Millennial Notes Dan Hoyle’s Brilliant Investigative Theater Triumphs by Beau McGlasson From an early age, we are taught to color inside the lines, but we miss out on an equally important lesson—when to cross over the line. Dan Hoyle’s new one-man show called “Border People” uncovers lives caught outside the lines and in the…
Millennial Notes Fred Pitts Tours Missions, Finds White Confusion by Erin Weitzman At The Marsh in San Francisco, Fred Pitts’ solo show “Aren’t You …?” brings us the voices and opinions of people who spoke to him during his tour of all the California missions. He channels the personalities of fascinating and often clueless…
Banner photo: Tina D’Elia as Lupe Vélez Tina D’Elia Weaves Latina Activism into Solo Comedy by Patricia L. Morin The premise of “Overlooked Latinas” is brilliant. Tina D’Elia spotlights the political power of famous 1930s to 50s Latina movie stars in her gripping solo show about Angel, an aspiring lesbian TV writer. As Angel the…
Brian Copeland Touches Our Hearts with Family Story by Patricia L. Morin Brian Copeland greets us as though we were friends whom he invited into his living room to hear a personal story. He amuses us with a tale about spending $100 on his family genealogy, just to discover they came from Africa! Then…