Arts & Entertainment 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.
Arts & Entertainment 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.
Arts & Entertainment 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.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Marga Gomez revisits 1976 San Francisco in funny, touching ‘Spanish Stew’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | October 28, 2025 Performances continue through November 23 at New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Lots of goofy fun in Central Works’ premiere of ‘Dada Teen Musical: The Play’ By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | October 21, 2025 The show runs through November 16 at the Berkeley City Club.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Lots to enjoy in ACT’s affable immigrant family dramedy ‘Kim’s Convenience’ By Jean Schiffman, Bay City News | September 25, 2025 The plot follows an intense day in the life of the Kim family; playwright Ins Choi based it on his own family and their history of working in convenience stores.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Shotgun Players’ ‘The Motion’ keeps audiences guessing By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | September 23, 2025 Performances continue through October 12 on the Ashby Stage in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s ‘Sunset Baby’ a powerful family drama By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | September 15, 2025 Performances run through September 28 at the Magic Theatre at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Review: With humor and heartbreak, Berkeley Rep’s ‘The Reservoir’ is unsparingly truthful By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | September 11, 2025 Performances continue through October 12 at Peet’s Theatre in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Tony winner ‘Eureka Day’ returns to the Bay Area, in Aurora-Marin theater partnership By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | August 20, 2025 “Eureka Day” runs August 28-September 21 at Marin Theatre in Mill Valley.