AltWeeklies Wire
'CQ/CX' tells of Hernández's role in Jayson Blair scandalnew
It's been nearly a decade since Macarena Hernández outed the New York Times staff reporter Jayson Blair, the serial plagiarist who did as much damage to the paper's august reputation as Judith Miller's pre-war coverage of the supposed WMDs in Iraq.
San Antonio Current |
Gregg Barrios |
04-02-2012 |
Theater
Agonizing Over Apple: Interview with Mike Daiseynew
Mike Daisey on truth, theater and the scandal surrounding his show.
Seven Days |
Tyler Machado |
03-28-2012 |
Theater
Tags: Apple, Mike Daisey
Culture Clash's American Night: The Ballad of Juan Josenew
Culture Clash is back with a new production, American Night: The Ballad of Juan Jose.
Random Lengths News |
John Farrell |
03-26-2012 |
Theater
Saving Shakespeare From a Thousand Cutsnew
In these lean times of budget cuts and reduced services, Shakespeare by the Sea's Lisa Coffi has had to work much harder to continue the Shakespearian showcase.
Random Lengths News |
John Farrell |
03-23-2012 |
Theater
Suárez mines the unbearable hardness of forgetting in 'I'll Remember for You'new
Once upon a time old people retired to their dotage aided by dozens of grandchildren and smiling nieces. Forgetfulness amongst the ancients was a granted, but no worries — their personal anecdotes were spoken often in earlier years and absorbed by younger generations.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
03-18-2012 |
Theater
'Six Degrees of Separation': Sometimes the stranger is closer than bloodnew
Inspired in part by a real-life incident in which a young black man charmed his way into the homes of wealthy white New Yorkers by pretending to be the son of a famous actor, John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation explores the strangeness of the people we are related to, and the mysterious recognition that can spark between strangers.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
02-16-2012 |
Theater
Polly Klaas: Twenty Years Onnew
'Fault Lines' delicately revisits the Polly Klaas tragedy
North Bay Bohemian |
David Templeton |
02-01-2012 |
Theater
Group Collaboration Leans on Symbolism, Gesture in Message of Isolationnew
It’s eight o’clock at night at the Sterling Houston Theater at Jump-Start, and the cast of “Stranger” is in dress rehearsal.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
11-17-2011 |
Theater
Solid Cellar Production of ‘Time Stands Still’ Seeks Proper Response to Sufferingnew
It’s easy to underestimate playwright Donald Margulies, even with his Pulitzer Prize (for the delicious Dinner With Friends) and his influential post as professor of playwriting at Yale. For starters, it’s because, on paper, his dramas might seem slender, improbably tidy, and — depending on your tastes — somewhat bourgeois: oh-so-middle-class professionals with oh-so-middle-class problems.
San Antonio Current |
Thomas Jenkins |
10-27-2011 |
Theater
IndyFringe a "Resounding Success"new
The independent theater festival saw a 9 percent rise in attendance, and performers earned $94,400 directly from box office sales.
Biting the Big Applenew
San Francisco performers prepare for the New York International Fringe Festival.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
07-16-2011 |
Theater
An Unofficial History of San Antonio's Struggling Gay Theater Scenenew
Take a clue from this year’s Tony telecast as Neil Patrick Harris broke into song: “If you feel like someone that this world excludes, it’s no longer only for dudes who like dudes. Attention every breeder, your invited to the theater. It’s not just for gays anymore!”
San Antonio Current |
Gregg Barrios |
06-29-2011 |
Theater
Tags: LGBT
Motherhood: The Musicalnew
Even jaded moms may smile (or sniffle).
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Catherine Durkin Robinson |
06-29-2011 |
Theater
Found in Translationnew
From ancient Greek to modern French, Bay Area theater explores the possibilities of translation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
05-27-2011 |
Theater
'Civil War Voices' Brings True Stories to the Stagenew
Barter Theatre's production of the musical Civil War Voices tells the true stories of five individuals, including a pair of separated lovers, a freed slave employed by Mary Todd Lincoln, and a Northern teacher who decides to fight for his country.
Charleston City Paper |
Michael Smallwood |
04-07-2011 |
Theater
