Arts & Entertainment Kareem Fahmy’s new play is a third-culture story and much more By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | April 4, 2023 “A Distinct Society” goes on to Chicago after its Bay Area premiere, with Fahmy directing.
Arts & Entertainment Shotgun Players explore heartbreak in ‘Triumph of Love’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | March 27, 2023 The celebrated 18th-century play opens a season of productions centered around the theme of love in all its complexities.
Arts & Entertainment SFBATCO’s pithy ‘Private’ is about spying, and much more By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | March 26, 2023 Initially a dramatic tale about (literal) surveillance, the story evolves to explore the ways partners hide from each other.
Arts & Entertainment Review: ‘Cashed Out’ shines light on a Native American family By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | February 13, 2023 SF Playhouse production is poignant and compelling.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Vivid acting, lasting impressions in ‘Paradise Blue’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | February 9, 2023 Aurora Theatre's production of this luminous and emotionally involving drama shines.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Kitchen crew serves tasty bite of humanity in ‘Clyde’s’ By Jean Schiffmann | Bay City News Foundation | January 27, 2023 A feel-good comedy from Berkeley Rep with a fairytale ending and characters that linger in your mind.
Arts & Entertainment Lynne Kaufman explores writers’ lives in ‘Poetic Justice’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | January 2, 2023 The San Francisco playwright's new one-act plays will be presented in tandem at The Marsh theater.
Arts & Entertainment Strathairn is quiet Holocaust hero in ‘Remember This’ By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News Foundation | November 29, 2022 Solo play portrays Polish activist Jan Karski.