Lauren Gunderson Illuminates Her Husband’s Life & Love by Barry David Horwitz Halfway into her new one-man show, beamed from Marin Theatre Company, wonderful playwright Lauren Gunderson chooses between the fascinating research of her virologist husband, Nathan Wolfe, and the history of their young family—a tricky choice. I enjoyed most of the 80 minute…
Josh Kornbluth, Genius Comic, Uses Science for Revolution by Barry David Horwitz Josh Kornbluth has found a way to link self-discovery to political regeneration. He has blazed a trail from the personal to the political–with good humor, friendliness, and warmth. Josh, a delightful, inviting solo performer zooms his show from his apartment in Berkeley,…
Josh Luxenberg Creates an Adventure in a Box by Patricia L. Morin “The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy” maps new territory for online theater. Theater in Quarantine’s video and electronic innovations blend set, story, sound, and character into a technologically advanced miniature wonderland. Playing bumbling astronaut Egon Tichy, Joshua William Gelb transforms his 8’x…
Sondheim Songs Pit Painter’s Life vs. Art Biz by Robert M. Gardner Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize winning musical “Sunday in the Park with George” offers insights into Georges Seurat’s famous room-size painting of Parisians in the park. At the end, Seurat’s fictional great-grandson, a modern artist, explains, “White. A blank page—or canvas. So many…