Arts & Entertainment

Review: ‘After Happy’ brews a climate storm, then gets swept up in a hurricane of dialogue

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | March 3, 2026

A new play from Patricia Milton, whose body of work often focuses on older women.

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Review: Scary-good ‘Paranormal Activity’ turns horror tropes into gripping theater

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | February 26, 2026

Plenty of scares alongside deeply felt portrayal of main characters' marriage struggles.

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Review: ‘M. Butterfly’ intrigues at SF Playhouse

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | February 16, 2026

David Henry Hwang's 1988 Tony Award winner explores the ineffable mysteries of love.

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Review: ‘How Shakespeare Saved My Life’ at Berkeley Rep 

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | February 8, 2026

The almost-two-hour-long show is funny, horrifying and endearing, sometimes all at once.

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Hershey Felder’s riveting and personal ‘Piano and Me’

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | January 26, 2026

The actor-pianist's new production explores his personal history through the lens of music.

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Marin Theatre digs into Chekhov’s ‘Cherry Orchard’

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | January 23, 2026

The production opens in previews on January 29.

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Review: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Mother of Exiles’ an inventive family saga   

By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | November 21, 2025

Through Dec. 7 at Peet’s Theatre.

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Review: ARC’s ‘Mary Jane’ sensitively details a woman’s trauma with young son’s serious health issues 

By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | November 10, 2025

Actors’ Reading Collective’s “Mary Jane” continues through November 30 at the Magic Theatre.

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Review: Berkeley Rep’s ‘Hills of California’ another resonating dysfunctional family drama  

By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | November 6, 2025

Catch a performance through December 7 at the Roda Theatre.