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Carly Van Liere

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“Communicating Doors”: Comical Crime Thriller, at Center REP, Walnut Creek

“Communicating Doors”: Comical Crime Thriller, at Center REP, Walnut Creek

February 6, 2019 Carly Van Liere

Millennial Notes Alan Ayckbourn’s Leading Ladies Escort Us Through Time by Carly Van Liere In Center Rep’s production of “Communicating Doors,” three valiant leading ladies evade a murderous business man by hiding behind the communicating door of a posh hotel suite.  But, this communicating door doubles as a time machine, transporting them twenty years…

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“A Noh Christmas Carol”—Hypnotic, Haunting Holiday Treat, at Yugen, S.F.

“A Noh Christmas Carol”—Hypnotic, Haunting Holiday Treat, at Yugen, S.F.

December 17, 2018 Carly Van Liere

Millennial Notes Nick Ishimaru Switches Up Our Dickens’ Lens by Carly Van Liere We’ve seen A Christmas Carol a million times. On big stages like ACT’s, in movies and theaters, on TV Christmas specials. We have all encountered Dickens’ Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come . At Theatre of Yugen’s “A Noh Christmas…

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“Conference of the Birds”: A Flutter of Wisdom & Fun, at Ubuntu, Oakland

“Conference of the Birds”: A Flutter of Wisdom & Fun, at Ubuntu, Oakland

December 10, 2018 Carly Van Liere

Millennial Notes Sholeh Wolpé Transforms Church into Spiritual Nest by Carly Van Liere After filing up the long narrow staircase into the second floor aerie of the semi-abandoned Oakland church, we settle, quietly cooing as puffy jackets flutter to rest. Ubuntu Theater Project’s high, domed octagonal room emanates a special aura. The floor is…

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“In the Heights” Elevates Immigrant Spirit, at Custom Made, S.F.

“In the Heights” Elevates Immigrant Spirit, at Custom Made, S.F.

November 12, 2018 Carly Van Liere

Millennial Notes  Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Strong Women Carry the Barrio by Carly Van Liere It’s clear that now is a perfect and poignant time for this awesome musical, as the lights come up on “Abolish ICE” graffiti on Usnavi’s tiny bodega. The growing pains of huge economic changes ring true to the San Francisco audience….

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