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Continue reading →: Review: ‘The 39 Steps’ at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is fast-paced and frolickingAlfred Hitchcock was never one to shy away from a great quote. That one about actors and cattle immediately comes to mind. And in finding a humdinger to best describe TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s fantabulous farce “The 39 Steps,” this one might be the most apt: “If it’s a good movie,…
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Continue reading →: August Color Capsules: Marga is funny, Queer Cats and supporting women’s theatreI’m going to try something out. One of the things I enjoy most about running this site is the ability I have to amplify works from artists of color. I love hearing from people I’ve never met asking if there is something I can do to help get the word…
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Continue reading →: Review: Viewing the way we connect in strong ‘Language Archive’ at TheatreWorks Silicon ValleyOne of the most tender moments in a play loaded with them takes place between the linguist George and his wife Mary, a couple in danger of becoming two passing ships in the night. As she begins to move away from his heart and soul, he leans on the one…
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Continue reading →: Review: Shotgun’s powerful ‘Kill Move Paradise’ is searing and unsettlingAmadou Diallo. Malcolm Ferguson. Patrick Dorismond. Earl Murray. Ronald Beasley. Prince Jones. Timothy Thomas. Orlando Barlow. Ousmane Zongo. Alberta Spruill. Timothy Stansbury. James Brisette. Ronald Madison. Henry Glover. Sean Bell. DeAunta Terrel Farrow. Tarika Wilson. Oscar Grant. Shem Walker. Victor Steen. Kiwane Carrington. Aaron Campbell. Steven Eugene Washington. Aiyana Jones.…
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Continue reading →: Review: Rude, crude ‘Book of Mormon’ also delights at Broadway San Jose“The Book of Mormon” kicked off the early part of the decade as fierce satire, highly offensive, rude and crude. And years later, as the end of the decade is upon us, the show is still fun, fierce, irreverent, juvenile and sharp. Broadway San Jose is the latest stop for…
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Continue reading →: Red Ladder Theatre connects inmates with their creativityMy latest piece for Theatre Bay Area focuses on San Jose’s Red Ladder Theatre Company. They were a branch of San Jose Repertory Theatre until the Rep closed its doors in 2014. For the past five years, they have been an independent theatre artist collective that does a lot of…
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Continue reading →: Love, Francis: Jue brings his passion for communication to TheatreWorks’ ‘The Language Archive’Francis Jue loves to love. If there’s ever a time you come across a comment he makes on Facebook, you’ll know it’s him. It’s not because his name and picture rest neatly beside the comment as they do for everyone, but there’s a little bit of something extra he likes…
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Continue reading →: Theatre friends Clay and Gee get hyphy in ‘The Yay’ podcastOaklanders Norman Gee and Reg Clay are two good friends who have a lot to say. Their friendship spans 15 years, a pairing that is bonded by their love of theatre. And that love is shared with listeners through computers and smart phones every Saturday. “The Yay” podcast delves deeply…
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Continue reading →: Once is not enough for Nice in 42nd Street Moon’s ‘Once’Olivia Clari Nice didn’t have any intention of repeating a role as often as she has repeated the role of “Girl” in the musical “Once.” But as soon as she got a taste of a character that requires so many disciplines, it’s been hard to let go. After completing a…
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Continue reading →: Lots of wine and revelry in Plethos’ East Bay production of Shakespeare’s ‘Complete Works’If you find yourself in England’s Stratford-Upon-Avon visiting the house of the wife of William Shakespeare, the first thing you will noticed is the thatched roof. This distinct feature attached to the humble home of Anne Hathaway is located among the most picturesque English countryside, with beautiful flowers at every…
David John Chávez
Bay Area theater critic/reporter, Executive Chair – American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association, Two-time Pulitzer Prize for Drama jurist (’22-’23). Follow me on socials and say hi! #hellatheatre
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