Victoria Evans Erville Evokes Liberating Sweetness & Strife by Barry David Horwitz “The Music of Moms” shows how Black men and women are forced into the military for school or work. And one woman’s husband pays with his life in Iraq, while her dear friend and neighbor says he was a proud soldier who…
Paula Vogel Tells HerStory of Tyrannical Father vs. Women Rebels by Barry David Horwitz Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” holds Sholem Asch’s play “God of Vengeance” tightly in its heart, carrying it from the Jewish ghetto in 1906 Poland to its fateful future in 1923 at New York City’s Yiddish Theater. Seven superb actors play the…
Tchaikovsky’s Gorgeous Score Revels in Romance, Repression by Jennifer Ann Charron Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” shines as the perfect follow up to SF Opera’s Centennial extravaganza “Antony and Cleopatra.” Rather than the elaborate ‘love story of the ages,’ “Onegin” is a subtle, intimate story of romantic disappointments and the recovery of human dignity. Tchaikovsky, himself,…
Nora Brigid Monahan Strips Away Facades, Builds New Ones by Barry David Horwitz At New Conservatory Theatre Center, it’s time to see a rollicking comedy about unexpected collisions between gay and straight life. “Aunt Jack” is a dazzling and enlightening ride that takes your breath away! Director Jeffrey Hoffman casts top-flight San Francisco actors,…