Jake Brunger Brings PRIDE & Sharp Eyes to Gay Couples by Barry David Horwitz There’s more than one way to love, says Jake Brunger in his witty, British comedy “Four Play.” In his brilliant, play, in the great tradition of British romantic comedy, he shows us two gay couples—four guys—who are off the charts…
Amy Freed Adapts Shakespeare for Modern Times by Robert M. Gardner At the opening of African American Shakespeare Company’s “Taming of the Shrew,” I expected a retelling of Shakespeare’s famous battle of the sexes comedy. But I got a blast from the past, based in San Francisco’s 1967 Summer of Love. Shakespeare’s words still…
Torange Yeghiazarian Pairs Passion with U.S./Iran Conflict by Lynne Stevens What makes “The Tutor” different from any other love triangle? Well, there are more than three players in this affair. An Iranian couple and their friendly “tutor” play out their entanglement against sharp political conflict. The fourth player is Iran, itself, during the 2022…
Gayle Romasanta Brings Love to Farm Worker Legend by Vince Mediaa —first published at VmediArts “You must believe that our truth is in our heart.” —Larry Itliong Larry Itliong, father of the West Coast labor movement, joined with Cesar Chavez to start the Farm Workers Movement. In “Larry The Musical,” he emerges as a…