Lauren Yee Exposes Love’s Labor’s Lost in Pottsville, PA by Patricia L. Morin & Barry David Horwitz “The Song of Summer,” a comedy by Lauren Yee, follows the rocky romance between a pop star and his long lost hometown girlfriend. Yee introduces us to the downtrodden citizens of a former coal mining town who…
Linda Evans Carves a Path to Gender Fluidity by Patricia L. Morin TheatreFirst and Lisa Evans are to be applauded for braving the sensitive questions of sexuality and gender in “You Really Should Sit like a Lady.” When I was young, gender and sexuality were not interchangeable. People were either male or female. Period….
Tom Swift Soars with Awesome Actors, Rapid Repartee by Barry David Horwitz Tom Swift’s striking new play at TheatreFirst, “A Marriage,” leaps off the screen and into our hearts—with daring intimacy. In this powerful comedy, three inventive actors capture a gay marriage evolving over four decades. And they play themselves as actors, too Daniel…
Armistead Maupin’s S.F. Tales Come Home as Musical by Patricia L. Morin Armistead Maupin’s story of newcomers and old-timers in 70s San Francisco was transformed into a musical in 2011. With song and dance, we meet neighbors who bond to make a family at mysterious Anna Madrigal’s multi-story house at 28 Barbary Lane, S.F….