Category: Theater Reviews
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Southward, ho!
In lieu of Prozac, four friends combat depression with an imaginary Antarctic expedition in River Stage’s Conquest of the South Pole.
This article was published on 10.09.03
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Mustache love
California Stage’s fine production of the José Rivera play References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot could ignite an appetite for Latino theater in Sacramento.
This article was published on 10.02.03
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Over the River and Through the Woods
If you like “big, fat” ethnic comedies, Foothill Theatre Company’s production of Joe DiPietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods is your play.
This article was published on 10.02.03
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It’s in the lighting
Busy local lighting designer Ron Dumonchelle is opening a comedy club on Del Paso Boulevard.
This article was published on 09.25.03
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Got milk, eh?
B Street Theatre’s production of The Drawer Boy, in which an earnest actor hangs out with two Canadian farmers, is a meditation on what constitutes a story.
This article was published on 09.25.03
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Intriguing stalemate
Samuel Beckett is better known for Waiting for Godot, but his infrequently staged play Endgame, now at Actor’s Theatre, is well worth seeing.
This article was published on 09.18.03
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La Cage aux Folles
Runaway Stage’s latest production is the family-values musical La Cage aux Folles, and it’s a winner.
This article was published on 09.18.03
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Hope springs eternal
Woodland Opera House stages The Rainmaker, a 1950s vintage Western that sings like a hymn to high self-esteem.
This article was published on 09.11.03
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The Good Guy
Two longtime radio guys (and, briefly, sitcom stars) are in the second week of a two-week run of The Good Guy, a look at mundane superhero life.
This article was published on 09.11.03
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Sitcom noir
Chautauqua Playhouse’s production of Wrong Turn at Lungfish starts off like a sitcom before turning darker—with mixed results.
This article was published on 09.04.03
October 09, 2003
SN&R Vol 15 Issue 28
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