Kait Kerrigan Unravels Intimacy in Its Many Forms by Jennifer Ann Charron “Father/Daughter” drills down into the ways that intimate relationships form and change over time. Playwright Kait Kerrigan gives us a bird’s eye view of three relationships: two male/female romantic partnerships, and one father/daughter connection. Despite her title “Father/Daughter,” Kerrigan spends most scenes…
Matthew Ozawa Modernizes Beethoven’s Ode to Justice by Jennifer Ann Charron Beethoven, with help from friends like Matthew Ozawa and the cast, orchestra, and crew of SF Opera gave me two-plus hours of unadulterated joy. Ozawa’s new “Fidelio” updates Beethoven’s opera about triumph over tyranny—delivering a contemporary win over political injustice. Ozawa’s modern detention…
Janáček & Khuner Deliver Lush Emotional Score by Jennifer Ann Charron West Edge Opera’s new production of Leoš Janáček’s “Katya Kabanova” premiered July 24, in the Bruns Amphitheater, the first of three operas of their 2021 Festival. This is my first live performance since the pandemic, and it does not disappoint. Janáček’s voluptuous, melodic…
Heather Christian’s Mother Teresa Delivers the Self-Examination 2020+ Demands by Jennifer Ann Charron I have been riveted by Joshua William Gelb’s brilliance and adaptability since Theater in Quarantine started in March 2020. Streaming live theater performances from a closet in the East Village … cool. And creating intellectually stimulating and visually avant-garde theater via…