Gunderson & Gray Capture Life Under Lockdown by Patricia L. Morin Left Edge Theatre’s two one-acts, “Beautiful Monsters” by Kelly Gray and “I and You” by Lauren Gunderson, explore the difficulties of life and love, and reveal our absolute need for human connection. “Beautiful Monsters,” astutely directed by Argo Thompson, grabbed my attention immediately….
Fred Pitts Links Black and Native American History by Patricia L. Morin Using his personal tour of the 21 Spanish missions across California, soft-spoken Fred Pitts has fashioned an intriguing, three-dimensional show that unveils centuries of corruption and bigotry aimed at Native Americans. By mixing California history, personal encounters, and surprising interactions with other…
Lauren Yee Exposes Love’s Labor’s Lost in Pottsville, PA by Patricia L. Morin & Barry David Horwitz “The Song of Summer,” a comedy by Lauren Yee, follows the rocky romance between a pop star and his long lost hometown girlfriend. Yee introduces us to the downtrodden citizens of a former coal mining town who…
Reflections “Essential Services Project” Offers Free Thrills by Patricia L. Morin Imagine the creativity, stamina, and drive it takes for one person to write, act, direct, and produce, a solo play every week for over a year. John Fisher, Executive Artistic Director of Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco, took on this mind-boggling feat in his…