 12-game road lies between the team and the postseason -- but that didn't stop 18,000 tickets from being snap ... More >>

The Hockey Roarer Shiksa Poe

Smile if you've got a seat for the playoffs...​An as-yet imaginary commodity sold at breakneck speed this morning, when Giants playoff tickets were exhausted in half an hour. A treacherous, 12-game road lies between the team and the postseason -- but that didn't stop 18,000 tickets from being snap ... More >>

Kiss Me, Rodent

Smile if you've got a seat for the playoffs...​An as-yet imaginary commodity sold at breakneck speed this morning, when Giants playoff tickets were exhausted in half an hour. A treacherous, 12-game road lies between the team and the postseason -- but that didn't stop 18,000 tickets from being snap ... More >>

Valentine's Sweet Hearts

Self-respecting San Francisco residents should know that the words "Russell Stover" and "Whitman's Sampler" really have nothing to do with real chocolate, but many might be able to use some guidelines beyond that for Valentine's Day. Fortunately, we have some of the country's finest chocolatiers i ... More >>

Former A.C.T. actor Marco Barricelli takes on a new role

Self-respecting San Francisco residents should know that the words "Russell Stover" and "Whitman's Sampler" really have nothing to do with real chocolate, but many might be able to use some guidelines beyond that for Valentine's Day. Fortunately, we have some of the country's finest chocolatiers i ... More >>

Roger Rees reps Shakespeare at A.C.T.

Self-respecting San Francisco residents should know that the words "Russell Stover" and "Whitman's Sampler" really have nothing to do with real chocolate, but many might be able to use some guidelines beyond that for Valentine's Day. Fortunately, we have some of the country's finest chocolatiers i ... More >>

Election, Stage Left

Political theater may preach to the converted, but it can still teach us something about the world

Leathered Up

Political theater may preach to the converted, but it can still teach us something about the world

Mere Words

Moving Hamlet to Oakland doesn't show us anything new

Richard III

Shakespeare gets an uncommonly talented director and an often standout cast

Hatchet Job

Making a mess of a mess of a play

No Kidding

Flawed but funny, Eric Coble's play is brighter in idea than execution

Luna

Sacrifices clarity for eccentricity with too many artsy modes of performance

Proving the importance of darkness in Shakespearean comedy

Sacrifices clarity for eccentricity with too many artsy modes of performance

What You Will (or 12th Night)

Fun, hyperactive Shakespeare, full of bumpin' and grindin'

Scot (Not) Free

Macbeth as child's play

Best Improv Group

Macbeth as child's play

Spoken Word

Shakespeare is hard to pull off even when you're not hyperventilating

Encore

Our critics weigh in on local theatre

Art Attack

Young hearts, be free today

1-2-3-Sing!

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Sinister Ambition

Thick Description presents a stylish study in evil

Julius Caesar

A stylish, suspenseful first act gives way to a stiff second act

"Love's Fire"

Playwrights devise short plays based on Shakespeare sonnets

The Crazy Wisdom Sho

This wild multimedia show is crazy, for sure, but is it wise?

Much Ado, and Little Else

In Berkeley Rep's Shakespeare, all's fair, but love isn't war

Twelfth Night

A fresh, fun interpretation, set in the 1930s, at the California Shakespeare Festival

Midnight Brainwash Revival

Kirk Wood Bromley's apocalyptic play has all the complexity and word play of a postmodern Shakespeare

All's Well That Ends Well

This raw and raunchy version of the Shakespeare classic is not for purists

As You Like It

A magical Forest of Arden -- and a gem of a production -- in an unlikely locale

A Guide for the Perplexed

To some people, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is still avant-garde

Play Out the Play

The Taming of the Shrew

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The Taming of the Shrew

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The Taming of the Shrew

Night + Day

The Taming of the Shrew

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The Taming of the Shrew

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The Taming of the Shrew

Identity Crisis

American movies once enthralled the world with their exuberance and clarity. What happened in the 1990s?

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American movies once enthralled the world with their exuberance and clarity. What happened in the 1990s?

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American movies once enthralled the world with their exuberance and clarity. What happened in the 1990s?

Author! Author!

American movies once enthralled the world with their exuberance and clarity. What happened in the 1990s?

Once More Onto the Beach

A visit to (dull) Camp Shakespeare

Hard Labour

Love's Labour's Lost imprisons with its verse; My Piece of the Sky incarcerates the audience