Armistead Maupin’s S.F. Tales Come Home as Musical by Patricia L. Morin Armistead Maupin’s story of newcomers and old-timers in 70s San Francisco was transformed into a musical in 2011. With song and dance, we meet neighbors who bond to make a family at mysterious Anna Madrigal’s multi-story house at 28 Barbary Lane, S.F….
Neil LaBute Parallels 9/11 Attack & Lovers’ Psychodrama by Patricia L. Morin “The Mercy Seat,” under the creative direction of Allie Bailey at Los Altos Stage Company, cleverly exposes a caustic relationship between a younger man and an older woman. And she is his boss. Playwright Neil LaBute highlights gender differences that spill over…
Jeanne Sakata Celebrates an American Hero by Barry David Horwitz In Jeanne Sakata’s moving “Hold These Truths,” the incomparable Jomar Tagatac takes us into Gordon Hirabayashi’s mind when he stood up against FDR’s racist Executive Order 9066—taking his case to the Supreme Court. At S.F. Playhouse, Tagatac also plays judges, police, family, and friends—each…
John Fisher’s Idyllic Bike Trip to Palo Alto Turns Serious by Robert M. Gardner & Barry David Horwitz In “The Farm,” Fisher’s romantic bicycle trip to the sun-drenched Stanford campus reveals a dark side of the famed university. For over a year, John Fisher’s 60+ weekly solo shows have featured his love for local…