James Ijames Captures Black Lives in Limbo by Jesse Marley and Barry David Horwitz Walking into Ashby Stage, we are confronted by Celeste Martore’s magnificent, stark white set, an abstract amalgam of skate park, sewer pipes, and slave ship. In this mysterious after-world, “Kill Move Paradise” by James Ijames grapples with the sudden, unjust…
Savannah Reich Stages Hilarious Debate: Farming vs. Hunting by Barry David Horwitz When you enter the great cave at Z Space for Faultline Theater’s “Caveman Play” by Savannah Reich, it’s filled with young folks who know something new and fresh is about to happen. Whether you sit on a stump or bench, you feel…
Shakespeare’s Dark Comedy Illuminates #MeToo, #Resist by Barry David Horwitz At Marin Shakespeare Company, a rich complement of fine comic actors bring on the fun in “Measure for Measure,” a tragi-comedy. First, we admire the two magnificent ancient towers flanking the vast outdoor stage. Then, we admire the lovely Tudor brickwork that swings out…
Jen Silverman’s Cat Takes Fabulous Human Form by Barry David Horwitz Once that cat climbs out of his grave and assumes human form—even though he’s been skinned alive—all bets are off! And that’s just the beginning of Jen Silverman’s witty, bold, off-the-wall new comedy “Wink.” Nearly naked, John William Watkins brilliantly and sensuously plays…