Review: “The Revolutionists” at Los Altos Stage Company (***)
by Joanne Engelhardt When she wrote, “The Revolutionists,” playwright Lauren Gunderson was deciding to have fun with that little thing called the French Revolution. It’s definitely not “Les Misérables.” But it is a slapstick-funny, intentionally overacted play that mostly keeps the audience’s attention for a little less than two hours.…
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Review: ‘Pickleball’ at Hillbarn Theatre (*1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt Hillbarn Theater’s artistic director Steve Muterspaugh must have been over-the-moon happy to acquire the rights to produce “Pickleball,” a little-known 2022 comedy written by actor Jeff Daniels. That’s because pickleball is reputedly the fastest-growing sport in the country, with hundreds of thousands of pickleball players…
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Review: ‘Iphigenia in Splott’ at Shotgun Players (***1/2)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger In Euripides’ ancient Greek classic, “Iphigenia in Aulis,” Iphigenia is sacrificed by her father Agamemnon in the interests of the state, in hopes of assuring a war victory. She offers herself willingly. Playwright Gary Owen recognized a modern parallel. Writing in the context of Britain’s austerity…
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Review: Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” presented by Jacobethan Theatre Workshop/Shakespeare In The Park(ing lot) (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger Broadly speaking, there are two primary approaches to modern Shakespearean productions. One focuses on directorial conceptions that seek to find new insights into the world of the plays. This may be accomplished by placing the plays in modern settings, as when Ian McKellen played Richard…
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