Bay Area theatre talk with a Drama Guy
The term “fake news” is nothing new. It is easy to label something as fake. What is fake to someone is real to another. So another way of saying something … Continue reading Review: Timely ‘Alabama Story’ doesn’t quite reach heights
John Merrick stands firmly at attention, a pair of khaki shorts, no shirt, staring blankly into space. This particular tableau is a bit striking in its simplicity. But slowly, as … Continue reading Review: City Lights’ ‘Elephant Man’ is effective, insightful
George is a somewhat awkward gent. He bumbles around his cluttered office, a room filled with boxes and boxes, and most importantly, an old reel-to-reel tape machine. This machine holds … Continue reading Review: City Lights’ ‘The Language Archive’ strong in its unity
George is a scholar at a language archive, and is an expert in languages that are becoming extinct, such as the late 19th century language Esperanto. He is a master … Continue reading The conflict of communication the focus of City Lights’ ‘The Language Archive’
Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” is not exactly high art. It’s actually more like musical theatre comfort food. That is, if that food was full of sex. Which is … Continue reading Review: City Lights’ ‘Rocky Horror Show’ is campy fun
With all the great watering holes in the Bay Area, I am assured that none of them compare to a bar that resides in Downtown San Jose, and is simply, … Continue reading Review: ‘Spacebar’ at City Lights is out of this world
