Suzan-Lori Parks Imagines Slavery with Amazing Grace by Barry David Horwitz Looking for a dramatic meditation on what it’s like to be a millennial black guy or gal in these days in the good ol’ U.S. of A.? Then the accomplished and brilliant Suzan-Lori Parks has “White Noise” for all of us who make…
Francis Turnly Revives North Korean & Japanese Betrayals by Barry David Horwitz Like the Greeks and Elizabethans, modern playwrights have found a voice to examine national secrets through story-telling. “The Great Wave” breaks the news of historical betrayals that our “leaders” kept hidden from us. Governments rise and fall but their Big Lies can…
Joshua Harmon’s Witty Comedy Fuels First-Rate Acting by Barry David Horwitz At Los Altos Stage Company there’s a surprise waiting for you. A spectacular production of “Admissions” by Joshua Harmon, directed by Gary Landis, featuring five actors in top-notch comedic form. I admit—“Admissions” is the best play I’ve seen in a long time–and they…
Stephen Karam Looks at US from a Funny Angle by Barry David Horwitz What if aliens were observing us from another world, watching our daily lives? Would they be amused? In other words, what makes us do the terrible, wonderful, and mysterious things we do every day? In “The Humans,” Stephen Karam puts us…