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
Mrs Pearce (Heather Orth), Colonel Pickering (Brady Morale-Woolery), Eliza (Jillian A. Smith). Henry Higgins (Adam Magill) San Francisco Playhouse delivers a masterful production of George Bernard Shaw’s My Fair Lady, dazzling the audience with exceptional acting, music, and design. Set Designer Nina Ball stuns with 1930s-inspired sets—a stately sitting room with bar and spiral staircase, … Read more
Monica Rose Slater (Rose) The Oakland Theatre Project and New Performance Traditions, existential musical, “Ghost Quartet” by David Malloy, magnificently unravels a complex, multi-generational fairytale. The paranormal mystery unfolds through four storytellers who portray multiple characters and sporadically travel through time. Malloy’s diverse musical styles—ranging from folk and electropop to doo-wop, jazz, honky-tonk, and ballads—mirror … Read more