Review: ‘Wuthering Heights’ at Berkeley Repertory (**1/2)
by Charles Kruger Wise Children’s energetic adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” opens with a marvelous bit of physical theatre. Mr. Lockwood arrives in the midst of a storm to visit the ill-fated house of “Wuthering Heights,” mastered by the inhospitable Heathcliff. The storm is amazing. The actors persuade us of…
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Review: World premier of ‘Book of Sand (a fairytale)’ by Oakland Theater Project (*****)
by Charles Kruger The two characters (HE and SHE) of Lisa Ramirez’s brilliant new play are haunted by additional characters, listed in the program as THEY. These additional characters are not portrayed by actors but are described in the program as “The Chorus of Stories and Ghosts in her…
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Review: SF Opera presents, ‘La Traviata’ (no rating)
by Charles Kruger Unfortunately, TheatreStorm is not publishing a review of ‘La Traviata.’ After TheatreStorm published a column accurately calling out SFO for lax COVID protocols earlier this year, it stopped receiving press invitations for SFO productions, after several years of regular reviews. Efforts by TheatreStorm to reach out…
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Review: ‘The Museum Annex’ a world premiere at Central Works (*****)
by Charles Kruger When George C. Wolfe created his play, “The Colored Museum,” back in 1991, it was a huge success with its hilarious skewering of African American stereotypes. With “The Museum Annex,” playwright Mildred Inez Lewis has created a worthy successor, focusing on Black American woman (the original…
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