Quite Becoming
THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Show #126: Becoming Julia Morgan, The Julia Morgan Project, December 19. Dave Garrett, Sally Clawson and Janis Stevens in Becoming Julia Morgan. Photo by Benjamin Privitt. By...
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THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Show #17: I Dream of Chang and Eng, UC Berkeley Department of Theater Dance & Performance Studies, March 4. Andy Chan, Josemari Saenz and Gwen Kingston in I Dream of Chang...
View ArticleNo One Expects the Russian Revolution
Shotgun Players’ 2008 premiere of Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage was such a resounding success—winning the Glickman Award for best play to premiere in the Bay Area that year—that it’s no wonder...
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THEATER REVIEW: BERKELEY Show #38: Passion Play, Actors Ensemble of Berkeley, April 22. Justin Liszanckie and Meryn MacDougall in Passion Play. Photo by Anna Kaminska. By Sam Hurwitt Berkeley has been...
View ArticleCan’t Tease Everybody
I rarely miss a show at Berkeley’s Impact Theatre, because I’ve always liked the company’s fast and loose energy and its knack for finding outrageously funny new comedies. And from the name alone, The...
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