The world premiere of director/playwright Stuart Bousel's Giant Bones, a clever assimilation of four stories by author Peter S. Beagle, opened over the weekend at EXIT Theatre in San Francisco. It's an intriguing and challenging piece that once again demonstrates the power of small, black-box theater. In the tech world,...

Sonia Flew adds an emotional exclamation mark to the end of the San Jose Rep's 2009/2010 season, and does so with such riveting performances and heartfelt drama, that it's impossible not to be moved. Set alternatively against the backdrop of post-9/11 America and the Cuban Revolution, it elevates our consciousness. What does it mean to...

The Curran Theatre in San Francisco was one heck of a fun place to be last night. Touring Broadway show (by SHN) In the Heights opened here to an enthusiastic crowd and did not disappoint, demonstrating why it nabbed a 2008 Tony for best musical, and a Grammy for best...

Everything but the kitchen sink gets tossed into the high-tech version of Peter Pan that opened yesterday at Ferry Park in San Francisco. With a 360-degree jumbo video screen and exciting flying acrobatics it should fulfill the dreams of any starry-eyed youngster looking for adventure and thrills. Everything is larger than...

Throughout the first act of the Hillbarn’s Gypsy, I wondered why it seemed so lackluster. Annmarie Martin (Rose) is a commanding vocalist. Dan Kapler (Herbie) and Annmarie are perfectly cast together. The child dancers, especially in the newsboy scene, are incredibly well-focused. The busy opening was hard to pull...

Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company is proud to announce a call for submissions for its sixth season of the Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works. The company will choose four new plays to be presented as staged readings with professional directors and actors during the GAP festival...

Norman the librarian is one heck of a swinger, baby. The three woman in his life are disgusted by his philandering ways, at least most of the time. But for some mysterious, bullocks-to-the-wind reason find themselves drawn to his sexual, animal instinct and swagger. It could be his fur hat....

Slasher goes for the jugular, but comes up short. The Bay Area premiere now playing at SF Playhouse succeeds, though, in spilling blood. Lots of it. If not perfect, for committed horror fans like myself it's still a welcome treat simply because the subject matter is not given much attention...

Even since Michael Litfin’s “PLACES” appeared at Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, theatre about theatre has been on my radar. Where else can we get away with being so bloody self-referential and over-the-top obsessed? Where else can navel-gazing be turned into art? Where else can we be skewered and redeemed...

Looking for something to do this weekend? With the nice weather finally approaching, now's the perfect time to head to your favorite local theater house. No, not Avatar my friends, I'm talking about the stage... as in live, heart-pumping theater. There are several new shows opening this weekend up...