Front Row Reviews

CABARET: CHAOS AT OUR DOORSTEP

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Ensemble dancers Oakland Theater Project’s mind-blowing Cabaret pulls us from Berlin’s infamous 1930s Kit Kat Klub into present-day bedlam. Writer Christopher Isherwood’s subtle, illicit refuge from a rising political storm evolves under Director Erika Chong Shuch’s fearless and creative direction. The frenetic immersion into the chaos grows just outside our doors. We aren’t simply watching … Read more

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: A MADCAP, MODERN SPIN ON LOVE  

Ixtlan (Demetrius), Elena Wright (Helena), Adrian Deane (Lysandra), Storm White (Hermia) Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream could not have found a better home than with the Marin Shakespeare Company and Bridgette Loriaux, who adapted, choreographed, and directed a delightfully modern, whimsical, and hilarious production that charms audiences of all ages. Set in San Rafael’s Forest … Read more