Instead of getting mad, the gals get even, and put a plan in action that will give the bumbling Falstaff pause.
The story concerns Shakespeare’s great clown, Sir John Falstaff, who learns a valuable lesson about the pitfalls of plagiarism when he pens identical love letters to two of Windsor’s most highly respectable wives. Taking over the Magic Theatre is Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy The Cripple of Inishmaan (April 19-29) about a young boy, known as Cripple Billy, and his hell-bent determination to be cast in a Hollywood film that takes over a neighboring island.įor lighter fare, Otto Nicolai’s opera version of The Merry Wives of Windsor (April 27-May 6) plays San Francisco’s Legion of Honor. The play performs in three Bay Area locations (San Francisco, Mountain View and Berkeley) during its 10-week run. Loretta Greco directs the production, which features Steven Culp of ABC’s Desperate Housewives and Jessi Campbell.Ī Traveling Jewish Theatre delves deep into the human psyche with its staging of Arthur Miller’s classic Death of a Salesman (April 5 -June 10).
The American Conservatory Theater offers the West Coast premiere of Blackbird (April 27-May 27).Winner of the 2007 Olivier Award, David Horrower’s two-character play tells the story of Ray and Una, who have a shocking run-in with one another after having engaged in an illicit sexual affair years ago that had damaging effects upon both their lives. The production, directed by Broadway veteran Delroy Lindo, stars Teagle F. During a sleepless night, he is visited by three generations of ancestors - men who fought to be free, to vote, to obtain justice. There’s a lot of challenging drama on tap this month in the City by the Bay.Īn African-American professor’s refusal to attend the Million Man March wields an aftermath he never expected in Tanya Barfield’s Blue Door (Berkeley Repertory Theatre, April 6-May 20).
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