Review: Stuart Bousel’s ‘Satyricon: A Queer Comedy About Imperial Collapse’ given its world premiere by SF Eagle Players
by Charles Kruger “Satyricon” is a blast. Now, to be honest, I’m not sure I followed the plot very well. I’m not even sure I got the jokes. But, really, it doesn’t matter. “Satyricon,” as presented in San Francisco’s premier leather kink bar, The Eagle, in the heart of…
Keep readingReview: ‘Trey’ or ‘Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle Kyle III’ at Theatre Rhinoceros (****1/2)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger As the editor and chief writer for TheatreStorm, I have seen close to a thousand plays over the past several years. They are usually pretty good. Less usually, they are very good. Occasionally, they are great. And, once in a blue moon, along comes a unicorn:…
Keep readingReview: ‘Once Upon A Mattress’ at Sonoma Arts Live (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger “Once Upon A Mattress” is one of the true oddities of the American stage. It is silly, smutty, shallow, and utterly absurd. It was created as a fun project for an Adult Summer Camp. (Put the emphasis on “Adult” for sexual innuendo.) It then went…
Keep readingReview: ‘Hamlet’ presented by SPARC (Shakespeare & Performing Arts Regional Company) at Darcie Kent Vineyards in Livermore (*****)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger There are many ways to approach “Hamlet.” Because it is so well-known, most contemporary directors will try to find something unusual in their approach. This was true even in 1899 when superstar Sarah Bernhardt successfully took on the role when she was 55 years old.…
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