Lauren Yee Pits U.S. vs. China in a “Friendship Game” by Patricia L. Morin Lauren Yee’s unique play “The Great Leap,” at The Stage in San Jose calls our attention to winning and losing, and the power of political expectations. Yee uses China’s and America’s basketball craze to portray the political and personal conflict…
Fred Pitts Links Black and Native American History by Patricia L. Morin Using his personal tour of the 21 Spanish missions across California, soft-spoken Fred Pitts has fashioned an intriguing, three-dimensional show that unveils centuries of corruption and bigotry aimed at Native Americans. By mixing California history, personal encounters, and surprising interactions with other…
Reflections “Essential Services Project” Offers Free Thrills by Patricia L. Morin Imagine the creativity, stamina, and drive it takes for one person to write, act, direct, and produce, a solo play every week for over a year. John Fisher, Executive Artistic Director of Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco, took on this mind-boggling feat in his…
Tom Swift Soars with Awesome Actors, Rapid Repartee by Barry David Horwitz Tom Swift’s striking new play at TheatreFirst, “A Marriage,” leaps off the screen and into our hearts—with daring intimacy. In this powerful comedy, three inventive actors capture a gay marriage evolving over four decades. And they play themselves as actors, too Daniel…