Gunderson & Gray Capture Life Under Lockdown by Patricia L. Morin Left Edge Theatre’s two one-acts, “Beautiful Monsters” by Kelly Gray and “I and You” by Lauren Gunderson, explore the difficulties of life and love, and reveal our absolute need for human connection. “Beautiful Monsters,” astutely directed by Argo Thompson, grabbed my attention immediately….
Millennial Notes Lin-Manuel Miranda Revives Revolution in Living Color by Evelyn Arevalo The touring company of “Hamilton” in San Francisco boasts an exciting diversity of singers and dancers. Much like the Bay Area, the cast is multi-cultural and phenomenal—like Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical, itself. Miranda’s ground-breaking show about the American Revolution—in rap, jazz, and ballad–has…
Cavalli Pits Power vs. Love in Sensual Spectacle by Joseph Mutti This was the first time I’d attended a performance of Francesco Cavalli’s “Eliogabalo,” loosely based on the life of the infamous Roman emperor Heliogabalus, and I was a little anxious because the 1667 opera was not performed until 1999. What could be wrong…
Ava Roy’s Spiritual Tour Refreshes Souls, Outdoors by Barry David Horwitz We Players has provided the perfect cure to Pandemic Blues: Take a hike in San Francisco’s McLaren Park; enjoy the magnificent views of ocean and bay. Along the way, you’ll be surprised by actors in full costume who pop out of clearings to…