Theater
Human stories of immigration in S.F. one-man show
A woman forced to flee Iraq after teaching American literature there. A gay, pagan, survivalist goat rancher along the U.S. border with Mexico. A…
Storytelling
Remixing Yiddish tales and poems for new audiences
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Yiddish language enjoyed a flowering of expression in poetry, literature, journalism and theater as Eastern…
Theater
As ‘Evan Hansen’ arrives in S.F., lessons in teen social media literacy
The goal of the JCC of San Francisco’s Teen Arts Immersion Program is to have life imitate art. TAIP brings teens to a musical twice a semester and uses…
Comedy
Funny in the Bay: From this you make a living?
Comedian and comedy producer Samson Koletkar was in the middle of this interview when he was interrupted by a phone call from his day job. “Good, how are…
Comedy
‘Seinfeld’ writer returns to Kung Pao Kosher Comedy, joined by diverse lineup
“I’m Vietnamese, I’m Jewish. I file nails … and taxes.” That shtick, said Joe Nguyen, used to be a regular part of his act. These days, the 35-year-old…
On Stage
Folk-singing duo and circus group partner up for ‘holy goofing’
A simple gift of a book of poems has blossomed into an artistic project that is coming to San Francisco later this month, bringing together Sweet Can…
Comedy
A night of spuds and comedy at ‘Latkes and Laughs’
Temple Emanu-El in San Jose apparently thinks that potato pancakes are more easily digested with a dollop of comedy. To that end, the synagogue will be…
Music
Mandy Patinkin in concert: a call to repair the world
Mandy Patinkin, who will be performing in concert at the Palo Alto Oshman Family JCC on Nov. 1, said his show “Diaries 2018” is in honor of Anne Frank,…
Theater
'The Chosen': frozen in time, or still relevant?
When playwright Aaron Posner was seeking a Jewish-themed book to adapt for the stage in the late 1990s, he went to the author Chaim Potok for advice. To…