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Theater Review: ‘Den of Thieves’ a sure thing, donuts to dollars
by Clinton Stark | 03.16.10 | Comment
Theater Review: ‘Den of Thieves’ a sure thing, donuts to dollars

Unorganized crime has never been funnier than in Den of Thieves at SF Playhouse. But first, some advice: any time a gun-toting slickster with “Flaco” tattooed on his forearm and a girlfriend named Boochie tells you a job ...

sowing seeds of imagination
Hanging ‘By A Thread’ at ICA: Constructing unexpected visions with thread…and sometimes needle
by Loni Kao Stark | 03.16.10 | Comment
Hanging ‘By A Thread’ at ICA: Constructing unexpected visions with thread…and sometimes needle

One glance at By A Thread, the latest exhibit at San Jose’s Institute of Contemporary Art, and you know this is not your grandmother’s embroidery…or your mother’s for that matter. The latest exhibit is a collection of works ...

What's Happening: Film and Arts
City Lights Theater presents Frank Langella’s ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’
by Chris Wright | 03.16.10 | Comment
City Lights Theater presents Frank Langella’s ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’

City Lights Theater Company of San Jose announced it will be presenting Frank Langella’s Cyrano–an adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac.

“A thrilling romance, this is the classic tale of a man who longs to feel worthy of ...

La Familia
Theater Review: ‘Sunsets and Margaritas’ at TheatreWorks
by Clinton Stark | 03.15.10 | Comment
Theater Review: ‘Sunsets and Margaritas’ at TheatreWorks

In Sunsets and Margaritas by playwright José Cruz González, a Latino family faces just about every challenge life can throw their way: aging, regret, birth, despair. Oh, plus a panic attack or two thrown in for good measure.

But the Serrano’s benefit ...

Emotional Performances
Theater Review: ‘Burn This’ premieres at Dragon Theatre, Palo Alto
by Cy Ashley Webb | 03.14.10 | Comment
Theater Review: ‘Burn This’ premieres at Dragon Theatre, Palo Alto

Given that small theater companies come and go faster than restaurants on Castro Street in Mountain View, the tenth anniversary of the Dragon is cause for celebration indeed.   After shepherding the company through six years of a quasi-nomadic ...

What's Happening: Film and Arts
San Jose Repertory Theatre celebrates 25 SF Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle Award nominations
by Chris Wright | 03.12.10 | Comment

The San Jose Rep Theatre received a grand total of twenty-five nominations from the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle for outstanding productions. The Kite Runner, As You Like It and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling ...

What's Happening: Film and Arts
Grammy Award-winning ‘In The Heights’ comes to San Francisco
by Chris Wright | 03.12.10 | Comment
Grammy Award-winning ‘In The Heights’ comes to San Francisco

Get ready for a high octane musical, Broadway-style with a healthy dose of contemporary thrown in for good measure. SHN has announced that the Tony and Grammy Award-winning In The Heights musical is coming to San Francisco.

The acclaimed new ...

Theater News
San Jose Rep Theatre responds to auditors report on financial outlook
by Clinton Stark | 03.11.10 | Comment
San Jose Rep Theatre responds to auditors report on financial outlook

The San Jose Rep has issued a formal response to concerns arising from an auditor report that questions the financial viability of the flagship theater. According to the report, with an operating loss of over $400,000, the theater ...

Exotic Geishas
On Location: ‘Strange Devices’ Berkeley Rep (video)
by Clinton Stark | 03.10.10 | Comment
On Location: ‘Strange Devices’ Berkeley Rep (video)

What strange devices? And what distant West? Or is it East? Find out as we go on location to the Berkeley ...

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Theater Weekend: SF Playhouse, Dragon Productions, TheatreWorks
by Clinton Stark | 03.10.10 | Comment
Theater Weekend: SF Playhouse, Dragon Productions, TheatreWorks

This weekend several shows open across Bay Area theaters including premieres at SF Playhouse, Dragon Productions and TheatreWorks. If you’re really good at this sort of thing, try matching the sound bite to the theater house.

Boochie is an ...

SSC Presents
Rick Lombardo discusses San Jose Rep’s 30th anniversary season
by Clinton Stark | 03.05.10 | Comment
Rick Lombardo discusses San Jose Rep’s 30th anniversary season

A very busy Rick Lombardo, artistic director, goes above and beyond as he sits down with Loni for almost half an ...

Yokohama Tattoos
Theater Review: ‘Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West’ is wondrously inventive
by Loni Kao Stark | 03.05.10 | Comment
Theater Review: ‘Concerning Strange Devices from the Distant West’ is wondrously inventive

Things aren’t always what they seem.

A photographer disagrees. Grumbling, he notes that most people are what they seem. Such a disappointment that is.

If disappointment is evaluated using this criteria, then Naomi Iizuka, in her World Premiere of Concerning ...

What's Happening: Film and Arts
Center REPertory Company announces Noises Off, directed by Timothy Near
by Chris Wright | 03.04.10 | Comment
Center REPertory Company announces Noises Off, directed by Timothy Near

Center REPertory Company’s presents Michael Frayn’s hilarious comedy Noises Off, from April 1st through May 1st, 2010. Directed by Timothy Near, Noises Off is the seventh production of Center REP’s 43rd subscription season. Press night is Tuesday, April ...