Review: World premiere of ‘The Employee Dharma Handbook’ by Geetha Reddy at TheatreWorks (***1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt Watching TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s production of “The Employee Dharma Handbook” is a bit like eating an artichoke. The play is deftly directed by Snehal Desai, who helps his actors peel off their concerns, their needs, their prejudices, one tasty leaf at a time. Local playwright Geetha…
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Review: West Coast premiere of ‘Goat Blood’ at Theatre Rhinoceros (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger Pablo and Owen are work buddies and drinking buddies and on one perfectly normal night they set up a rendezvous with a couple of ladies from their local bar, but Pablo has other ideas and has arranged it so that the ladies are no-shows. Pablo, sexually…
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Review: ‘God of Carnage’ at Pear Avenue Theater (***1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt Yasmina Reza’s award-winning play “God of Carnage” is an apt metaphor for much of what’s wrong in the world today: Lots of supposed adults act very much like 11-year-olds. Some are bullies, some fight back, some give up, and some simply complain a lot. Director…
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Review: ‘The Cottage’ At Palo Alto Players (****)
by Joanne Engelhardt There’s likely only one kind of germ you might enjoy getting — and that is a joy germ. That’s an appropriate phrase for the Palo Alto Players’ production of “The Cottage,” under the astute and memorably British direction of Katie O’Bryan Champlin. Playwright Sandy Rustin has…
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