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Jul 14, 2021
One Voice, One Mic: Alameda’s only comedy club comes roaring back with laughter
For our West Alameda Spotlight, Lou Fancher shines on the Alameda Comedy Club, the only comedy club in Alameda, and owners Patrick Ford and Lori Theis as they reopen their doors and invite laughter back into our lives.
Dec 9, 2020
Radio Days
Riding a crazy Covid-19 carousel to reach production, Contra Costa Civic Theater has managed to remount last season’s big hit, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. The El Cerrito-based theater company’s virtual telling of the...
Apr 9, 2019
Actually May Be More Relevant Today Than it Was in 2017
Ella Dershowitz and Michael A. Curry in Anna Ziegler’s Actually, directed by Tracy Ward.
Credits: Photo by David Allen
No one sees Anna Ziegler's play, Actually, alone. Presented through May 5 in Aurora Theatre's intimate Harry's Upstage venue, unconscious...
Jan 23, 2019
‘Paradise Square’ Dreams Big
Jason Oremus and Jacobi Hall dance in Paradise Square.
Credits: Photo courtesy of Berkeley Rep
If the potent manifesto and all-star talent behind the scenes and onstage in Paradise Square don’t cause your pulse to spike with yearning for...
Oct 11, 2017
Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses at Zellerbach in Berkeley
The visually stunning play by Mary Zimmerman is coming back to its Bay Area roots this month. Metamorphoses had its West Coast premiere at the Zellerbach Playhouse...
Sep 20, 2017
Blasted by Sarah Kane
In 1995, British playwright Sarah Kane premiered her first production, a provocative three-person play featuring rape, suicide, and cannibalism. It shocked London audiences with its unflinching depiction and was met by largely negative...
Aug 30, 2017
Luna Gale at Aurora Theatre
Exasperated social worker Caroline (Jamie Jones) drowns in paperwork in Aurora's Bay Area Premiere of Luna Gale.
Credits: Photo by David Allen
Luna Gale, written by playwright Rebecca Gilman,...