SF Playhouse's <i>Barbecue</i> sizzles
Anne Darragh, Bill English, Clive Worsley, Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe, local theater, Margo Hall, plays, Robert O'Hara, San Francisco Playhouse, Susi Damilano, theater review Anne Darragh, Bill English, Clive Worsley, Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe, local theater, Margo Hall, plays, Robert O'Hara, San Francisco Playhouse, Susi Damilano, theater review

SF Playhouse's Barbecue sizzles

Robert O'Hara is one of those playwright/directors who, when his name is attached to a project in any way, you pay attention. He's smart, funny and has a keen eye for theatrical disruption. His Insurrection: Holding History may have played at American Conservatory Theater almost 20 years ago, but it remains one of the wildest, most wonderful things I've seen from that company.

O'Hara – the playwright – is back in town with Barbecue, the first show in San Francisco Playhouse's 15th season, and here's what's on the grill: ...

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Clive Worsley, Just Theater, local theater, Molly Aaronson-Gelb, plays, Rob Handel, San Francisco Chronicle, Shotgun Players, theater review Clive Worsley, Just Theater, local theater, Molly Aaronson-Gelb, plays, Rob Handel, San Francisco Chronicle, Shotgun Players, theater review

Simply put, Just Theater's A Maze is just amazing

There's only so much you can say about Rob Handel's delectably intriguing play A Maze without spoiling the fun. The first thing to know is that the play was first produced in the Bay Area last summer by Just Theater at the Live Oak Theater. That production generated such buzz, both from critics and audience members, that the astute folks at Shotgun Players pricked up their ears and decided to re-mount that production at the Ashby Stage.

The re-mount brings back the original cast of eight under the direction of Molly Aaronson-Gelb, and though I didn't see the show last summer, it's hard to imagine these performances are not sharper and more astute this time out.

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