Review: ‘Underdog: The Other Other Brontë’ at the Pear Theatre (**1/2)
by Joanne Engelhardt Despite the fact that “Underdog: The Other Other Brontë” has three excellent leading actors as well as a half dozen fine performers in supporting roles, the play itself has a perplexing— occasionally rambling—storyline. Written by playwright Sarah Gordon, “Underdog” is the somewhat irreverent retelling of the life…
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Review: ‘The Addams Family’ at Palo Alto Players (***)
by Joanne Engelhardt What better timing could there be than opening a production of “The Addams Family” on Halloween night? Palo Alto Players seized the opportunity to do so, combining its opening night of the play with a Halloween costume contest and lots of autumnal drinks and sweets. While…
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Review: ‘ReOrient 2026: Festival of Short Plays’ presented by Golden Thread Productions (****)
by Charlsie-Kern Kruger Although many theatres have closed in the wake of the COVID disaster, the San Francisco Bay Area theatre community is fortunate to have a number of companies that can be considered true “art theatres” (as opposed to primarily commercial enterprises). Our mainstream companies (e.g., A.C.T.,…
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Review: ‘Dracula’ at Theatreworks Silicon Valley (***)
by Joanne Engelhardt It is likely that there are theatergoers who are far more enthusiastic about horror and science fiction than this reviewer. If so, the new TheatreWorks Silicon Valley production of “Dracula” may well be right up their alley. That is because Director Giovanna Sardelli’s take on “Dracula”…
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