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Fritz Mad'Laine

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“Ways to Leave a Body” Transcends Expectations, at Cutting Ball, S.F.

“Ways to Leave a Body” Transcends Expectations, at Cutting Ball, S.F.

February 2, 2020 Fritz Mad'Laine

Millennial Notes Alexa Derman & Roxie Perkins Explore Mind/Body Split by Fritz Mad’Laine Living in a body is no easy task. Dissociation wrenches our souls from the flesh satchels we call home, leaving us desperate to reunite body with mind. We are left feeling alien in our own skin—disconnected from the world, unsure where…

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“20/20” Envisions Post-Trump Future, at S.F. Fringe Festival

“20/20” Envisions Post-Trump Future, at S.F. Fringe Festival

September 14, 2019 Fritz Mad'Laine

Millennial Notes Doherty & Barclay Reclaim Participation in Politics by Fritz Mad’Laine As the final numbers trickled in on the night of the 2016 election, Americans watched in horror as a washed-up reality TV star and crypto-fascist became President. Now, with the spectre of another term looming, the fate of our democracy hangs in…

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“Treasure Island” Summons All Hands on Deck, in Bay Area Parks

“Treasure Island” Summons All Hands on Deck, in Bay Area Parks

August 15, 2019 Fritz Mad'Laine

Millennial Notes S.F. Mime Troupe Sets Sail for Affordable Housing by Fritz Mad’Laine Anyone living in the Bay Area today can tell you that we are in the midst of a housing crisis. Class divisions are at an all-time high as the price of living skyrockets, while wages remain pitifully low. With tech tycoons…

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“Witch Hunt” Works Magic, at Those Women, Berkeley

“Witch Hunt” Works Magic, at Those Women, Berkeley

August 2, 2019 Fritz Mad'Laine

Millennial Notes Carol S. Lashof Gives Life to Historical Tituba by Fritz Mad’Laine Those Women Productions, one of my favorites, is back at it again with their world premiere of Carol S. Lashof’s “Witch Hunt.” With reproductive justice rights under attack, Mother Earth in ruins, and the occult making a dramatic comeback among disillusioned…

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  • “Macbeth” Updated to 70s New York, A Vital New Vision—at Magic
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  • “Gods & Monsters” Evokes Tragedy & Laughter in Gay Hollywood Life—at NCTC
  • “Takes All Kinds” Celebrates US, with Wit & Wisdom—at The Marsh
  • “Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)” Transforms Tragedy—at The Public

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