Lucas Hnaf Asks: Does Hell Exist, or Is It Us? by Barry David Horwitz When you wander into a Christian mega-church and find the pastor questioning the existence of Hell, you know you must be at San Francisco Playhouse. What a dramatic conflict that makes onstage, when we are sitting in front of the beautiful…
Richard Wright Rules in Damning Depression History by Barry David Horwitz You will remember Jerod Haynes playing Bigger in “Native Son” at Marin Theatre Company. He does a yeoman’s night’s work embodying a black man’s obligatory “double consciousness,” which demands that a black man in the U.S. must always be hyper-aware of how Others…
Bright, Cute Cast Sings: “The Internet Is for Porn” by Barry David Horwitz This is a show that audiences want to see over and over again. Since its beginning in 2003, “Avenue Q” has played to millions of people all over the globe. The show has been revived over and over again, still running…
Alice B. Toklas Steps from Stein’s Shadow by Barry David Horwitz Who knew that Gertrude Stein was such a sweetheart? Lots of us have followed her work, her life, her friendships, her painting collections, her myth, her love affair with Alice B. Toklas for years. Some folks still say, “Gertrude Who?” But her presence…