Andrew Bergh Exposes Greed & Spies in Sound of Music by Barry David Horwitz If you’ve ever wondered what went on behind the scenes in The Sound of Music or how the Nazis gained power in Austria, “The Radicalization of Rolfe” has the answers in powerful dramatic scenes. Come and mingle with the workers…
Reflections “Who’s the Witch in the Witchhunt?” by Jenyth Jo In “John Proctor Is the Villain,” Carter Smith, a high school English teacher in Georgia, explains, “Art tries to make sense of certain moments in time.” Since Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” is an allegory for McCarthyism, phrases like the “current witch-hunt” and “speak truth…
Lynn Nottage Revives Crucial Conflict in Civil Rights Era by Kheven Lee LaGrone Playwright Lynn Nottage is the only woman in history to have won two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. Her early work, “Crumbs from the Table of Joy,” set in 1950 Brooklyn, is the story of a devoted follower of Father Divine, a…
Patricia Milton Strips the Veneer from Precious Antiques by Teri Piccolo & Tracy Allen First produced in Berkeley in 2018, “Bamboozled,” a fantastic comedy-mystery by local playwright Patricia Milton, comes to life with wit and humor under the direction of Terrence Tyrie Ivory. Four skillful actors portray sassy, driven women in a tale of…