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Courtesy of Kevin Berne

‘Straight White Men’ delivers humor, discomfort and surprising compassion

Starr Jiang
  •  
July 20, 2018
Magician and actor Albie Selznick. (Courtesy of Albie Selznick)

Magic Monday LA brings a fresh form of entertainment to center stage

Olivia Popp
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July 20, 2018
Courtesy of Cupcake Theater

Cupcake Theater’s ‘Spring Awakening’ finds its footing in a strong vocal cast

Olivia Popp
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July 18, 2018
Justin (Josh Schell, left) and Sarah (Sango Tajima, right) share dinner at their new inn with guests Soha (Sam Jackson) and Jai (Mohammad Shehata). (Courtesy of Jessica Palopoli)

SF Playhouse’s ‘In Braunau’ is frighteningly underdeveloped

Alli Cruz
  •  
July 18, 2018
A group of cast members in front of a stage curtain.

Ghosts of CHAN

Olivia Popp
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July 3, 2018
(left to right) Michelle Talgarow as Blythe, Greg Ayers as Joshua, Karen Offereins as Mary, Sean Fenton as Christopher and Rinabeth Apostol as Charlotte in "Two Mile Hollow." (Courtesy of Annie Wang)

‘Two Mile Hollow’ is a delightfully vicious reversal of classically white theater

Caro Asercion
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July 1, 2018
A visit to McDonald's, a fine eatery, in "Soft Power." (Courtesy of Craig Schwartz Photography)

‘Soft Power’ is a bold challenge to a genre riddled with convention

Starr Jiang
  •  
June 28, 2018
(Left to right) Corey Greenan, Tommaso Antico, Jonny Wexler and Chris Stevens in "Jersey Boys." (Courtesy of Joan Marcus)

Tony Award-winning ‘Jersey Boys’ brings toe-tapping nostalgia to the Bay Area

Olivia Popp
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June 8, 2018
Entomologists Jeff (Lucas Verbrugghe) and Betty (Lori Prince) discuss New York's bedbug epidemic. (Courtesy of Jessica Palopoli)

‘An Entomologist’s Love Story’ never takes off

Olivia Popp
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May 31, 2018
Courtesy of Matthew Murphy

‘The Color Purple’ revival stuns and dazzles, emotionally and theatrically

Olivia Popp
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May 30, 2018
Clay Jenkinson as Theodore Roosevelt. (Courtesy of Clay Jenkinson)

Theodore Roosevelt returns in Clay Jenkinson’s impersonation performance

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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May 30, 2018

‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ is a grossly entertaining production

Alli Cruz
  •  
May 15, 2018
The inaugural performance of Stanford's newest improvisational theater troupe, Unscripted Playhouse of Stanford. (OLIVIA POPP/The Stanford Daily)

A quick and dirty crash course to Stanford’s major art practice organizations

Olivia Popp
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April 26, 2018
Tristan Frey (Joe Estlack) and Connie Hall (Ayelet Firstenberg) get to know one another in “The Effect” at San Francisco Playhouse. (Courtesy of Jessica Palopoli)

‘The Effect’ is an empathetic, contemporary cyberpunk exploration of love and science

Olivia Popp
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April 24, 2018
Courtesy of Frank Chen

Ram’s Head’s ‘Chicago’ is bright, bold and ambitious

Chasity Hale
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April 17, 2018
The in-game avatars of Trent (Devin O'Brien), Morwyn (Annemaria Rajala), Feldrick (Tyler McKenna), and Katja (Emily Radosevich). (Courtesy of Jessica Palopoli)

Game on: SF Playhouse’s ‘Non-Player Character’ fascinates in form, fails in function

Olivia Popp
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April 16, 2018
Allison F. Rich as Mrs. Lovett and Noel Anthony as Sweeney Todd in the San Jose Stage Company’s production of "Sweeney Todd." (Courtesy of Dave Lepori)

San Jose Stage Company’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ is a demonic, tormented masterpiece

Olivia Popp
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April 15, 2018
Veronica Lee (Heather Mae Steffen) opens up to her friend Travis (Lorenz Angelo Gonzales). (MICHAEL CRAIG/Pear Theatre)

‘Cowboy versus Samurai’ attempts to tackle the rural Asian American experience

Olivia Popp
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April 2, 2018
Ensemble cast members (from left) Cat Luedtke, Elissa Beth Stebbins, Leigh Rondon-Davis, and Karla Acosta freeze in a moment of revolution. (Courtesy of Alessandra Mello)

‘Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again.’ pushes an uneasy message of empowerment

Olivia Popp
  •  
April 2, 2018
Quang (James Seol, front) and friend Nhan (Stephen Hu, back) embark on a motorcycle trip from Arkansas to California in Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone. (Courtesy of Kevin Berne)

A.C.T.’s ‘Vietgone’ shines in its story and unadulterated authenticity

Olivia Popp
  •  
March 15, 2018
The Stanford Daily

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