Mary Glen Frederick Divulges Techie Distortions by Patricia L. Morin In “Edit Annie,” playwright Mary Glen Frederick unfolds a threatening experimental world that grips us in a techno-web, using the tools of internet deception. Co-directors Leigh Rondon-Davis and Nailah Unole Dida-nese’ah Harper-Malveaux ensure that every moment is exciting and unexpected. Isolated Annie (dynamic…
Heidi Armbruster Delivers Classic Christie by Lynne Stevens Almost a century since her 11-day disappearance in 1926, the time is right for prolific mystery writer Agatha Christie to have her own personal mystery examined in a charming and breezy play. Decades later at a Christie Festival, fan Lucy (exuberant Nicole Javier) asks, “Do you…
Jocelyn Bioh Bridges Gap Between Cultures with Humor by Patricia L. Morin As one Nigerian sister exclaims, “When it hits, it hits,” and SF Playhouse’s “Nollywood Dreams” has struck gold. In Jocelyn Bioh’s satirical comedy, set in the 1990s Nigerian movie industry, we experience the early stages of Hollywood film-making. Director Margo Hall takes…
Andrew Alty Conjures Magical Myth-Maker of Sword in the Stone by Barry David Horwitz We could be in Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood or with Toad and Badger in Wind in the Willows. Set Designer Devin Kasper’s lush tree trunks frame the story of a wayward student and a poetic hermit—under a stage full…