Jewelle Gomez Brings Gay, Black, & Women’s Lib to Life by Barry David Horwitz Where else but in San Francisco can you travel through time, back to Cape Cod in the summer of 1959, and chat with early Civil Rights pioneers? At NCTC, you can eavesdrop on Black and Gay and Women rebels as…
Millennial Notes Ashley Smiley Unravels the City’s Gentrification Nightmare by Hamilton Nguyen Playwright Ashley Smiley reveals her touching vision of what is happening to her beloved City, her neighborhood, and its people. “Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad” tells a San Francisco story about people’s lives destroyed by rampant gentrification—in the Fillmore and Hunter’s…
Millennial Notes Itamar Moses Asks: Where’s the Line Between Personal & Political? by Beau McGlasson When intermission begins and the audience discussions are as loud as the applause, you know the play works. In “The Ally” at the New York Public Theater, Itamar Moses invites us to consider our truths, demons, and biases before…
Guadalís Del Carmen’s Bachata Beat Inspires Dominican Duo by Sarah Jackson Marin Theatre Company’s “Bees & Honey” moves quickly, dancing to a Dominican beat. Don’t miss your chance to catch this culturally complex play. Playwright Guadalís Del Carmen explores how outside forces of sexism, racism, aging parents, and economics affect even the sweetest relationship….