Tom Swift Soars with Awesome Actors, Rapid Repartee by Barry David Horwitz Tom Swift’s striking new play at TheatreFirst, “A Marriage,” leaps off the screen and into our hearts—with daring intimacy. In this powerful comedy, three inventive actors capture a gay marriage evolving over four decades. And they play themselves as actors, too Daniel…
John Fisher’s Idyllic Bike Trip to Palo Alto Turns Serious by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz In “The Farm,” Fisher’s romantic bicycle trip to the sun-drenched Stanford campus reveals a dark side of the famed university. For over a year, John Fisher’s 60+ weekly solo shows have featured his love for local…
Nicole Parizeau Paints a Portrait of Business vs. Art by Patricia L. Morin “The Human Ounce,” an audio play, begins by asking: How can we value a masterpiece—in any art form—when we learn the artist is a Nazi, pedophile, racist, or immoral? Two friends, the museum curator Biz (dynamic Kimberly Ridgeway) and museum educator…
Millennial Notes Cotter, Reddy, Rivas Pay Tribute to Student Ordeals by Tanvi Agrawal “Curly Fries: A Working Title” presents six ‘webisodes’ that explode onto the screen with a dynamic opening sequence. Unforgettable snapshots of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor street graffiti, Black Lives Matter protests, and a photo of Ruth Bader Ginsburg blend together…