‘Both Eyes Open’ Heads to Zellerbach Playhouse This February

The Zellerbach Playhouse in Berkeley, CA will host a new production of Max Giteck Duykers and Philip Kan Gotanda’s “Both Eyes Open” on Feb. 15 and 16, 2025. The opera spotlights the suffering of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II on U.S. soil. The work is directed by Melissa Weaver and conducted by David Milnes. Baritone Suchan Kim, soprano {…}

Jan 23, 2023

Flea Theater 2023 Review: Both Eyes Open

Photos: Carlos Castaneda One of the numerous illusions about United States history among Americans is that the country is the ultimate force for good in the world, “a shining city upon a hill,” as President Ronald Reagan declared. We believe in the fiction of rugged individualism, exceptionalism, the solitary figure on horseback with a six-shooter and a Remington, and our unassailable {…}