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Mad as a Hatter
I reviewed AlterTheater’s commissioned world premiere of a Lauren Yee play in today’s Marin Independent Journal, so hie thee over yonder to check it out. Jeff Garrett and Patricia Silver in A Man, His...
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Well Hello, Dali
I’ve had to take a break from the blog the last couple of weeks for a wide assortment of reasons, but I do have a review in today’s Marin Independent Journal, of AlterTheater’s production of Jose...
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Jewels of the North
When I posted my Top Ten shows of the year earlier this week, one may or may not have noticed that there weren’t any North Bay shows on my list, despite my part-time gig as theater critic for the Marin...
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Northern Lights
I have not one but two features in today’s Marin Independent Journal. First up is a story examining the future of the Fringe of Marin festival after the death of founder Annette Lust, and then a chat...
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The Friendly Ghost
AlterTheater’s latest world premiere, by 90-year-old Marin theater veteran Ann Brebner, proves a sweet depiction of a family helping each other through grief. My review of The Dead Girl is on the Marin...
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Northern (High)Lights
Hey, my Top Five Marin theater productions of 2013 are in today’s Marin Independent Journal! Head over yonder and check ‘em out! Tobie Windham, L. Peter Callender and Nicholas Pelczar in The Whipping...
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Bride of Fishingstein
It’s my first show of the year, and it’s a good one: Marisela Treviño Orta’s lyrical fairytale set in a Brazilian fishing village. My review of AlterTheater’s The River Bride is in today’s Marin...
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Altered Shepard
AlterTheater revives Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love in a San Rafael storefront, directed by the play’s original Old Man, where it will run in repertory with Marisela Treviño Orta’s The River Bride. My...
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Daddy’s Girl
Denmo Ibrahim’s one-woman show creates two compelling characters who carry your heart with them on their travels. My review is in the Marin Independent Journal. Denmo Ibrahim in Baba. Photo by David...
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Methed-up Fellowship
A Frodo-obsessed wannabe gangster, a rampaging bear on meth, and an escaped senior citizen with dementia. My review of Ignacio Zulueta’s comedy The Fellowship is in the Marin Independent Journal. Carla...
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Northern Highlights
It’s that time again… time for the Top 10 Marin productions of 2014! I only tackled five of them, but… well, you’ll see. Read all about it in the Marin Independent Journal! Liz Sklar and Nicholas...
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Lament of the Landless
AlterTheater’s Landless eulogizes the empty storefronts it performs in. My review of Larissa FastHorse’s new play is in the Marin Independent Journal. Patricia Silver and Nick Garcia in Landless. Photo...
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Amen to That
James Baldwin’s first play, The Amen Corner, makes a surprisingly good case against religion. Read my review in the Marin Independent Journal. Erica Smith and Cathleen Riddley in AlterTheater’s...
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Northern Lights
I have not one but two features in today’s Marin Independent Journal. First up is a story examining the future of the Fringe of Marin festival after the death of founder Annette Lust, and then a chat...
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The Friendly Ghost
AlterTheater’s latest world premiere, by 90-year-old Marin theater veteran Ann Brebner, proves a sweet depiction of a family helping each other through grief. My review of The Dead Girl is on the Marin...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Northern (High)Lights
Hey, my Top Five Marin theater productions of 2013 are in today’s Marin Independent Journal! Head over yonder and check ‘em out! Tobie Windham, L. Peter Callender and Nicholas Pelczar in The Whipping...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bride of Fishingstein
It’s my first show of the year, and it’s a good one: Marisela Treviño Orta’s lyrical fairytale set in a Brazilian fishing village. My review of AlterTheater’s The River Bride is in today’s Marin...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Altered Shepard
AlterTheater revives Sam Shepard’s Fool for Love in a San Rafael storefront, directed by the play’s original Old Man, where it will run in repertory with Marisela Treviño Orta’s The River Bride. My...
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Best of the North
Once again Barry Willis and I pick five shows apiece for the Top 10 Marin theater productions of 2015! Check it out in the Marin Independent Journal. Ron Campbell as Don Quixote and John R. Lewis as...
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We Don’t Need Another White Savior
AlterTheater goes deep into the question of who gets to tell the story of a people’s struggle. Read my review in the Marin Independent Journal. Nkechi Emeruwa, Dorian Lockett, and AeJay Mitchell in...
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