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Mary Lou Herlihy

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“Shipping & Handling” Challenges with Wise ‘Black Robots’”—at Crowded Fire

“Shipping & Handling” Challenges with Wise ‘Black Robots’”—at Crowded Fire

August 17, 2024 Mary Lou Herlihy

Star Finch Explores AI, Channeling the Genius of Black Women by Mary Lou Herlihy “Shipping and Handling” is voluble and experimental, bursting with humor and intrigue. Dr. Mother Mercy offers us a wildly imaginative future—complete with her brood of dancing “Black Robots.” Playwright Star Finch’s fantastical meditations on Black women’s creativity and power feel like…

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“Best of Second City” Displays Chicago Comedy Empire—at Berkeley Rep

“Best of Second City” Displays Chicago Comedy Empire—at Berkeley Rep

July 20, 2024 Mary Lou Herlihy

Six Young Stars Shine in Surprising New Style Comedy by Mary Lou Herlihy & Barry David Horwitz Over decades, the famed comedy club and theater, “Second City” (Chicago) has been the seedbed for Saturday Night Live’s New York stars. From John Belushi to Gilda Radner to Keegan-Michael Key, each generation carves its updated world…

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“Who’s-Dead McCarthy”: Delivers Poetic Irish Wit at Its Finest—at Word4Word

“Who’s-Dead McCarthy”: Delivers Poetic Irish Wit at Its Finest—at Word4Word

July 2, 2024 Mary Lou Herlihy

Kevin Barry’s Stories, Brilliantly Staged—A Must See! by Mary Lou Herlihy Hilarious Irish characters mine a deep well of humor and humanity in all three of Kevin Barry’s short stories. Melancholy and magic loom around the periphery and keep us on the edge. Barry’s very Irish stories come alive under the brilliant and playful…

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“Mother Road”: Epic Tale of Mexican & American Quest—at Berkeley Rep

“Mother Road”: Epic Tale of Mexican & American Quest—at Berkeley Rep

June 24, 2024 Mary Lou Herlihy

Octavio Solis Reveals Mother Lode of Mexico-US Family by Mary Lou Herlihy and Barry David Horwitz From a CraigsList ad reading: “All Joads come home. Riches beyond your wildest dreams,” surfaces Martín Jodes with his Spanish version of the name Joad. The young Mexican American drifter is facing the adventure of his life, finding…

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