SF Weekly theater critic Jeffrey Edalatpour is back on the show this week to talk about holiday and counter-holiday plays around the Bay Area. Plus three world premieres from the choreographers Garrett and Moulton, a fire fundraiser at the Schulz Museum, and great indie folk-rock from the Barr Brothers.
Cont. through Dec. 17: Bright Star is a post-war fairy tale set in the South, with a lovely score and a breakout performance by Carmen Cusack
Cont. through Dec. 17: Playwright Lauren Gunderson spins a tale of romance for the brainy in Miss Bennett: Christmas at Pemberley.
Cont. through Jan 14: Making a deal with the devil in The Black Rider; what could possibly go wrong?
Cont. through Jan. 14: Watch on the Rhine is a timely play about the dangers of not intervening in the fight against fascism.
