Eisa Davis’ NorCal Tale Explores Isolation & Liberation by Barry David Horwitz A winding stream meanders along the stage where a dreaming girl communes with the Navarro River. Behind her looms the old Boonville hotel/brothel, with steep steps leading up to the women’s rooms. Although it seems like Mark Twain’s America, it’s 1955, Mendocino…
Josh Kornbluth Combines Comedy, Genius, & Caring by Barry David Horwitz What a show! What a Genius! “Citizen Brain” is a one man show by the extraordinary Josh Kornbluth, who knows his way around storytelling. Now he’s a UCSF Brain Fellow, as well as comedian and caretaker. Josh exudes empathy: he’s loyal, trusty, and…
Shakespeare & Perrone Bring on the Magic & the Clowns by K. Marguerite Caronna A picnic. The Berkeley Hills. Spreading oaks. Theater in the park. Inferno Theatre proudly offers a joyful production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in the newly renovated John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre, kicking off the season for outdoor plays. Adaptor, Director, Set…
Millennial Notes Arnold Lobel’s Classic & Robert Reale’s Music Unite to Delight by Nicholas Leither My kids noticed it before I did. All along the edge of the stage, in front of the front row, a row of small lily pad pillows. “Dad, can we sit on the lily pads?” I looked around and shrugged. …