by Charles Kruger As we approach Black History Month, it is difficult to imagine a more pertinent body of artistic work than that of playwright August Wilson, whose Century Cycle chronicles the 20th century experience of African-Americans living in Pittsburgh’s historically Black Hill District. The Cycle (sometimes called the Pittsburgh Cycle) consists of 10 plays, […]
by Charles Kruger Please note, dear readers, that this is not a “best of” list! Who am I to make such judgements? What follows are ten theatrical experiences that live vividly in my memories of 2018. Each was wonderful in some way. I could have chosen others. And a further caveat: there were hundreds of […]
by Charles Kruger Indra’s Net Theater specializes in plays about science, usually original work, often from the hand of playwright/director Bruce Coughran. They consistently offer some of the best and most intellectually challenging theatre to be found in the Bay Area, and “A Time for Hawking” is no exception. Playwright/director Bruce Coughran combines a poet’s […]
by Charles Kruger Piaf! At the name, my heart flutters. Doesn’t yours? If not, then I suspect you’ve never heard a recording of the musical soul of France, perhaps the greatest torch singer in the history of recorded song, who rose from busking on the streets of Paris to perform in many of the world’s […]
by Charles Kruger
by Charles Kruger To begin with, everybody who knows the Frank Capra movie (and who doesn’t, if they are drawn to attend this opera) brings a lot of baggage to the party. Will George Bailey sing “Buffalo Gals?” Will there be a “Hee Haw” aria? Will the opera be too cute and sentimental? Will it […]
by Charles Kruger Award winning local playwright Christopher Chen is a rising star on the regional theatre circuit, his plays being produced both in the Bay area (Cutting Ball Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory) on the East Coast (Long Wharf Theatre), and points in between. Last year, he was part of SF Playhouse’s popular […]
