Halsey Varady and Robert Brewer* in the the Regional Premiere of Reasons To Be Pretty at San Jose Stage Company (left to right). Photo by Dave Lepori.

Theater Review: Neil LaBute’s ‘Reasons to be Pretty’ cuts

Once again, I found myself armchair quarterbacking the playwright.
Our Town - Pear Avenue Theatre

Review: ‘Our Town’ at the Pear Avenue Theatre

Written before World War II, it harkens to a simpler America.
Carl Lumbly* and Charles Dean* - Sunset Unlimited - *Courtesy of Actors' Equity Photos by Jessica Palopoli

Theater Review: ‘The Sunset Limited’ at SF Playhouse

In a sense, author Cormac McCarthy is shadow boxing.
Angels in America - Pear Ave. Theatre - Mountain View

Review: ‘Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches’ at The Pear Avenue Theatre

It’s easy to envision an audience insensible to Roy Cohn’s indirect references to Nancy Reagan.
Reasons to Be Pretty - San Jose Stage

‘Reasons to be Pretty’ at San Jose Stage

"I never want my audience to feel safe."
Stark Insider - All Things West Coast

Insider Weekly: Bay Area theater guide

"Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater."
Hope Mohr Dance - Montalvo Saratoga

Theater Review: Titillating ‘First Day of School’ at City Lights

I've seen many shows at City Lights, and with the First Day of School, the little theatre that could has nailed it.

Review: ‘Burn the Floor’ sizzles

"Is that humanly possible?!" I repeatedly asked Loni, my doey-eyed date for the night.

Theater Review: Bill Irwin the consummate clown in ‘Scapin’

Did I mention this show is unpredictable?
Tobie Windham and Joshua Elijah Reese as Oshoosi and Ogun Size in The Brothers Size at Magic Theatre. Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by Octavio Solis. Photo by Jennifer Reiley.

Theater Review: ‘The Brothers Size’ scorches San Francisco

Prison makes grown men afraid of the dark again.