Martyna Majok’s Darja Struggles to Survive in New Jersey by Emily S. Mendel Thank you, Oakland Theater Project, for producing “Ironbound,” a taut, tense, yet tender and loving exploration of a Polish immigrant’s struggles to find a decent and secure life for herself in industrial New Jersey. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok knows the…
Eric Reyes Loo Serves Heartbreak, Tortas, & Revelation in 90 Minutes by Isa S. Chu In the world premiere of “Simple Mexican Pleasures,” playwright Eric Reyes Loo serves up a vibrant, heartfelt, and funny journey of self-discovery—wrapped in masa, dipped in memory, and garnished with just the right dash of magic. Directed with spark…
Sona Tatoyan’s Powerful Story Alarms Kingdoms of Silence by Pina Piccolo Premiering to the world in a packed house at Potrero Stage, Golden Thread and Hakawati NGO’s co-production of “AZAD (the rabbit and the wolf)” challenges us with a dynamic, immersive experience that informs and entertains. The complex story brims with intriguing questions and…
Kaufman & Gronich Name Names of Mass Murderers by Barry David Horwitz “Here there are blueberries” is written on a post card sent by one of the young women working at Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp. Thanks to an album of photos discovered in 2007, we now can see how the Nazis lived in…