Noel Coward Blends Farce & Wit in Elitist Encounters by K. Marguerite Caronna Whether verbal, emotional, or physical, abuse is often fatal—especially for women. The glorification of an abusive couple, even if humorous, feels tone deaf these days. Director KJ Sanchez provides an imaginative, glamorous Argentine veneer for a predictable comedy of rich people…
Norman Gee’s Literary Journey Explores Baldwin’s Quest for Identity by K. Marguerite Caronna James Baldwin would have been 100 years old this week. Photographs of Baldwin in quiet moments show his luminous eyes looking toward a horizon. He has made it to the mountain top, and with a prescient gaze has seen not the promised…
Michael Wayne Turner III Resurrects MLK, Writer & Performer by K. Marguerite Caronna The Reverend stands in the shadows, behind an imposing white pulpit on a raised red stage at Oakland Theater Project. Candles illuminate the dais, and perimeter of the performance space. As the audience enters, a self-possessed Michael Wayne Turner III prepares,…
Amelio Garcia Tells Passionate Queer Coming Out Tale by K. Marguerite Caronna There’s no escaping those Greeks. “Red Red Red” is based on Greek scholar Anne Carson’s queer coming of age story called Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse, which includes fragments of poetry by Greek poet Stesichorus. Amelio Garcia’s play tracks Red’s…