Oksana (Sarah Moser) and Paul (Harold Pierce) in A Maze, a Just Theater production presented by Shotgun Players. Photo: Jay Yamada Shotgun’s mission is to present provocative and relevant theatre at an affordable price. It does so with its own productions, as well as by inviting other theater companies to perform on the Ashby Stage. […]
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Shotgun’s ‘By And By’ wrestles with cloning, relationships
Michael Patrick Gaffney and Jennifer LeBlanc in Shotgun Players’ production of By And By. Photo: Pak Han A growing number of playwrights grapple with the ethical issues of science and technology. Tom Stoppard was a pioneer, and Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen was a memorable exploration of nuclear physics and the responsibilities of scientists. In the Bay […]
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Darkly humorous “Assassins” provokes in election season
Nine assassins on one stage: the full cast of Shotgun’s “Assassins.” Photo: Pak Han Nine assassins on one stage: the full cast of Shotgun’s “Assassins.” Photo: Pak Han It’s eerie watching Shotgun Player’s new production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins in the middle of a presidential race. You can’t help but wonder about the daily rallies with […]
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Josh Kornbluth: Good for Andy Warhol’s Jews?
Reviewed by Berkeleyside contributor Sarah Henry… It would be tough to find a funnier guy in Berkeley than Josh Kornbluth. I’ve been a fan of the moon-faced, wide-eyed, hair-challenged monologist, who has perfected the art of the raised eyebrow for maximum comic effect, since his early days at The Marsh in San Francisco. (An aside: […]
