Millennial Notes Bertolt Brecht Releases Voices Crushed by War by Tyler Jeffreys “It’s a blessing to be dumb,” says Mother Courage (Wilma Bonet) while kissing her youngest non-speaking daughter Kattrin (Rolanda D. Bell). When I hear this, I remember being blind to the monstrosities of our world, especially war. War is for the politicians,…
Millennial Notes Robert Askins’ Obscene Puppet Sabotages the Church by Tyler Jeffreys Altarena Playhouse’s “Hand to God” magnifies the age-old philosophical question: What is right and wrong? Playwright Robert Askins uses puppets to tell a story of a lustful, sex-crazed church family in a small southern town. The human and puppet characters spring to…
Millennial Notes Thornton Wilder Imagines Hilarious Apocalypse by Tyler Jeffreys If the audience is laughing…they’re listening. –V. Cate (playwright) You’ve heard that laughter is the best teacher. So, “The Skin of our Teeth” at Live Oak Park uses hearty laughs to reminds us about human oneness and empathy. The Actors Ensemble of Berkeley takes…
Millennial Notes Susi Damilano Delivers a Poppin’ Nanny for the Ages by Rachel Norby and Tyler Jeffreys P.L. Travers’ quirky, beloved English governess, Mary Poppins (commanding El Beh) takes a sharp, new turn in director Susi Damilano’s staging. When Mary sings “The whole bloomin’ Empire,” she reminds us that the British Empire was ruling…