Sonia Gariaeff as Katisha in “The Mikado”Photo by David Allen ‘The Mikado’ Book by William S. GilbertMusic by Sir Arthur…
Suzanne Weiss
Suzanne Weiss has been writing about the arts for the past 35 years. Formerly Arts Editor for the papers of Pioneer Press in the northern Chicago suburban area, her work also has appeared in Stagebill and Crain’s Chicago Business, among other publications. Since moving to the Bay Area she has reviewed theater, opera, dance and the occasional film for the San Mateo Times, “J” and is a regular contributor to CultureVulture. She is the author of “Glencoe, Queen of Suburbs.”
Suzanne passed away in 2016.
Omozé Idehenre as Missie May and Aldo Billingslea as Joe in Cal Shakes’ “Spunk” ‘Spunk’ Stories by Zora Neale ThurstonAdapted…
‘The Scottsboro Boys’ Music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred EbbBook by David ThompsonChoreography and direction by Susan StromanAmerican…
Madeline H. D. Brown and Alex Moggridge in “Salomania”Photo by David Allen ‘Salomania’ Written and directed by Mark JacksonAurora Theatre…
Olivia Oguma in a scene from Eve Ensler’s “Emotional Creature” at Berkeley RepPhoto courtesy of kevinberne.com ‘Emotional Creature’ By Eve…
‘Attila’ Music by Giuseppe VerdiLibretto by Temistocle Solera and Francesco Maria PiaveDirected by Gabriele LaviaConducted by Nicola LuisottiSan Francisco Opera,…
From left, Gene Lewin, Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda in “Wheelhouse”Photo by Tracy Martin ‘Wheelhouse’ Written and performed by GroovelilyBook,…
‘Bruja’ By Luis AlfaroDirected by Loretta GrecoMagic Theatre (word premiere)June 6-July 1, 2012 San Francisco’s Magic Theatre is living up…
Catherine Castellanos and Michael Winters (foreground) and Emily Kitchens in “The Tempest”Photo by Kevin Berne ‘The Tempest’ By William ShakespeareDirected…
Dael Orlandersmith, creator and performer in “Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men”Photo courtesy pf kevinberne.com ‘Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men’ Written…
Bill Irwin (left) and Nick Gabriel in “Endgame” at ACTPhoto by Kevin Berne ‘Endgame’ and ‘Play’ By Samuel BeckettDirected by…
Taras Domitro and Maria Kochetkova in San Francisco Ballet’s “Don Quixote”Photo by Erik Tomasson ‘Don Quixote’ Ballet in three acts…
From left, Mike Ryan, Delia MacDougall, and Tim Kniffin in “Anatol”Photo by David Allen ‘Anatol’ By Arthur SchnitzlerTranslated by Margret…
John Brummer (left) and David Chandler in “Red”Photos courtesy of kevinberne.com ‘Red’ By John LoganDirected by Les WatersBerkeley Repertory TheatreMarch…