Paula Vogel Tells HerStory of Tyrannical Father vs. Women Rebels by Barry David Horwitz Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” holds Sholem Asch’s play “God of Vengeance” tightly in its heart, carrying it from the Jewish ghetto in 1906 Poland to its fateful future in 1923 at New York City’s Yiddish Theater. Seven superb actors play the…
Nora Brigid Monahan Strips Away Facades, Builds New Ones by Barry David Horwitz At New Conservatory Theatre Center, it’s time to see a rollicking comedy about unexpected collisions between gay and straight life. “Aunt Jack” is a dazzling and enlightening ride that takes your breath away! Director Jeffrey Hoffman casts top-flight San Francisco actors,…
Martyna Majok’s Teens Face Shocking Everyday Perils by Barry David Horwitz Clear-eyed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok pulls back the curtain from the furtive lives of undocumented immigrants. Majok doesn’t indicate any specific country of origin but embraces all U.S. immigrants who are forced to live undercover—like the Dreamers who came here as children….
S.F. Mime Troupe Strikes Gold, Speaks Truth to Power by Barry David Horwitz All summer, you can go to Bay Area parks to see the S.F. Mime Troupe’s latest comedy musical called “Back to the Way Things Were.” They fill the parks with color and life, jokes and music—letting us know exactly who is…