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My Top Ten Regional Production (Drama & Comedy) of 2015
Posted by: Richard Connema 05:17 pm EST 12/25/15
This year I reviewed 155 productions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are my top ten regional productions in order of their appTHE TOP TEN REGIONAL DRAMAS & COMEDIES

STUPID FUCKING BIRD---SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE—A brilliant production based on Chekhov’s “The Seagull”. It lifts it intoa modern play-within-a –play through current feeling and scene after scene of mockingly uproarious conversations from modern theatre to the nature of attraction between old men and women.


ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS---BERKELEY REP---This was one funny play. I nearly laugh my tuchis off watching the antics of Don Donahue.

CHOIR BOY---MARIN THEATRE---They closed the season with a superb production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s powerful play. It featured seven brilliant actors.

LOVE AND INFORMATION---AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE---For 90 minutes I was spellbound by Carly Churchill’s play. This was company of very fine actors presenting over 50 scene lets, most of which involved two characters.

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS---SHELTON THEATRE---This small company presented an outstanding production of the David Mamet’s drama with fine acting. It was a perfect cast of male performers.


RICHARD III—MARIN SHAKESPEARE—This is my favorite Shakespeare play and this was a magnificent production of the Bard’s play.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE---ROLE PLAYERS ENSEMBLE
I had seen oh so many productions of this Tennessee Williams play including Marlo Brando on the stage and also working on the film at Warner Brothers with Marlo, I thought I had seen it all. This production was fantastic. I thought I was seeing it for the first time, it was that good.

FOR THE LOVE OF COMRADS---NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER---This was an enthralling two hour production with a splendid cast and perceptive direction. The cast was outstanding in this production of the Irish play.

AH WILDERNESS---AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER.—A wonderful dreamlike production. I love this O’Neill play and this company was perfect.

STAGE KISS---SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE—This is one of the funniest plays I have seen this year. Even if you don’t know about backstage machinations I am sure you will enjoy it. It had a superb cast delightfully directed by Susi Damilano.

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MOLIERE’S TARTUFFE---BERKELEY REP---a more serious and frightening version of Moliere’s classic. A fast pace two hour and twenty minute farce. Director Dominique Sarrand brought an abundance of magnificent energetic acting on the part of the cast


MIRANDOLINA! MISTRESS OF A TUSCAN INN—CENTER REP OF WALNUT CREEK---Center Rep managed an extraordinary feat with a new. Very siliver-tongued translation with some of the company finest actors


FIFTH OF JULY---AURORA THEATRE COMPANY---I had seen this play several times in the past and this was an outstanding version of Lanford Wilson’s play Director Tom Ross assembled a brilliant cast of fine actors to present this play.

MOUNT MISERY—CUSTOM BALL THEATRE--- Andrew Saito’s play was an intriguing history drama about Donald Rumsfeld. Beautifully acted

DON QUIXOTE---MARIN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY—This is a brilliant new version of the Man from La Mancha. It’s lighthearted and funny
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