By Ande Jacobson
Tabard Theatre Company’s “The Tin Pan Alley Rag” opens Friday, 30 March at Theatre on San Pedro Square in San Jose, this time taking us back to Tin Pan Alley and a chance meeting between the conservatory educated, Scott Joplin, and the boy wonder, Irving Berlin. While there’s no evidence the two men ever crossed paths, the story examines what might have happened if they had met. We learn of their dreams, their lives, and of course, their music. Continue reading
By Ande Jacobson
To many, William Shakespeare’s plays exemplify perfection in theatrical writing. Others find them incomprehensible, though if those in the latter group could shed their preconceptions, they might in fact recognize aspects of Shakespeare’s oeuvre reflected in their own experience. Take “Hamlet” for instance, surely one of the most famous in the Shakespeare cannon. Continue reading
By Ande Jacobson
TheatreWorks is known for premiering new theatrical works. Only having run once before in New York, playwright Carly Mensch’s new comedy, “Now Circa Then”, is making its West Coast debut at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. Continue reading
By Ande Jacobson
Since its founding, immigrants continue to flee oppression to come to the U.S., but at a cost. For many, the equation tips in favor of the opportunities available in spite of almost certain culture shock as they work to adapt to the prevailing ways that are so different from the lives they knew back home. Continue reading
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