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The Grind
A black screen.

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the theater

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
June 7
The Grind
Three actors huddled around the middle of a set. The actor in the middle is hunched over, and held up on both sides by his fellow actors.

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the critic

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
June 6
Culture

‘Snow in Midsummer’: How far is one willing to go for family obligations?

Alexa Figueroa
  •  
May 8
The Grind
A pair of yellowish boots.

‘The Literature of the Absurd’: Nothing to be done

Doran Goldman
  •  
April 27
Culture
Against a dark backdrop, eight actors and directors smile at the camera and hug each other.

‘Just dive in’: BLACKstage staff on building community through theater

Ximena Sanchez Martinez
  •  
April 12
The Grind
Black and white photo of people sitting in a circle, each with a foot in.

CS 83N, and my experiences with Playback Theater

Arshya Gaur
  •  
April 3
The Grind
Picture of a leafless tree at night

‘The Literature of the Absurd’: A leafless tree

Doran Goldman
  •  
March 13
Culture
Three actors sit at a table with an empty fourth chair, grieving their family member's death.

Can’t life just be normal or at least ‘next to normal’?

Alexa Figueroa
  •  
March 6
Culture

Reviewing Daily reviews: What’s in a critique?

Greta Reich
  •  
Feb. 23
Culture

BLACKstage’s heart-warming ‘Pipeline’ raises awareness of systemic racism

Linda Liu
  •  
Feb. 19
Culture

‘Die Fledermaus’ cast steals audiences’ hearts at matinee with feminist take on classic opera comedy

Ellen Abraham
  •  
Feb. 13
The Grind
Three actors are lying down, sprawled across three descending stair slabs.

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the actor

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
Jan. 30
Culture
The photo of an Asian man holding a plant and three women posing around him

TheatreWorks’ “Little Shop” highlights new horrors of gentrification in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Annie C. Reller
  •  
Dec. 6
Culture
Five actors stand and sit on stage, reading off of books or their phones. A string of numbers from 1 to 30 hang above their heads.

‘Everything Must Go’ illuminates both audience and company

Greta Reich
  •  
Dec. 4
Culture
Three people are being tied to posts, while a soldier wearing camouflage and a red cap is taking notes of what they are saying.

On a blood-smeared stage, TAPS’ fall production ‘Parentheses of Blood’ glistens

Annie C. Reller
  •  
Nov. 30
Culture
Actors wearing red stand on stage. The background of the stage is a screen displaying Hoover Tower and “BEAT CAL”

Gaieties ‘Cardinal Sin’: Fostering community through imperfections

Alexandra Blum, Shreya Komar and Anjali Ragupathi
  •  
Nov. 27
Culture
The beast and Belle raise the glass to each other at a large table with dark blue table cloth and archaic candles on top.

Palo Alto Players’ ‘Beauty and the Beast’ shines as a fairytale for the community

Kyla Figueroa
  •  
Nov. 14
Culture
On a darkened stage, a man dressed in a vest and jeans questions another. The other bows his head down in contemplation.

More than murder? AATP’s ‘THE HEADLANDS’ explores family and identity

Shreya Komar
  •  
Nov. 14
Culture

BLACKstage is back to promoting accessible and representative theater

Cameron Duran
  •  
Nov. 9
The Grind

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the audience

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
Nov. 2
The Stanford Daily

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