North Coast Repertory Theatre – Page 6

Time Stands Still Sneaks Up on You

By Bill Eadie | February 25, 2013 |

“Time stands still” is an oxymoron, something inherently contradictory. Time, of course, is always progressing, though in the eye of the beholder time can seem to stand still under extreme conditions.

How people react to extreme conditions is a major theme of Donald Margulies’ multilayered relationship play, performing through March 17 at North Coast Repertory Theatre. But, “relationship” as a topic for drama turns out to be an oxymoron as well.

Essay: 2012 Not a Great Theatre Year

By Bill Eadie | December 30, 2012 |

Let’s face it. 2012 was by no means a great theatre year. Even so, there was good work that went on in San Diego and elsewhere, despite a disappointing overall result.