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Forty years later, Don Reed has, in fact, made it big — big enough to warrant his own one-man multimedia show at The Marsh Arts Center in Downtown Berkeley.

For Strauss, laughter and the human connection it cultivates are fundamental to his creative projects.

Leer’s performance brings Douglass’ narrative to life and adds new depth to this American classic.

Switching among characters and stories from his own life, Sussman examines societal evolution and what it means to move forward, even through a pessimistic lens.

Herrera jokes about people asking, “But where are you really from?” or “But where were your parents born?” — the answer to both being Texas.

Fisher does not forget to mention that this obsession with war culture is quite dangerous as it might be easily misunderstood for the glorification of Nazis. Yet, by humorously revisiting how “hot” the Nazi uniforms were and acknowledging their acute military tactics, Fisher effectively assuages this anxiety.

After being turned away from famed sketch-comedy shows “Saturday Night Live” and “In Living Color,” Don Reed decided to make his own. This became “That Don Reed Show,” a show including stand-up, sketches and music.

A journalist of about 40 years is now sharing his experiences through a different form of writing: playwriting. Chuck Nevius, a recently retired journalist, has pulled his many experiences over the years together to make “The Oakland Raiders, True Crime & Coming of Age in SF.”

In "Acid Test," Ram Dass’ stories span immensely in tone; sometimes they’re incredibly humorous, and sometimes more heartbreaking. Whether Ram Dass is telling the story of his first mushroom trip or the story of his father dying, the strengths of Kaufman and Keith are perfectly melded together.

The play as a whole is ambitious, yet possibly too much so — the artificially intelligent therapist is one of the seven main characters making up the plot — and the result is an overwhelming overload of information.