San Francisco International Arts Festival: Duane Forrest Returns to San Francisco with ‘Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World’ and ‘Tree of Dreams’
by Sally Chan From playing the drums at his local church to performing in Irish pubs, Duane Forrest has now graduated to the global stage and returns to San Francisco with two musical theatre pieces, “Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World” (that Duane performed with the San Francisco…
Keep readingReview: ‘Assassins” at Oakland Theater Project (*****)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger When I heard that Oakland Theater Project was going to present Stephen Sondheim’s “Assassins” in their garage theater as a solo performance, I was skeptical. When I heard the solo performer would be Adam KuveNiemann, I thought, “Who is he?” When I looked up…
Keep readingReview: ‘Macbeth: A New Modern Verse Translation by Magdalia Cruz.’ (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger Play On Shakespeare continues its residency at the Magic Theatre with a modern, highly unusual production of “Macbeth” in a new modern verse translation by Magdalia Cruz. As is usual with Play On Shakespeare, the translation is excellent. Even a Shakespearean expert will find little with…
Keep readingInterview Feature: Gary Graves, co-director of Central Works in Berkeley, and Resident Playwright Patricia Milton
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger One of the most famous and appealing structures in the City of Berkeley is the Berkeley City Club on Durand Avenue. It was designed by the great Julia Morgan, who was the first woman architect to graduate from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Her…
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