Top San Francisco Theater News
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Medea isn't the kind of character who needs additional flaws heaped on. In fact, it's a testament to Greek tragedy that Euripides, her most... More >>
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Black Watch, the penultimate show in A.C.T.'s 46th season, is being marketed as a major departure for the company. For one, the import from the... More >>
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Shahid Nadeem, a three-time prisoner of conscience in Pakistan for his prominent work as an activist and dramatist, when asked about performing... More >>
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Many theater companies say that making "provocative" art is part of their mission. The Thrillpeddlers is one such company – depending on... More >>
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Sheherezade 13, a coproduction by Wily West Productions and Playwrights' Center of San Francisco, didn't start as a women-centered event. It was... More >>
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Reasons to Be Pretty, which opens this weekend at San Francisco Playhouse, is written by a man and follows a male character, yet its subject is... More >>
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If you're like me, you probably remember Nick Offerman best as the environmental activist from a 1999 episode of The West Wing, during which he... More >>
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Impact Theatre Artistic Director Melissa Hillman is all about making the Bard into one of the bros. Shakespeare didn't write just for the elites;... More >>
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Annie Danger isn't officially running for Pope, at least not yet, but the performing artist might win a sizable share of the electorate (whoever... More >>
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In the Magic Theatre's "rolling world premiere" production of Se Llama Cristina, written by Octavio Solis and directed by Loretta Greco, set... More >>
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For alternative comedy fans, Maria Bamford's many-voiced, stream-of-consciousness performances are well-known. Casual viewers may recognize her... More >>
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If you don't know the trope behind the title of Manic Pixie Dream Girl, a world premiere by Katie May now at the Costume Shop, the play features... More >>
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When I sat down to interview playwright Morgan Bassichis about the premiere of his play The Witch House at The Garage, he had a question for me,... More >>
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Written in 1836-7, Woyzeck occupies a fascinating place in theater history. German playwright Georg Büchner died at the age of 23, before... More >>
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For theater companies, the holiday season can be less "good will toward men" than "notorious conundrum." This time of year is one of the most... More >>
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The title of Performers Under Stress's new show might sound like the Uncle Sam recruiting poster of the theater world. In fact, You Need to Read... More >>
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Early in the second act of Superior Donuts, produced by Custom Made Theatre Company, Arthur (Don Wood) explains how his immigrant heritage shaped... More >>
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The Cutting Ball Theater's production of Strindberg Cycle: The Chamber Plays in Rep has no shortage of headline-makers. It falls on the 100th... More >>
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When Galen Murphy-Hoffman enters the stage in Shotgun's production of Assassins, you recognize his character immediately. The ashen complexion,... More >>
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Now on tour at American Conservatory Theater, the Tony Award-winning revival of The Normal Heart features a mode of acting we don't see often in... More >>
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When you descend the steps of La Val's Subterranean for Impact Theatre's latest show, you aren't just entering a small black box theater in the... More >>
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The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity Aurora Theatre CompanyAug. 24-Sept. 30 at the Aurora, 2081 Addison (at Shattuck), Berkeley. $32-$50; (510)... More >>
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Amanda McBroom: Amanda McBroom performs cabaret. Sept. 7-9. $37.50. The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason (at O'Farrell), 394-1189. "Audium... More >>
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In Blithe Spirit, the spirit of make-believe and enchantment that California Shakespeare Theater achieved in The Tempest with Prospero's magic... More >>
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"Play the game yourselves a few times," said Kip Fagan, director of Circle Mirror Transformation, at a recent rehearsal. "In character?" asked... More >>
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There are good reasons why Sweeney Todd, now at the Eureka in a Ray of Light production, has something of a cult following. The Demon Barber of... More >>
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"I kind of want to apologize for the noise," said Julia Heitner, co-artistic director of San Francisco Theater Pub. "But I feel like this is... More >>
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Let's play a game. Try to forget the name of the play printed right above this review and then see what you would make of these hints about... More >>
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As Berkeley Rep Artistic Director Tony Taccone has it, playwright Eve Ensler "is dedicated to this almost antiquated notion that theater can... More >>
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In this town, it's heresy not to love Bill Irwin. The renowned clown and Tony Award-winning actor got his start in the Bay Area, where he was a... More >>
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When you walk into Tenderloin, the new documentary play at the Cutting Ball Theater, you might find yourself disoriented, even doing a double... More >>
From the Print Edition
Fan Favorites: Street Artists the Ex-Vandals Are Still Tagging Buildings, But Now People Love It
They are veteran street artists who call themselves the "Ex-Vandals" — a name that suggests they once vandalized private property with tags and unsightly graffiti. Maybe they did. And maybe… More >>
A Lingering Tour: Three Pieces Worth Spending Some Time With
Seventeen seconds. That's the average time that artgoers look at a painting, according to a much-cited study in the journal Empirical Studies of the Arts. Here are three artworks that… More >>
"The Medea Hypothesis" and "Krispy Kritters": Two World Premieres and the Protagonists We Love to Hate
Medea isn't the kind of character who needs additional flaws heaped on. In fact, it's a testament to Greek tragedy that Euripides, her most famous chronicler, made the mythological figure… More >>
One Hundred Years of Pulchritude: Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Paintings
At age 94, Lawrence Ferlinghetti is as feisty as ever — certainly as feisty as he was in the mid-1950s, when he was arrested and put on trial for publishing… More >>
Know Your Street Art: "Queer Street Art" in the Mission
Painted on the outside wall of an apartment building in the Mission overlooking Brick and Mortar Music Hall, the four men — naked and overweight, armpits and fat-folds on full… More >>
