Barry David Horwitz has been teaching and reviewing theater for many years–as well as acting and producing plays for The Quixotic Players. He has also acted and worked as Dramaturge with Shotgun Players of Berkeley. He tries to link theater to political and social movements, as he did for many years in English and…
Morisseau, Seymour, Brown Throw a Spectacular Dance Party! by Daniel Augustin Macri & Barry David Horwitz “Hippest Trip” is the ultimate Spectacle. This stunning party features vibrant lights, explosive dances, and energetic singing. Jason Sherwood’s scenic design bursts off the stage onto the walls in swirling streams of orange, red, green like a giant…
Lisa Peterson’s Four Epic SuperWomen Reboot Homer by Barry David Horwitz Generations have pondered whether to admire or scorn Odysseus for his love affairs, lack of compassion, and clever disguises. But no one until now has changed the epic poem into a modern story of hospitality, rebirth, and asylum. Lisa Peterson has written and…
Marvin K. White’s Haight Street Tour Evokes Summer of Love by Barry David Horwitz Walking up Haight Street again reminds me of that long ago Summer of Love in 1967. Even today, the street is painted with psychedelic murals, rock music wafts from storefronts, and rainbows of gay, straight, and gender fluid folks populate…