Theatrius
  • Now Playing
  • All Reviews
  • Writers
  • Reflections
  • Millennial Notes
  • Join Us
  • About Us
  • Search Icon

Theatrius

Theater Reviews—San Francisco and Beyond

Author

Victor Cordell

Posts by Victor Cordell

“The Four Immigrants” Hits the Heights, at TheatreWorks, Palo Alto

“The Four Immigrants” Hits the Heights, at TheatreWorks, Palo Alto

July 18, 2017 Victor Cordell

Min Kahng Makes a Musical Masterpiece by Victor Cordell “This land was made for you and me,” song by Woody Guthrie –Or was it? In 1904, four young men of differing backgrounds and aspirations, each tired of the old ways in Japan, meet in transit to San Francisco and form a bond.  One is…

Read More Read More

“Much Ado About Nothing”: A Barn Burner at Marin Shakes, San Rafael

“Much Ado About Nothing”: A Barn Burner at Marin Shakes, San Rafael

July 3, 2017 Victor Cordell

Shakespeare’s comedy of errors in which all’s well that ends well by Victor Cordell A moonshine swillin’, cigar smokin’, spittoon hawkin’ bachelorette as a member of a feuding clan in Appalachia?  This is Beatrice?  This is Shakespeare?  While Marin Shakes is among the most conservative of the 10 or so “Shakespeare theater companies” in…

Read More Read More

Phèdre: The character is absorbing; the characterization is spellbinding, at Cutting Ball, San Francisco.

Phèdre: The character is absorbing; the characterization is spellbinding, at Cutting Ball, San Francisco.

April 27, 2017 Victor Cordell

The cost of uninvited lust runs high. by Victor Cordell Death, betrayal, incest, intrigue, mendacity.  Just another day in the lives of the ancient Greeks.  This installment, Jean Racine’s 17th Century treatment of Euripides’ “Hippolytus,” reveals the treachery  of Theseus’s wife, who is impelled to defend her son’s claim to Theseus’s crown, and to…

Read More Read More

“Overnight” Asks, “What Price Progress?” at Flight Deck, Oakland

“Overnight” Asks, “What Price Progress?” at Flight Deck, Oakland

April 24, 2017 Victor Cordell

Power of the people keeps the flame growing strong. by Victor Cordell American society is a web of contradictions.  We have broken the mold of change by creating new cultures, mores, institutions, products, and processes.  Yet we vigorously resist change that wends too closely to our own doorstep. Oakland’s Ragged Wing Ensemble and its…

Read More Read More

Posts navigation

OLDER POST

Menu

  • Now Playing
  • All Reviews
  • Writers
  • Reflections
  • Millennial Notes
  • Join Us
  • About Us

BLM

Black Lives Matter

Subscribe for upcoming reviews!
Loading

Current Shows

  • “Dragon Lady” Triumphs with Talent, Stories, Songs—at Marin
  • “East 14th: True Tales of a Reluctant Player”—at The Marsh, Berkeley
  • “Guys and Dolls” Shows Love Is a Gamble, Takes the Risk—at S.F. Playhouse
  • “Harry Clarke”: A Cocksure Character Invades Privileged Places—at Berkeley Rep
  • “Group Therapy”: Hilarious Gay Club for Almost-40s—at Rhino
  • “1984” Reveals Torture Room We Inhabit Now–at Aurora
  • Interview with “Mame” on 42nd Street Moon Show
  • “Citizen” Unfolds Worker’s Awakening to U.S. Cruelty—at Word4Word
  • “The Legend of Georgia McBride”: Sass & Sentiment—at Center REP
  • “Hedwig & The Angry Inch” Highlights Betrayal, Redemption—at Shotgun
  • “Mame” Showcases Musical Memories, Found Families—at 42nd St. Moon  
  • “we are continuous”: Brilliant, Heroic, Comic Coming Out—at NCTC
  • “Bulrusher” Conjures Bold, Biblical, Boonville Magic—at Berkeley Rep
  • “The Allure of Thug Life” Exposes Oakland’s Opposed Worlds—at The Marsh
  • “Tales Behind the Basement Door” Keep Us on Our Toes—at Lunatico

About us:

If you want to see the best plays & performances around the San Francisco Bay or beyond, read our reviews. We promise to give you a true report on the best shows.
Bay Area Critics Circle

Barry David Horwitz, Editor of Theatrius, is a Voting Member of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics' Circle, SFBATCC. Follow us on: facebook.com

© 2023   All Rights Reserved.