Jon Robin Baitz’s Satire Shines in Vivid Vision of Family & Country by Barry David Horwitz Just beyond Palm Springs, a freeway sign points to “Other Desert Cities”—where meth labs, addicts, and homeless folk live just up the highway. But in Palm Springs in 2004, old Republicans in pants suits and tennis shorts are…
Kaufman & Gronich Name Names of Mass Murderers by Barry David Horwitz “Here there are blueberries” is written on a post card sent by one of the young women working at Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp. Thanks to an album of photos discovered in 2007, we now can see how the Nazis lived in…
John Fisher’s Solo Masterpiece Exposes Perils of Gay Life by Barry David Horwitz John Fisher has written, teched, designed, and performed one of his great Essential Service Projects, transferring from video to live stage at SafeHouse Arts on Eddy Street in downtown San Francisco. Who would want to miss Fisher at his best, climbing…
Doug Wright’s Masterpiece Spotlights Superb Trans SHERO by Barry David Horwitz “I Am My Own Wife” startles with beauty and grace. The solo show has lost none of its charm since bursting on the Broadway scene in 2003 and winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Oakland Theater Project has affirmed its position as a…