Category Archives: Live on Our Stage

Live theater and things like it.

Let Us Now Praise Women Fiddlers

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Marion

  The Carolina Chocolate Drops played at the Mystic Theater on Easter Sunday. The band plays roots music; 1920s black blues, jug band and string band music, jigs, reels, and Scottish airs.  Rhiannon Giddens and Dom Flemons are the founding … Continue reading →

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Summer Social

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Marion

It’s August in sunny California, so of course we dressed for the summer; the Sig-O had his shearling vest and I had a jacket and gloves.  People had down parkas, sleeping bags, hats, gloves and scarves.  This is how you … Continue reading →

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Bloody, Bold and Resolute

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Marion

At the beginning of the Rep’s production of MacBeth, a doll-like clown with a lacy mob cap and ruffled petticoats tiptoes onto the stage, followed by a colorful ragamuffin clown.  As they watch, a traitorous Scot is executed and his … Continue reading →

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Loud and Rich

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Marion

“In heaven they serve beer for breakfast.”  Loudon Wainwright III “Dad’s in a bad mood/Dad’s got the blues.”  Richard Thompson Richard Thompson is a guitar god. Loudon Wainwright III is more of a trickster god, like Coyote or Raven, bringing the … Continue reading →

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Complete World of Sports, Abridged (UPDATE)

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Marion

The Sonoma County Rep e-mailed me to ask if they could print out my comments and tape them in the window like they do with reviews.  I was delighted!  I’ll ignore the fact that this probably means that the show … Continue reading →

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The Complete World of Sports (Abridged)

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Marion

The Sig-O was a scoutmaster for 19 years, and this meant he spent one week every summer with his troop at scout camp.  Friday evening I would leave work early and drive up to see the final campfire and watch … Continue reading →

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Fiddler’s Green

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Marion

Sunday the Sig-O and I went to hear the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers play at the Jackson Theater.  They played for about two and a half hours, a very lively show if you like Celtic music.  Alasdair Fraser, the founder … Continue reading →

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Dead Man’s Cell Phone; Sonoma County Rep

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Marion

You’ll either be vastly entertained or terribly frustrated by Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone.  The key to your reaction will be in the first five minutes of the play.  If you decide to accept Jean’s motivation and her actions … Continue reading →

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The Maltese Omlette

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Marion

Imagine the Maltese Falcon with every character as someone from a nursery rhyme. Sam Spud is a San Francisco detective and the libidinous Humpty Dumpty is his partner. When the alluring Ms. Muffet comes with a request for help, Humpty can’t resist her. Soon he is dead, scrambled, poached. Continue reading →

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