Lydia R. Diamond’s Spectacular Play Embodies Our Herstory by Barry David Horwitz Toni Stone was a real live woman who yearns to play baseball. But she’s female and Black. She manages to overturn every prejudice, joke, and stupidity—until she plays with the San Francisco Sea Lions, and then, the Indianapolis Clowns in 1953. Toni…
Bryan & DiPietro Passionately Pit Rock n’ Roll vs. Racism by Robert M. Gardner In “Memphis,” exciting music and dance move the soul. Under the inspired direction of Director Brendan Simon, “Memphis” offers non-stop entertainment. We are quickly caught up in the beautiful songs and intricate dance moves by the talented ensemble. Set in…
Montoya, Salinas, Siguenza Shine Satirical Spotlight on US by Cynthia Lopez Thirty years ago, in the Mission, I discovered “Culture Clash”—a trio of talented comics who offered a hilarious, irreverent, and biting political view of U.S. life from a Latino point of view. So, what’s different now? A lot—and very little. In a series…
Millennial Notes Charles Dickens’ London Explodes in Songs & Spirits by Natasha Munasinghe For Christmas, Center REP offers a charming musical rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Director Scott Denison recreates Victorian London from stony walls to elegant wooden arches. Scenic designer Kelly James Tighe creates a gothic Victorian London with an upper…