Pearl Louise Gets Pulled into Parents’ Duplex Dream in 80s East Oakland by Mary Lou Herlihy –first published at Theatrius on March 25, 2026. “Pass the Nails and Shame the Devil,” is a love letter to Pearl Louise’s powerful mom. Small in stature and monumentally ambitious, her mom fights against poverty, drugs, and racism…
Wayne Harris Wittily Liberates Himself & All Armchair Activists by Mimi Pinson Not many know the term that Wayne Harris chose for the title of his latest solo show: “Drapetomania,” now extended to November 22, at The Marsh, Berkeley. But leaving the theater after the 75-minute performance, the word becomes hard to forget. Harris’…
Fierstein & Herman’s 80’s Musical Soars with Hope & Joy by Jenyth Jo In 2017, reviewer Michael Billington rightly claimed, “No piece of theatre has done as much to encourage sexual tolerance” as “La Cage aux Folles.” Today, it appears our president wants to return to 1983, when conservatives criticized the gay love story….
Ted Lange Shakes His Spear with Four Geniuses in Tavern Debate by Jared Randolph Okay, stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a scientist, an earl, and a spy walk into a tavern. What do they have in common? They are writers. They also have secrets. Secrets require another, a beard, a frontman,…