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Theater

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Berkeley Rep actor’s sorrowful eyes tell the story of Polish diplomat who reported on WWII extermination camps

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Dec. 05, 2022, 2:46 p.m.December 8, 2022

Academy Award nominee David Strathairn never overplays his role in a tour de force one-person performance of ‘Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski.’

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Magic stage sets, tombstone humor lend irreverent touch to Berkeley Rep’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ adaptation

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Nov. 28, 2022, 8:30 a.m.November 28, 2022

British director Emma Rice’s production is ingenious, though the dancing, prancing and antics alter the story’s overall feel.

Posted inArts

Dramatic world premiere adaptation of Book of Sand

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Nov. 21, 2022, 2:39 p.m.November 22, 2022

For a small company, Oakland Theater Project productions are professional and proficient. The play based on Borges’ 1975 short story is no exception.

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Pho-focused play tackles food appropriation

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Nov. 14, 2022, 12:08 p.m.November 14, 2022

In “Colonialism is Terrible, But Phở is Delicious,” playwright Dustin Chinn offers an oft-comedic take on thorny issues of race, history and dining.

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At Berkeley City Club, clever comic sketches explore range of Black women’s experiences

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Oct. 19, 2022, 12:30 p.m.October 19, 2022

Playwright Mildred Inez Lewis’ world premiere, ‘The Museum Annex’ is a clever homage to the 1986 classic, ‘The Colored Museum.’

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‘We’re a theater, not a museum’: As he leaves Cal Shakes, Eric Ting reflects on making the classics relatable

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Sept. 27, 2022, 2:41 p.m.September 27, 2022

Ting says he’s grateful for the community who “practice their art with a sense of justice at its core.”

The cast of 'Lear' on stage at Cal Shakes
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The king is a Fillmore District real estate magnate in Cal Shakes’ twist on ‘Lear’

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Sept. 20, 2022, 12:38 p.m.September 20, 2022

The production, by Oakland’s Marcus Gardley, mirrors Shakespeare’s story, but reimagines it with a 21st-century, modern-verse vocabulary.

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Adolescent girls fight their peeping pastor in Shotgun Players comedy ‘Man of God’

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Sept. 13, 2022, 10:49 a.m.September 13, 2022

The astute comic revenge fantasy at the Ashby Stage has a somber, realistic ending.

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Thinking fast and thinking slow in Aurora Theatre’s ‘This Much I Know’

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Sept. 12, 2022, 11:40 a.m.September 12, 2022

This adaptation of a best-selling nonfiction book is a thoughtful play about a psychology professor, his wife, an accident, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, and a white supremacist’s son.

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Berkeley Rep to open downtown housing next to theater for visiting artists

Avatar photo by Supriya Yelimeli Sept. 02, 2022, 1:51 p.m.September 6, 2022

The 45-unit complex includes classrooms, a gallery and studio space, offices, storage and outdoor courtyards.

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Young politico falls for jazz-singing ‘Goddess’ in jubilant Berkeley Rep musical

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel Aug. 29, 2022, 10:55 a.m.August 29, 2022

Ten years in the making, this world premiere at Berkeley Rep combines a Kenyan myth with a modern twist.

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Shotgun Players’ dark comedy ‘Dream Hou$e’ explores the meaning of home

Avatar photo by Emily S. Mendel July 26, 2022, 10:40 a.m.September 26, 2022

After seeing ‘Dream Hou$e’ at the Ashby Stage, our reviewer dreamed about the two sisters packing up their childhood home. “The performance lingered in my subconscious,” she writes.

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