Review: ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’ presented by Oakland Theater Project (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger “The House of Bernarda Alba,” Federico García Lorca’s final play, is a stunning tragedy of oppression. Fiercely controlling matriarch Bernarda Alba has been widowed, and left with the care of five daughters upon whom she insists on exercising total control. They are not permitted to leave…
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Review: ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ at New Conservatory Theatre Center (*****)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is a big rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza with a live band on stage, complex choreography, and deep pockets of excitement. Performed well, it is big enough to satisfy even in a theatre the size of The Orpheum or The Golden Gate.…
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Review: ‘Shakespeare Over My Shoulder’ at African American Shakespeare Company (****)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger When I first heard of Ted Lange’s new play, “Shakespeare Over My Shoulder,” and that it dealt with the alleged controversy over the authorship of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare, I winced. I have read on the subject, and I am on the side of…
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Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’ at the Phoenix Theatre (***)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger Every committed theatre artist, reviewers included, knows that certain challenges eventually arrive. Directors and actors may have to face knotty problems of interpretation for “Hamlet,” “Othello,” or “King Lear.” Actors might face those roles as well as guilt-ridden Lady Macbeth, or wronged Malvolio. And that’s just…
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