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Reflections

Reflections

REFLECTIONS


by Theatrius Correspondents

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“Snowflakes, or Rare White People” Evokes Self-Conscious Laughter—Streaming CAL

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“Hamilton” Flies from Puerto Rico to SHN, San Francisco
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“Pop-Up Magazine” Is You, But Cooler, at Paramount, Oakland

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Main Stage West—Best of the Best, in Sebastopol

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“White” Unleashes Hidden Voices, at Shotgun, Berkeley
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Call Me by Your Name—Desire Under the Lombard Sun

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“The Very Hungry Caterpiller”: a Puppet Transformation at Bay Area Children’s Theatre

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“Why I died, a Comedy!” Internalizes Humor, at Playground, S.F.

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“Not a Genuine Black Man”: Wit and Warmth, at The Marsh, S.F.

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“An Octoroon” Provokes Reflection at Berkeley Rep

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Carol Christ Declares Free Speech Year at U.C., Berkeley

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CAL Theater Alums Inspire at U.C., Berkeley

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“1776” and “Hamilton”: A Tale of Two Coattails

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