It boils down to this—every element of the show (the script, actors, direction, etc.) was executed to perfection, it just didn’t move me. If

What sets this version of Vanity Fair apart, however, is playwright Kate Hamill’s marvelous retelling of the story, which sheds light on Wil

Men on Boats, now playing at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater, has the unusual distinction of providing neither of the things promised in the title,

At its core, A Thousand Splendid Suns is about the resilience of the human spirit and the wonderful bonds between people that can endure des

Lyrical, thought provoking and poignant, the current show from A.C.T. at the Geary Theater is the moving play, Father Comes Home From the Wa

How well can you ever truly know someone? That is the question at the core of A.C.T.’s current show, Heisenberg. Overall, it’s a good play.

Vietgone is pretty good, but its unwillingness to delve into its most poignant moments stops the show from being a great one. The show is fu

Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party is consistently ranked in the top 100 plays of the 20th century. Often it’s in the top 20. That does not

The show is still in the rough stages and has a long way to go, but the core of the story Anderson tells is worth seeing. As it stands, the

If you’re going to see a production of A Christmas Carol in the Bay Area this year, it ought to be from A.C.T. Its annual production is a tr

On the surface, the premise of Small Mouth Sounds seems like a recipe for disaster. Six modern people on stage for nearly two hours barely s

If you love seeing Shakespeare productions or just want to see a really good production of Hamlet, you won’t be disappointed. But if you’re