At the height of last fall’s presidential campaign, a good friend of mine swore that she would move her entire family to Canada if Donald Trump won the election.  She envisioned an unbearable existence in her own country if Trump were to become the president, and viewed Canada, where her husband was born (and […]

              If blood and gore are your thing, Rajiv Joseph’s “Guards at the Taj,” the 2016 winner of the Obie (Off-Broadway) Award for best new play, is a play you won’t want to miss.  But the current production of this remarkable play at Sacramento’s Capital Stage is also a powerful theatrical experience that merits the […]

              Donald Trump continues to befuddle serious political observers and scare many ordinary folks who would not normally pay much attention to the daily utterances of the nation’s president.  His Twitter charge against Barack Obama last week is but one of many statements and actions that raise questions about his competency to be president, let […]

              Robert McDuffie had fully established his following with audiences at the Mondavi Center (on the campus of U.C. Davis) in two prior appearances on the stage at Jackson Hall.  In 2010, in a performance with the Venice Baroque Orchestra, he put his rock star persona on display while handling the solo work in Vivaldi’s […]