Millennial Notes Sarah Kane Links Private Longing to Military Invasion by Adam Kaddoura “Blasted” begins in a pristine hotel room in Leeds, England, but it does not stay immaculate for long. The stark, modern room begins a slow descent into hell: a mess on the floor, clothes hastily thrown about, worse to come. When…
Millennial Notes Marcus Gardley’s Epic Tale of Struggle and Perseverance by Adam Kaddoura At Cal Shakes, Director Eric Ting has spectacularly staged Marcus Gardley’s spiritual story of African American life. “Black Odyssey,” based on Homer’s Odyssey, transforms Ulysses into Ulysses Lincoln, an Afghan War veteran. Gardley turns The Odyssey into an epic journey home…
Millennial Notes Tori Sampson’s Explosive Take on Black Panther Heyday by Adam Kaddoura The stage setting of “This Land Was Made, ” a workshop production, shows the stark struggles underlying Tori Sampson’s play. Presented by Ubuntu Theater Project at the Brooklyn Preserve in Oakland, the stained glass of the former Grace Presbyterian church creates…
Adam Kaddoura is a Bay Area writer and editor, and a recent graduate of San Francisco State University’s creative writing program. In addition to writing reviews for theater, film, and literature, he also writes fiction and prose poetry. He lives in Berkeley with the lovely Jasmine and has a crippling addiction to sweets.