I cringed when I first read about the play Smart People, playing now at Capital Stage theater in Sacramento through July 24th. First the title, coupled with the promo phrase "It is the eve of Obama’s first election. Four of Harvard University’s … [Read more...] about Smart People at Cap Stage is Worth Seeing
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Sacramento is so Lucky to Have Cap Stage
On Sunday, February 16thwe saw the play Gloria by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Five days later we saw Alabaster by Audrey Cefaly at Capital Stage in Sacramento. Alabaster was better, both … [Read more...] about Sacramento is so Lucky to Have Cap Stage
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Jesus Hopped the A Train
Four enthusiastic snouts up for Jesus Hopped the A Train written by Stephen Adly Guirgis and directed by Stephanie Gularte now performing at the Capitol Stage in Old Sacramento aboard the Delta King.I don't have time for the details this deserves. … [Read more...] about (:)(:)(:)(:) for Jesus Hopped the A Train
Four Snouts up for Mauritius at Capital Stage
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Mauritus by Theresa Rebeck playing now at the Capital Stage in Old Sacramento. I should have known that this play was written by a woman. Even though, as the Sacramento Bee review suggests, the playwright is clearly deeply influenced … [Read more...] about Four Snouts up for Mauritius at Capital Stage
5 Snouts Up for Someone to Watch Over Me at Capital Stage Closing this Week
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) A combination of homework and computer problems has conspired to keep me from raving sooner about this amazing play in its last week at the Capital Stage.This is the best production of any play that I have seen at Capital Stage and … [Read more...] about 5 Snouts Up for Someone to Watch Over Me at Capital Stage Closing this Week
Three Snouts Up for Dirty Story at Capital Stage
(:)(:)(:) for the Sacramento premiere of Dirty Story by John Patrick Shanley at the Capital Stage in Old Sacramento. The production is well-directed, well-cast, and well-acted. However, the play, in this critic's humble opinion, doesn't … [Read more...] about Three Snouts Up for Dirty Story at Capital Stage