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Theater Review: ||: GIRLS :||: CHANCE :||: MUSIC :|| (American Conservatory Theater’s Strand Theater)
FINDING THEIR VOICE A thoughtful coming-of-age story that avoids the usual clichés American Conservatory Theater’s Strand Theater on Market Street tends to showcase new playwrights and emerging voices, in contrast to its mainstage on Geary Street, which features more traditional fare. Currently on offer is Girls: Chance: Music: by Eisa Davis, a world premiere co-production…
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Theater Review: ONCE (Berkeley Playhouse)
Few musicals capture the intimacy of music-making quite like Once, and Berkeley Playhouse’s new production reminds us why the show became a Broadway sensation in 2012, winning eight Tony Awards including Best Musical. Adapted by Enda Walsh from John Carney‘s 2007 Irish film, the story blends romance, melancholy, and folk-infused songwriting by Glen Hansard and…
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Theater Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (North American Premiere Tour at American Conservatory Theater)
A.C.T. EMBRACES HORROR WITH A STYLISH, SUSPENSEFUL STAGE ADAPTATION A slow-burn ghost story elevated by design, atmosphere, and committed performances A.C.T. continues its 2025/26 season by branching out and taking a chance on a new genre: horror. If the posters and ad campaigns look familiar, they should—to fans of the original films. Paranormal Activity is…
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Theater Review: THE DAY THE SKY TURNED ORANGE (World Premiere, SFBATCO and Z Space)
HOPE IN THE GLOW OF DISASTER Five years ago this month, Sept. 9, 2020, was the infamous day when the Bay Area sky literally did turn orange. Smoke from multiple wildfires blocked the sun, casting an eerie glow across the region. In the middle of the COVID pandemic with no end in sight, the visual…
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