Jorge Luis Borges Meets the Moment in New York Closet by Jennifer Ann Charron Not a lot of good has come out of 2020. Even the most privileged, most content, most well-adjusted of us seem to be struggling to find any light. But last week, I witnessed a marvelous source of resilience for the dark…
Millennial Notes Elizabeth Carter Creates A Female-Centric World by Abby Tozer With a woman in the title role and three bi-racial daughters vying for the throne, Director Elizabeth Carter’s “King Lear” progressively challenges Shakespeare’s roles. Animating a remote cast of 13 actors, Carter carves a new path for virtual theater, putting live actors in…
Millennial Notes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Magical Music Unfolds US, Uniquely by Ilinca P. & Rachel Korsunsky As a kid in 6th grade learning about the American Revolution, I was not very interested in U.S. history. When I first heard of “Hamilton: An American Musical”, I expected another boring history lesson. I didn’t understand why my…
Michael Gene Sullivan & Merry Pranksters Ridicule Police Wars by Barry David Horwitz In 2015, the San Francisco Mime Troupe celebrated its 56th Season offering Free Agit-Prop political theater all summer long. On Independence Day Weekend, they knocked it out of Dolores Park for hundreds of happy, laughing picnickers. Now, the Mime Troupe is…