Michael Gene Sullivan Fleshes Out Orwell’s “Big Brother” by Erin Weitzman and Barry David Horwitz George Orwell’s notorious sci-fi novel 1984 has haunted the modern world since 1949. Michael Gene Sullivan, Resident Playwright at the San Francisco Mime Troupe, brings Orwell’s prophetic story to life in his fiery adaptation, with six powerful actors assembled…
Andrew Alty Conjures Magical Myth-Maker of Sword in the Stone by Barry David Horwitz We could be in Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood or with Toad and Badger in Wind in the Willows. Set Designer Devin Kasper’s lush tree trunks frame the story of a wayward student and a poetic hermit—under a stage full…
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…
Traci Tolmaire’s Renowned Black Artists Confront 50s Racism by Patricia L. Morin “In the Evening by the Moonlight”—by Traci Tolmaire with Margo Hall—honors Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin, and Nina Simone. We see them in 1963, when they were young artists fighting racism. We are introduced to three of the most influential 20th Century artists…