Michael Novak takes reins of acclaimed contemporary troupe
Mezzo-soprano sings and bakes in comic opera
Funny, musical fairy tale onstage at Berkeley Rep
Conductor calls quick rapport with musicians ‘natural’
Shotgun Players stage engaging production of Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize winner
Sharon Lockwood steals show in Wilde’s classic comedy
Handel’s epic oratorio gets heroic treatment
Curran’s West Coast premiere a timely, vibrant true story
The road to enlightenment is paved with stress and subterfuge in “Yoga…
When “Moby-Dick” made its world premiere at Dallas Opera in 2010, followed…
Myths make magic in Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses.” Moving, dreamlike and thrillingly theatrical,…
The high points of history have always tended to feature men –…
The theater world is filled with slamming doors, but there’s never been…
The sounds of guns and tanks supply a gripping soundtrack for “Detroit…
When it comes to Shakespeare’s history plays, “Henry VI” has always been…
Being an artist has never been easy. Consider Georges Seurat, the 19th-century…
There’s a poignant sense of déjà vu in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s…
“Timon of Athens” is so seldom performed, theatergoers seeing it for the…
Immigration is such a hot-button issue these days, it’s hard to find…
The first scene of “Office Hour” feels eerily familiar. Three writing teachers…
