Review: Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’ presented by Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (**1/2)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger Regular readers of TheatreStorm will know that I have a large place in my heart for community theatre as well as professional work. What community theaters may lack in professional experience, they make up in the kind of enthusiasm, discovery, and community joy that can rarely…
Keep readingReview: ‘Come From Away’ at TheaterWorks Silicon Valley (****)
by Joanne Engelhardt It’s likely that every American over the age of thirty remembers exactly where they were on Sept. 11, 2001, the day two airplanes flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in downtown New York City. On that fateful day, over 30 planes…
Keep readingReview: ‘Psychopomp’ presented by We, Players at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens (*****)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger One must admire a production so ambitious that it literally sets out to take the audience on a tour of the Underworld. Are “We, Players” out of their minds? No. They are confident in the power of their vision and their skills. After all, in various…
Keep readingReview: ‘The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?’ at Shotgun Players (****1/2)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger Edward Albee’s hilariously funny plays are full of witty dialogue and fascinating characters. Indeed, they are irresistible. But, with few exceptions, they don’t seem to make much sense. They parallel normal reality, but they don’t depict it so much as warp it in weird, unexpected, disturbing…
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