Millennial Notes Ellen McLaughlin Mixes Intriguing Ideas & Stately Soliloquies by Rachel Norby Ellen McLaughlin’s modern adaptation of Euripides’ “Helen” boasts poignant messages about beauty, fantasy, and war. Prone to soliloquy “Helen” challenges us to stay engaged. Luckily, the actors give stellar performances to pull us back into the nightmare scenarios of Beauty…
Mary Zimmerman’s Magical Mystery Tour of Myth Returns by Kim Waldron “All magic is about transformation,” master illusionist Eugene Burger once said. Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” is all magic, a series of beautiful experiences, sometimes hilarious and open, sometimes cutting, and sometimes just at the edge of comprehension. The tale of Erysichthon proved to be…
Wagner’s Epic Ring Cycle Gets a Glorious Start by Pamela Feinsilber If you were near San Francisco City Hall after dark on June 12, you saw the facade and dome illuminated in vibrant red and gold. That’s because it was opening night across the street at the opera house, where—as the fire-evoking posters proclaim—San…