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  • “The House of Bernarda Alba”Exposes the Tragedy of Absolute Power—at OTP
  • “Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really”Bends Genders for Juicier Stakes—at SF Playhouse
  • “La Cage aux Folles”Liberates True Love in Classic Drag—at The Rhino
  • “Shakespeare Over My Shoulder”The Bard on Tap—at African-American Shakes
  • “Pictures from Home”Exposes Myth of the ‘Good Life’—at Marin
  • “Cyrano”Exposes Limits of ‘Pretty Privilege’—at Berkeley Shakes
  • “Takes All Kinds”Celebrates America with Awesome Acting—at The Marsh

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  • “Hamnet”Looks at Shakespeare through Women’s Eyes—at ACT
  • Pearl Louise—Photos by David Allen “Pass the Nails & Shame the Devil”Lifts Up Black Women Changemakers—at The Marsh
  • “Drapetomania”‘Disease’ of Freedom Calls Us to Action—at The Marsh, Berkeley
  • “The Grown-Ups”Conjures Summer Camp, Exposes Our Lies—at Lunatico
  • “The Gods of Comedy”Showers Us with Jokes & Fun—at Masquers
  • “Come From Away”A Layover Arouses Humanity—at TheatreWorks
  • “How to Make an American Son”Hard-Working Dad vs. His Privileged Son—at NCTC
  • Ray Khalili, Tristan A. Rodriguez, Ellen Ratner—photos by Kevin Berne “Lost in Yonkers”Finds Tenderness in Tough Love—at Center REP
  • Sullivan Jones (Big). Photos: Kevin Berne “The Monsters”An Intense Sibling Love Story—at Berkeley Rep
  • Halili Knox (Coach Pace) & the Lady Train basketball team. Photos: Jessica Palopoli “Flex”Features Black Female Athletes Yearning to Break Free—at SF Playhouse
  • Erin Mei-Ling Stuart & William Giammona. Photos: Ben Krantz Studio “The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia?”Tears the Veil & Confronts Us—at Shotgun
  • Zabryna Guevara. Photos by Joan Marcus. “Public Charge”Proves Diplomacy Is Difficult & Worth Pursuing—at The Public
  • Catherine Castellanos & Sarah Nina Hayon. Photos by Jay Yamada “Macbeth”Updated to 70s New York, A Vital New Vision—at Magic
  • Adam KuveNiemann. Photos by Ben Krantz Studio “Assassins”Reveals What Triggers Alienated Americans—at OTP
  • “||:Girls:||:Chance:||:Music:||”Celebrates Young Women Coming Up—at ACT
  • Laura Sohn, Christine Heesun Hwang, Shannon Tyo, Tina Chilip. Photos: Joan Marcus “Jesa”Sisters’ Reunion Goes Inevitably Awry—at The Public
  • Donald Currie and Jason M. Blackwell. Photos by Lois Tema “Gods & Monsters”Evokes Tragedy & Laughter in Gay Hollywood Life—at NCTC
  • “Antigone (This Play I Read in High School)”Transforms Tragedy—at The Public
  • “Primary Trust”Comically Conjures Heroic Helpers—at TheatreWorks
  • Amy Oppenheimer “Looking for Justice”Trailblazing Feminist Judge Tells Shocking Tales—at The Marsh
  • Lauren Dunagan. Photo by Robbie Sweeny “After Happy”Climate Warriors Challenge ‘Family’ Oil Corp—at Central Works
  • Brandon Gill, Wanda De Jesús , Alejandro Hernandez, and MaYaa Boateng. Photos by Kevin Berne “All My Sons”Explores Dark Side of Capitalism and Family—at Berkeley Rep
  • Corinna Laskin. Photo by Mikenzie Gilbert “My Fair Lady”Spins & Sings Spectacularly into Our Hearts—at The Pear
  • Raphael Buenaventura, Elana Swartz, Gene Mocscy, & John Fisher “Left Field”Swears Hilarious Gay Prez into Office—at Rhino
  • Edric Young and Dean Linnard. Photos by Jessica Palopoli “M. Butterfly”Explores Male Denial Through Artful Lens—at S.F. Playhouse
  • “Improbable Fiction”Saves the Best for Last—at Masquers
  • “The Mountaintop”Inspires US to Pick up MLK’s Baton—at OTP
  • “Ulysses”A Thrilling Meditation on Humanity—at The Public
  • “Fully Committed”Hilarious Comedy Exposes NY Elite—at Altarena
  • “What the Constitution Means to Me”Bursts with Feminist Inspiration—at Hillbarn


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  • “The House of Bernarda Alba” Exposes the Tragedy of Absolute Power—at OTP
  • “Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really” Bends Genders for Juicier Stakes—at SF Playhouse
  • “Hamnet” Looks at Shakespeare through Women’s Eyes—at ACT
  • “Pass the Nails & Shame the Devil” Lifts Up Black Women Changemakers—at The Marsh
  • “Drapetomania” ‘Disease’ of Freedom Calls Us to Action—at The Marsh, Berkeley
  • “La Cage aux Folles” Liberates True Love in Classic Drag—at The Rhino
  • “Shakespeare Over My Shoulder” The Bard on Tap—at African-American Shakes
  • “Pictures from Home” Exposes Myth of the ‘Good Life’—at Marin
  • “The Grown-Ups” Conjures Summer Camp, Exposes Our Lies—at Lunatico
  • “Cyrano” Exposes Limits of ‘Pretty Privilege’—at Berkeley Shakes
  • “The Gods of Comedy” Showers Us with Jokes & Fun—at Masquers
  • “Takes All Kinds” Celebrates America with Awesome Acting—at The Marsh
  • “Come From Away” A Layover Arouses Humanity—at TheatreWorks
  • “How to Make an American Son” Hard-Working Dad vs. His Privileged Son—at NCTC
  • “Lost in Yonkers” Finds Tenderness in Tough Love—at Center REP

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