The creative design elements of the shocking opening scene augur well for what is yet to come.

The three hour show included all that we love about ZinZanni - a great 5 course meal, crowd involvement in riotous competitions and performances, spell binding acts, and even the train transformed into a Mexican themed event.

This multi-layered tale of a young man’s mental instability is perfectly delivered by one of the most stellar casts that City Lights Theatre has put together this year.

A “wirehead” is a human with an intracranially implanted “z drive.”

Quirkly and self-referential, O’Hare can do more with her cheekbones than many actresses can do with the entire body.

It is a testament to the universality of the family of man that this endearing story, steeped in Jewish traditions from the shetls of Eastern Europe, is so meaningful to audiences everywhere.

Pinter’s examination of the games that people play suggests that one’s emotions are not so easily compartmentalized.

"“We look upon this juncture in our history as an opportunity for so many of us who have been a part of Aurora from its humble beginnings at the Berkeley City Club, to the opening and recent expansion of our own theater space on Addison Street, to look back and reflect,”" said Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross.

The 2009 suicides of Gunn High School students are still very close to us here, not the least because the number of deaths was far greater than local newspapers indicated.

Hillbarn Director Hunt Burdick stood this piece on its head by heightening the action so that it plays as over-the-top British humor instead of high drama.