Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of HOME at Berkeley Rep?

HOME opened at Berkely Rep in San Francisco on March 22 and is running through April 21, 2019.

"An invitation to this Home is very much worth saying yes to!"-Boston Globe

Straight from acclaimed performances at BAM in New York and venues around the world, Obie Award-winning physical theatre artist Geoff Sobelle and his ensemble of actors, dancers, and designers treat you to an enchanting visual and immersive spectacle.

Right before your eyes, a two-story house is conjured from the shadows. Residents past, present, and future rollick through its rooms in an impromptu dance that defies time and space, magically transforming our mundane everyday tasks into a glorious, intimate, and profound celebration.

A dreamlike infusion of illusion, live music, story, and ingenious engineering, this captivating show invites you to make its house your HOME.

For tickets and more information, please visit https://www.berkeleyrep.org/season/1819/13380.asp

Let's see what the critics have to say!

Leslie Katz, San Francisco Examiner: Nonetheless, it's a showcase of dazzling stagecraft, meticulously directed by Lee Sunday Evans, with an awesome scenic concept by Steven Dufala.

Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News: Staged with pitch-perfect timing by director Lee Sunday Evans, the show starts in a simple, down-to-earth way, with Sobelle stapling clear plastic sheeting onto the frame of a wall, but soon there's an enchanting burst of stage magic that has to be experienced for itself, with elegant illusion design by Steve Cuiffo.

Lily Janiak, Datebook: It's all accompanied by the dreamy, reverb-steeped vocals, guitar and harmonica of Elvis Perkins (son of Anthony Perkins), who sounds like an obscure 1960s folk star waiting to be discovered. "Your first loan will be your mother's bones," he begins, an apt introduction to lyrics that will continually evoke the mystery and evanescence of home: "Thank heavens for a roof overhead. Where will these stars make their own little beds?"

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