David Abrams Illuminates Tennessee Williams’ Masterpiece Family Drama by Lynne Stevens “The Glass Menagerie,” a play for the Ages, will never go out of style. So long as people feel they are misfits or lack confidence or have unfulfilled dreams, Tennessee Williams’ play will offer hope. Well done, Ross Valley Players! Watching this play…
Regina Taylor Celebrates Southern Black Women’s “Hatitude” by Robert M. Gardner Playwright Regina Taylor’s “Crowns” explodes with talent in this larger than life musical on Black life and culture. Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg impresses us with flair and style. Scenic Designer Nina Ball’s abstract wooden arches form an inspired church setting. “Crowns” has a…
Wayne Harris Artfully Merges Three Angles on Prostitution by Robert M. Gardner Writer-Director Wayne Harris has re-opened his masterpiece “Train Stories” at The Marsh, Berkeley. His three storytellers have separate views of a railroad story from the 1948 pre-Civil Rights time. Each man has a singular revelation about a girl named Jesse Blueribbons. As…
Liz Duffy Adams’ Dynamic Dialogue Evokes Elizabethan Giants by Patricia L. Morin “Born With Teeth” is a dynamic presentation of theater art directed by Josh Costello who brings us an electrifying encounter between two opposing brilliant minds. Playwright Liz Duffy Adams orchestrates combative meetings between the obstinate, renowned playwright, Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (powerful Dean…