Shotgun Players' 'Mary Stuart' Imagines Paran... Monday, Oct 11, 2010 | 3:33 am | By Ryan Lattanzio "Mary Stuart," adapted and directed by Mark Jackson for the Shotgun Players on the Ashby Stage, works as a proof-text for the notion that a play need not be "mo... | ![]() |
Berkeley's Theater Companies Offer Diverse, A... Thursday, Aug 19, 2010 | 10:01 am | By Gwen Kingston When the weekend rolls around, most people think of going to the movies, a restaurant or a concert; few seem to think of going to the theater. And yet in a city... | ![]() |
Ashby Stage Thursday, Aug 19, 2010 | 10:31 am | By Nastia Voynovskaya Located in South Berkeley, Ashby Stage has all the makings of a 21st-century live theater experience. The venue is home to the notoriously cutting-edge theater... |
Came & Conquered Thursday, Aug 12, 2010 | 4:25 am | By Gwen Kingston The word "trilogy" is often associated with books like "Lord of the Rings," but rarely with contemporary theater. The simple reason is that getting people to se... | ![]() |
Acrobatic 'Stitch' at Ashby Stage Awes With L... Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | 8:58 pm | By Kalesa Ferrucci Rarely does a live performance make you laugh out loud, awe you with spectacle, and move you to tears, but local production "Stitch" does just that. Cohdi Harre... | ![]() |
This Woman's Work Thursday, Sep 17, 2009 | 6:45 am | By Sam Stander The East Bay often wears its political history on its sleeve, but Rosie the Riveter isn't really part of the local symbolic vocabulary. Marcus Gardley's new pla... |
Modern Adaptation of Classic Work Depicts Sto... Thursday, May 22, 2008 | 8:38 am | By Arielle Little Titling any work of performance art as "Beowulf" automatically burdens that production with a lot to live up to-the epic poem is perhaps one of the most well-kn... | ![]() |
In Retelling of Classic Myth, Tears Bring Dow... Thursday, Mar 13, 2008 | 3:49 am | By Angela Xu The British publisher Canongate launched its Myths series in 2005, undertaking an ambitious project which called upon renowned authors to retell world myths. So... | ![]() |
Charming Play Tactfully Delves Into Tensions ... Thursday, Mar 6, 2008 | 5:34 am | By Stefanie Lee The Ashby Stage, only 2 miles from Cal, might as well be an entire world away from the bustle of midterms, papers and controversial tree-sitters, all three of w... |
Waiting for the End of the World Thursday, Feb 7, 2008 | 6:21 am | By Arielle Little A monster is traditionally thought of as something that children dread at night; grotesque creatures that more often than not, are imagined. But a monster is fr... | ![]() |