25 stories by "Rachel Norby"
Ken Ludwig’s Comic Fantasy Brightens & Enlightens by Rachel Norby When classics professors Daphne and Ralph meet on a beach in Naxos, Greece, they have no idea of the adventures they w…
Christopher Oscar Peña Casts Cringey Doubt on Immigrant Future by Rachel Norby A Honduran American dad seems to achieve the “American Dream.” He has worked his way up from poverty to ow…
Barrett & Stevens Turn Renaissance Rome into Punk-Rock London by Rachel Norby Amazingly, "It's True, It's True, It's True"Â takes its dialogue from a 1612 rape trial in Renaissance Ro…
Gunderson & Melcon Craft Delightful Sequel to Jane Austen by Rachel Norby "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley," a clever comedy, exposes how social class limits women's rights. The chas…
Millennial Notes Edmond Rostand's Classic Still Touches Hearts   by Rachel Norby Director Josh Costello's distilled version of "Cyrano de Bergerac" carefully unfolds surprising transf…
Millennial Notes Dana Anderson Imbues Psychopathy with Chilling Charm by Rachel Norby "Ruthless! The Musical" tells the story of eight-year-old Tina Denmark, a disturbed little girl who is i…
Cheryl L. West Tells Fannie Lou Hamer's Mississippi Story by Rachel Norby & Barry David Horwitz Fannie Lou Hamer started out as a sharecropper in Mississippi and stayed true to her origi…
Millennial Notes Director Nick Ishimaru's Classic Musical Hits the High Notes! by Rachel Norby First performed in 1934, "Anything Goes" is an excellent reminder of the lovely things that cou…
Millennial Notes Scott Denison Crafts a Delightful Dickensian World by Rachel Norby "A Christmas Carol" is everyone's favorite holiday tradition. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale appl…
Millennial Notes Ron Lytle Scores with Winter Fantasy, Joyful Music by Rachel Norby "Christmas in Oz" by East Bay Children's Theatre offers a delightful adventure through Oz during Christmas…
Millennial Notes Roald Dahl Imagines a Rich, Grotesque Dreamworld by Rachel Norby This stage rendition of Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is pure magic. It's a delectable tr…
Millennial Notes Robert Schenkkan Offers Startling Insights into 1964 by Rachel Norby "All the Way" by Robert Schenkkan focuses like a laser on Lyndon Baines Johnson's first year as Presiden…
Millennial Notes Ellen McLaughlin Mixes Intriguing Ideas & Stately Soliloquies  by Rachel Norby Ellen McLaughlin's modern adaptation of Euripides' "Helen" boasts poignant messages ab…
Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Make Music for Harsh Times by Rachel Norby and Barry David Horwitz The plot of "Dear Evan Hansen" could be a teenie bopper movie: boy makes up story, the lies sp…
Millennial Notes Charles Dickens' Magical World Soars to Spectacular Success by Rachel Norby A Christmas Carol is everyone's favorite holiday tradition. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas ta…
Lindsay-Abaire Infuses Senior Living with New Life  by Rachel Norby & Barry David Horwitz "Ripcord" by David Lindsay-Abaire tells the story of two women sharing a room in a senior liv…
Millennial Notes Foer & Block Show Why History Matters    by Rachel Norby Simon Block's adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's novel Everything is Illuminated exposes the unf…
Millennial Notes Lexie Lazear Orchestrates Lovely Performance by Rachel Norby At Berkeley Playhouse, Director Lexie Lazear's version of L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz" includes a talented…
Millennial Notes Audrey Rumsby Rejuvenates Shakespeare Comedy by Rachel Norby "Twelfth Night" has all the convoluted plot lines and fanciful, farcical characters we expect in a Shakespea…
Millennial Notes Steven Dietz Entices Us with Suspense and Mystery by Rachel Norby I thoroughly enjoyed Theatre Lunatico's masterful presentation of "Dracula." Performed in La Val's Subterra…
Millennial Notes Ibsen Reveals Dark Side of Marriage by Rachel Norby "Hedda Gabler," the story of a woman trapped in the strict confines of a patriarchal society, comes to life at the Pear T…
Rachel Norby is a recent law school graduate who has always had an appreciation for the performing arts. When she's not attending plays or working she enjoys photography and learning about s…
Millennial Notes Gary Graves Exposes Madness & Moral Responsibility by Rachel Norby In his adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story, "Ward 6," director Gary Graves demonstrates the ruinous ef…
Millennial Notes Bruce Norris Crafts Masterpiece on Houses & Hypocrisy   by Rachel Norby Bruce Norris's comedy on race and rejection rises to delight and perfection in the hand…
Millennial Notes Madeleine George Provokes Thoughts on Progress by Rachel Norby In "The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence," playwright Madeleine George weaves together four different…
