Alandra Hileman Casts off Our Expectations by Tyler Jeffreys Finally, some theater for fantasy nerds! Quantum Dragon Theatre presents “Spell Eternity” by Alandra Hileman at The Mojo Theatre in San Francisco. “Spell Eternity” has everything we want in an epic tale: sword fights, first loves, monsters, and a nosy hermit who speaks in riddles…
Millennial Notes College Students Take Education by the Reins by Tyler Jeffreys On Thursday, March 16, the U.C. Berkeley Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies offered its 2017 Alumni Panel to inspire students during a Q. and A. session between current students and theater professionals. When I entered the intimate and homey Durham…
A Millennial’s Notes Michael Frayn’s Discombobulated Divas Dash around Stage by Tyler Jeffreys Welcome to the backstage shenanigans that every actor knows and fears. Michael Frayn’s slapstick farce “Noises Off” exposes a British theater company’s tour of their destined-to-flop play. Lighthearted and fun, the parody takes us out of our busy minds, and allows…
Millennial Notes Naomi Iizuka Mingles Myth with Modern Pain by Tyler Jeffreys Some youths are at risk, others passed that threshold before birth. We may not know their names, but we will certainly know their tales. “Polaroid Stories,” written by Naomi Iizuka and directed by Margo Hall, tells the stories of street kids who…