Haiku Reviews: Peter Frank and George Heymont On Theatre And Painting

PHOTO: �milie du Ch�telet (Rachel Harker) spends time with her lover, Saint-Lambert (Miles Gaston Villanueva), in San Jose Rep's West Coast premiere of Legacy of Light. Photo by Kevin Berne. WHAT: Legacy of Light San Jose Repertory Theatre 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, California 95113 Through April 17 HAIKU: Directed by Kirsten Brandt, San Jose Rep's six-member ensemble does an impressive job bringing Legacy of Light to life. Karen Zacarias's engaging dramedy (which received the American Theatre Critics Association's Best New Play Award for 2010) does a superb job of showcasing the personal and professional challenges faced by intelligent women more than 250 years apart. Her use of magical realism imbues the play's second act with extraordinary appeal. -George Heymont

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