Sandi Masori

What if Sherlock Holmes lived in modern times and were a woman?  And what if Watson were also a woman and the two met accidentally when Watson answered an ad for a flatmate?  That seems to be the inspiration for Kate Hamill’s reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes story in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B now playing at the Old Globe.  [Sandi Masori]

In a previous version, indigenous people were called redskins or savages, spoke in broken English, and had a number called “Ugg-a-wug” that used jibberish lyrics.  That number has been replaced by a song called “Friends Forever” in which the Native Americans and the Darling children teach each other some dances from their respective cultures.  [Sandi Masori]

This production marks a pretty significant achievement, in that it completes the Shakespeare canon for the Globe, meaning that over the course of its history, The Old Globe has produced all of Shakespeare’s plays, thereby joining a very small club of theaters that have done so.  [Sandi Masori]

As for the plot, basically the red team and blue team are at war and are competing in acrobatics and aerial tricks.  The only problem is that one of the blue girls is in love with one of the red boys.  The two keep trying to come together, only to be pulled away by their teams.  [Sandi Masori]

For all of us in our adult life, there comes a time in our life when we weigh our dreams against the practicality of paying the bills. This is exactly the theme of Tick Tick Boom, which is currently playing at Cygnet Theater.  [Sandi Masori]

Backyard Renaissance theater often picks plays that make you think or question your perceptions. Its printed program describes this as “art to the gut.” The current production, The Beauty Queen of Leenane is a good example of that. [Sandi Masori]

I think that The Color Purple, now playing at New Village Arts theater in Carlsbad may just be the best play I have seen there yet. The cast is uber talented and cohesive, and wow! what powerful voices.  [Sandi Masori]