Emily S. Mendel, a writer and photographer, has been a regular contributor to culturevulture.net since 2006, where she reviews theater, art, film, television and destinations. Ending her 30-year law practice has given Ms. Mendel the time to indulge in her love of travel and the arts, and to serve as the theater reviewer for berkeleyside.com.
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Writes in: Art & Architecture, Dance, Destinations, Etc, Features, Film, Television, and Theater.
TheaterBerkeley,
East Bay theaters are planning live productions starting late this summer after more than a year of valiantly entertaining and enlightening us through Zoom, podcasts, and film. They worked hard, with surprisingly good results, but it isn’t easy to ...
TheaterBerkeley,
TheatreFirst’s 2020-21 virtual season is presenting six world premiere plays and visual essays. Initially, the theater company aired online chapters of the offerings. Now TheatreFirst is showing full versions of each production. While the first chapter ...
Art & ArchitectureSan Francisco,
The dramatic account of Pompeii’s last days before the deadly AD 79 eruption is explored in this dramatic yet ultimately melancholy exhibit that focuses on the Pompeiians’ normal daily activities of eating and drinking. San ...
TheaterSan Francisco,
“The Waves in Quarantine,” Berkeley Rep’s artistic and impressionistic, although somewhat puzzling, series of six linked documentary films, was shot during the pandemic. The project’s foundation is the 1990 musical adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1931 experimental novel, “The Waves.” ...
TheaterSan Francisco,
This remarkable English language presentation of the 1906 Yiddish play, "God of Vengeance" ("Got Fun Nekome")was written by Sholem Asch (1880–1957), the prolific and popular Polish-born fiction writer. Returning after a successful short run in ...
EtcSan Francisco,
The streaming production of “[hieroglyph]” is the story of a bright, artistic, but traumatized 13-year-old girl, Davis (outstandingly impressive work by Jamella Cross), who had to leave New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. While her mother remained in a FEMA ...
Art & ArchitectureSan Francisco,
San Francisco’s newly re-opened de Young Museum is hosting the first American showing of a major exhibition, “Calder-Picasso.” It’s an exciting view of more than 100 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs investigating the surprising affinities between Alexander Calder (American, ...
TheaterBerkeley,
Talk about making effective use of the lockdown to accomplish great things! Not only has the Shotgun Players renovated its Ashby Stage theater, but it also has used the time to plan an exciting 30th Anniversary season. Yes, Shotgun, ...
TheaterBerkeley,
The world premiere of the original and ingenious three-part audio drama, “The Flats,” is a prime example of how to create an engaging theatrical experience despite the limits imposed by our Covid-ridden world. Commissioned by the ...
TheaterBerkeley,
Berkeley's own creative solo-performer, Josh Kornbluth, has a new and fascinating story to tell, live via Zoom. This engaging and enlightening autobiographical monologue is about how the Alzheimer diagnosis of his beloved stepfather and the ...
![The cast of [hieroglyph] (L-R): Safiya Fredericks, Khary L. Moye, Jamella Cross, and Anna Marie Sharpe. Presented by San Francisco Playhouse and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre,](https://culturevulture.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hieroglyph_Jessica-Palopoli16-scaled-1.jpg "The cast of [hieroglyph] (L-R): Safiya Fredericks, Khary L. Moye, Jamella Cross, and Anna Marie Sharpe. Presented by San Francisco Playhouse and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre,")
