Cavalli Pits Power vs. Love in Sensual Spectacle by Joseph Mutti This was the first time I’d attended a performance of Francesco Cavalli’s “Eliogabalo,” loosely based on the life of the infamous Roman emperor Heliogabalus, and I was a little anxious because the 1667 opera was not performed until 1999. What could be wrong…
Ava Roy’s Spiritual Tour Refreshes Souls, Outdoors by Barry David Horwitz We Players has provided the perfect cure to Pandemic Blues: Take a hike in San Francisco’s McLaren Park; enjoy the magnificent views of ocean and bay. Along the way, you’ll be surprised by actors in full costume who pop out of clearings to…
Erika Dickerson-Despenza Chronicles A Black Girl’s Trauma by Patricia L. Morin SF Playhouse and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre unfold disquieting truths in Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s intense play “[hieroglyph],” born from real events at the Louisiana Superdome. The playwright highlights one Black girl who represents many girls harboring the psychological pain of rape. “[hieroglyph]” tells the horrific…
Millennial Notes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Magical Music Unfolds US, Uniquely by Ilinca P. & Rachel Korsunsky As a kid in 6th grade learning about the American Revolution, I was not very interested in U.S. history. When I first heard of “Hamilton: An American Musical”, I expected another boring history lesson. I didn’t understand why my…