Millennial Notes Tom Swift Queries Queer Love, Breaking Comic Boundaries by Kelly Mou “A Marriage” covers lots of territory: two gay lovers, forty-two years, and a hilarious gay nephew. Tom Swift’s touching comedy also challenges realistic theater: The three actors break the fourth wall and take us behind the scenes. Tim Garcia plays a…
Millennial Notes Michael Socrates Moran Invokes Song & Story in Mythic Spectacle by Jeanette Quick “Exodus to Eden,” Michael Socrates Moran’s ambitious new play, breaks new ground in both its staging and its themes of otherness, environmental destruction, and homelessness. The haunting voice of graceful Nkechi Live as an Exiled Angel fills the room,…
Millennial Notes Woodson, Reagon, Davis Offer Musical Gift to Parents, Kids by Rosa del Duca “The Day You Begin!” is the day you start to tell your special stories, unique to you. That is the empowering message behind Bay Area Children’s Theatre’s latest musical, based Jacqueline Woodson’s bestselling book. Four nervous children attend their…
Millennial Notes Tina Fey’s Hilarious Path to Privileged Girls’ Self-Approval by Amy Deng At the Golden Gate Theatre, Tina Fey’s satirical humor combines with Jeff Richmond’s dynamic music to make “Mean Girls” a delight. Based on the movie Mean Girls, the musical reminds us that comparing ourselves to others is self-destructive. In her suburban…