Ghassan Kanafani Exposes Endless Pain in Palestine & Israel by K. Marguerite Caronna Golden Thread Productions courageously dedicates their season to Palestine. In its West Coast Premiere, their opening play “Returning to Haifa” examines the personal tragedy of a war and occupation that have continued in the Middle East for decades. Director Samer Al-Saber…
Martyna Majok’s Profane, Poetic Play Explores Loss & Redemption by K. Marguerite Caronna Emilie Whelan skillfully conducts a quartet of talented actors in a play of consummate humanity in Oakland Theater Project’s production of Martyna Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Cost of Living.” Each character has their own distinct melody of longing. Good hearted but…
Mathew López’s Musical Charts Discovery of Authentic Self by K. Marguerite Caronna Elizabeth Carter directs Center REP’s vibrant rom com, “The Legend of Georgia McBride” with warm-hearted élan. The juke box musical switches between whiplash zingers, high octane dances, and poignant, if predictable, self-discovery. All high-spirited cheek. The functional set designed by Kelley James…
Mitchell & Trask’s Rock Musical Transforms Marginalized into Stars by K. Marguerite Caronna Shotgun Theater’s “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” dazzles with a rocking, electric journey from lonely despair to exciting redemption—a mythic quest for identity and love. The audience is enticed to wander into the “Ashby Sit & Spin Dive Bar,” one of…