Director Shawna Lucey’s Sensitive Scenes Stir #MeToo by Barry David Horwitz When Violetta (divine Pretty Yende) has been rejected publicly, all the elegantly dressed Parisian women flock around her. They have been having spats with their men, too, and they rally around Violetta, despite her reputation. The women in bright gowns circle her, protectively,…
Naghmeh Samini’s Clever Couple Connect at Motel Babel by Barry David Horwitz In 2009, a people’s rebellion broke out in Iran—and thousands challenged the fraudulent election of a right wing president. Afther that, people’s submission to the religious authorities was never enough. It never is—every time you dodge an accusation, another transgression pops up….
Guillermo Reyes, Rudy Guerrero Spark New Fire in Castro by Barry David Horwitz There’s a lot of Good Guys and Bad Boys in Guillermo Reyes’ “Bad Hombres” at Theatre Rhino’s new play at their sweet new home on 18th Street in The Castro. Remember when the Orange Guy descended the gold escalator at his…
Victoria Evans Erville Evokes Liberating Sweetness & Strife by Barry David Horwitz “The Music of Moms” shows how Black men and women are forced into the military for school or work. And one woman’s husband pays with his life in Iraq, while her dear friend and neighbor says he was a proud soldier who…