January 26, 2017 | Jeff Hudson
Sacramento’s California Stage is presenting a decidedly odd play about a 600-pound recluse, trying to sort out his troubled life. The play is called “The Whale,” and the script picked up several awards in New York.
June 24, 2016 | Jeff Hudson
The current show at Sacramento’s California Stage concerns a 60s college radical who becomes a mom. The play illuminates the inner struggle of an activist trying to stay true to what she believes while still meeting the demands of raising a family.
August 1, 2014 | Jeff Hudson
In 1964 an edgy play titled “Marat/Sade" - set in a French insane asylum with the Marquis de Sade as a major character – shook up London audiences. California Stage is marking the 50th anniversary of this radical show by mounting a new production.
June 19, 2014 | Jeff Hudson
Movies about World War I often include battle scenes with scores of soldiers being cut down by machine guns or poison gas. But this century-old play offers an interior view from within a bunker as soldiers grapple with war. It is as relevant as ever.
April 18, 2014 | Jeff Hudson
The current show at Sacramento’s California Stage is set in Louisiana bayous. It contrasts an aging Cajun shrimper with his sons. Critic Jeff Hudson reviews The Vanishing Point.
