Scott Silven Connects His Guests to Each Other, Magically by Barry David Horwitz Scott Silven, a consummate storyteller and performance artist, artfully connects an elegant dinner, mind-bending illusions, and 28 strangers in new and wonderful ways. As he walks around the candlelit banquet table, he seems to know each of his guests, and he…
Becca Wolff Turns Kilbanes’ Music into Amazing Theater by Jennifer Ann Charron I admit, I knew almost nothing about “Weightless” before the Opening Night at ACT’s Strand Theater. I did not know The Kilbanes or their music. I read the description: “part concert, part play, part dream,” which left me skeptical. But, it turns…
Streaming Now, April 2020, at: youtube.com Millennial Notes Mark Jackson & Beth Wilmurt Wake Our Need for Change by Evelyn Arevalo ‘Kill the Debbie Downers! Kill Them! Kill Them! Kill Them Off!” illustrates how vulnerable we all are. The energetic singing, dancing, leaping cast invites us to a Big Party! Set Designer Mikiko Uesugi…
Geoff Sobelle’s Family Festival Telescopes Time by Barry David Horwitz It’s like watching the set do acrobatics. Only the circus can compete with the inspired building and raising of a two-story house onstage in front of our eyes. Theater magic at its finest—the genius of Geoff Sobelle transforms Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre into a…