SF Playhouse

Retro, physical comedy at its best — “Clue” is best enjoyed with a love for mystery and a penchant for mirth over murder.

“[Hieroglyph]” elicits a range of turbulent emotions, as many moments of the play are heart-wrenchingly unfair, unanswered and unspoken.

All ideals are up for deliberation, and these notions become stuck in convoluted abstractions that lead to lost destinations rather than discoveries. 

All in all, while the production seems to laud itself for addressing dark and complex themes, “Groundhog Day” just doesn’t hold up as a serious piece of theater.

The entirety of “You Mean to Do Me Harm” revolves around a short comment made about a past camping trip. What would usually be a passing comment is turned into a tension-filled series of conversations, all incredibly suspenseful despite its apparent mundanity.

Despite growing up without many multicultural roles to look up to, Beltran still believes theater is an effective medium to push for diversity.

There are certain police-story stereotypes: good cop vs. bad cop, a more experienced older officer pitted against a cocky young cop, a kid from “the hood” falling through the cracks and ending up in a police interrogation room.