Shana Carroll Invites Us to Join a Theater Revolution by Patricia L. Morin “Passengers,” written, directed, and choreographed by Shana Carroll, entices us to care about the performance artists on stage. We feel for the lady tying herself up in long, silky cloth ribbons high above us, then sliding suddenly back to earth—as we…
Millennial Notes Asian American Playwrights Highlight Diverse Stories by Amy Deng “Evolution: A Festival of Original Short Plays” co-produced by Ferocious Lotus and TheatreFirst, celebrates Asian Americans’ diverse lives in America. This festival touches on race, ancestry, and family tradition. The playwrights, directors, and actors spotlight significant struggles that Asian Americans face, daily. In…
Millennial Notes Christina Anderson Reveals the Fight for Recreation by Tyler Jeffreys Christina Anderson joins the trending Black Joy movement with her world premiere of “the ripple, the wave that carried me home” at Berkeley Rep. We see so much Black oppression porn on TV, we don’t need more oppression stories that cater to…
Marcus Gardley’s Modern Verse Adaptation Shakes US Up! by Lynne Stevens At Cal Shakes, Co-directors Eric Ting and Dawn Monique Williams have staged a first-rate “Lear” with all its rage and fury. In his new, modern verse adaptation, playwright Marcus Gardley uses Bay Area Black history to modernize Shakespeare’s King Lear. The smartest play…