Millennial Notes New Chancellor Celebrates Cal’s Theater of Ideas by Tyler Jeffreys and Barry David Horwitz “The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech” –Diogenes Zellerbach Playhouse at U.C., Berkeley hosted an historic event on July 14, 2017, when Berkeley’s first female Chancellor Carol T. Christ revealed her plans for a…
Millennial Notes Fierstein & Herman’s Drag Queens Conquer Conformity by Tyler Jeffreys At S.F. Playhouse’s “La Cage aux Folles,” the curtains, stage, and the audience are bathed in a fuchsia tint. Georges and Albin’s living room features a peacock palette—with teal, purple, and gold trimmings. And Director Bill English teases us with comic wallpaper…
DiPietro & Bryan Create a Cult for Climate Change by Tyler Jeffreys “The Toxic Avenger” musical centers around Melvin Ferd III (Will Springhorn, Jr.) who is thrown into a vat of radioactive nuclear waste, because he stands up to Tromaville’s corrupt Mayor Babs Belgoody (Allison F. Rich). The Mayor wants to make a profit…
Jen Silverman Blends Iowa Housewife and Bronx Vegan by Tyler Jeffreys They say relationships teach us about ourselves, and that we grow after each one ends. Jen Silverman’s “The Roommate” gives us an introspective glimpse into two retired women as they fondle the unexpected. Silverman’s dark comedy follows a Midwestern homeowner Sharon and Robyn…