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Barry David Horwitz

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Streaming Shows > NOW PLAYING – Up-Dated

Streaming Shows > NOW PLAYING – Up-Dated

April 8, 2020 Barry David Horwitz

Live shows are closed due to COVID-19 Virus FREE Streaming Shows – Now Playing – April 8, 2020 Ongoing “The Afterlife” – Gary Soto –  S.F. Youth Theater Ongoing  “Radical”& “Scotus Gay” – John Fisher – therhino.org Ongoing “A Tourist in London” – John Fisher – therhino.org Thur- Apr 9   @8:00 “Orde Wingate in…

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“Theatrius” Lists Streaming Theater for Easy Access, Everywhere

“Theatrius” Lists Streaming Theater for Easy Access, Everywhere

March 26, 2020 Barry David Horwitz

Local Theaters Pull Off Trick of Plays at Home by Barry David Horwitz In the hopes that we all get through this pandemic with our wits intact, our beloved local theaters have begun to offer free or ticketed plays on-line. Their services have already begun—in fact, they began so fast that I missed out…

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“Toni Stone”—A Black Woman Makes the Big Show, at ACT, S.F.

“Toni Stone”—A Black Woman Makes the Big Show, at ACT, S.F.

March 14, 2020 Barry David Horwitz

Lydia R. Diamond’s Spectacular Play Embodies Our Herstory by Barry David Horwitz Toni Stone was a real live woman who yearns to play baseball. But she’s female and Black. She manages to overturn every prejudice, joke, and stupidity—until she plays with the San Francisco Sea Lions, and then, the Indianapolis Clowns in 1953. Toni…

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“Gloria” Unmasks Millennial Fear & Start-Up Crisis, at ACT, S.F.

“Gloria” Unmasks Millennial Fear & Start-Up Crisis, at ACT, S.F.

March 4, 2020 Barry David Horwitz

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Rat-Race Delivers Comedy Gold by Tanvi Agrawal & Barry David Horwitz “Gloria” leaves us thinking about the rat-race that Millennials face—how exploited their lives can be. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ witty comedy makes delicious fun of their high-pressure bubble. The office competition has destroyed these zine writers’ human sympathy—even for each other. These copywriters…

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