Arts & Entertainment Review: Characters take sublime emotional journey in Oakland Theater Project’s ‘Orpheus Descending’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 11, 2026 The Tennessee Williams drama continues through August 23 at 1501 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland.
Arts & Entertainment Playwright Aaron Loeb takes on tech, power in SF Playhouse premiere ‘R.O.I.’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 5, 2026 Loeb at first was inspired by the Silicon Valley true story.
Arts & Entertainment Review: An affecting transformation, great acting fuel Shotgun Players’ ‘Iphigenia in Splott’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 3, 2026 A can't-miss, one-woman drama by Welsh playwright Gary Owen draws on a classical Greek tragedy.
Arts & Entertainment ‘American Pachuco’ tells vivid story of theater-activist Luis Valdez By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | July 30, 2026 Filmmaker David Alvarado's documentary won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for U.S. documentary in January.
Arts & Entertainment Review: TheatreWorks’ ‘Employee Dharma Handbook’ is of the moment By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | July 15, 2026 Geetha Reddy's latest world premiere is terrifically entertaining and utterly of the moment.
Arts & Entertainment Review: SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Wreckage’ offers humor and heart By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | July 8, 2026 Performances run through September and locations throughout the Bay Area, including July 15 and 16 in Oakland.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Word for Word troupe makes magic in ‘Absolutely Science Fiction!’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | June 29, 2026 Artfully directed and performed by a cast that knows exactly how to collaborate as a smooth ensemble.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Familiar family drama themes feel fresh in ‘Arab Spring’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | June 24, 2026 Production is a Golden Thread / San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company premiere.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Berkeley Rep’s musical ‘Lunchbox’ is charming, heartfelt, joyful By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | May 29, 2026 Based on the 2013 film of the same name, it is, to put it simply, a must-see, writes Jean Schiffman.
Arts & Entertainment Review: SF Playhouse’s feminist revenge ‘Dracula’ feels forced By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | May 27, 2026 Under Bill English’s direction, the play strives to be funny as well as horrifying.