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The show, which opened at Berkeley Repertory’s Peet’s Theatre last weekend, began in the home of an upper-middle-class Black family preparing for a big family dinner. The play took place where most plays seem to: inside the homes of the upper-middle class.

Breaking the fourth wall has never been done so seamlessly as it is in Ray of Light Theatre’s “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” The punk rock musical, which first gained a cult following when it opened off-Broadway in 1998, only recently gained mainstream attention in 2014 when it premiered on Broadway.

There was a lot of pizazz to the concert — pulsing lights, intricate stage design and even pyrotechnics helped to keep the energy high.

In a piece that draws such strength from simplicity, the Anton's Well Theater Company production adds complication to the piece in the form of costuming.

Silent Rival, the opener, delivered a punchy set. Vocalist Sara Coda, a pop emo goddess, belted her edgy lyrics in a rich, expressive voice that shook the entire room.