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Review: A journey of transition doesn’t go deep enough in ‘Becoming a Man’

In playwright P. Carl’s very personal and truthful play “Becoming a Man” onstage at Z Space in San Francisco, his theatrical avatar comes across as not entirely likeable.  It’s a daring choice that has nothing to do with the performance of Petey Gibson as Carl, who played the role in the American Repertory Theater world premiere in Massachusetts. It has more to do with […] The post Review: A journey of transition doesn’t go deep enough in ‘Becoming a Man’ appeared first on Local News Matters .

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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Review: A journey of transition doesn’t go deep enough in ‘Becoming a Man’, In playwright P. Carl’s very personal and truthful play “Becoming a Man” onstage at Z Space in San Francisco, his theatrical avatar comes across as not entirely likeable.  It’s a daring choice that has nothing to do with the performance of Petey Gibson as Carl, who played the role in the American Repertory Theater world premiere in Massachusetts. It has more to do with […] The post Review: A journey of transition doesn’t go deep enough in ‘Becoming a Man’ appeared first on Local News Matters .

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