A Shakespeare play set in a Las Vegas nightclub? Not such a stretch, really. After all, the Bard's timeless comedy, "Twelfth Night," is basically about a cross-dressing love triangle. Disguised as a boy, Viola fends off advances from Olivia (a torch singer in this version) and pines instead [...]
Without the title, could you still tell who wrote it? Here's the plot. Two sets of identical twins, separated in infancy by a shipwreck, end up as young adults in the same city without knowing it. Yep, it’s Shakespeare. "Comedy of Errors," co-starring real-life twins Justin and Jerod [...]
Last spring, Jennifer King directed a production of “All the Great Books (Abridged)” at Sebastopol’s Sonoma County Repertory Theater that had audiences howling with laughter. If you missed it, don’t worry. You’re getting a second chance. Long a mainstay at the Rep, King is also artistic director at Napa Valley [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.