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Watching an actor live moment to moment within each scene, as if he's never done it before, is a gift Steve Voldseth freely gives to the audience in his performance as Phil Granger. My heart opened and broke for Phil, thanks to the honesty, vulnerability, and depth Voldseth gave his character. When he was surprised, I was surprised. When he was angry, I was angry. When he was hopeful, I was hopeful. When he was sad, boy, was I ever. The small, intimate Dragon Theater is the perfect setting for such a heart-breaking, touching story. As an audience member, you'll quickly find yourself touched by the devastating effects of war on the Granger family, while also being moved by hope and love. Go see the play -- you'll feel lucky that you were invited into this family's life to witness them traveling through love, loss, forgiveness, and hope. Collapse

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Take a couple of hours out of your life and come and share this exploration of the human condition, the unseen injuries of warfare. 6 Days peeks in on the life of one returned vet and shows the extent of the injuries to his soul and how that bleeds into everyday life strewn with emotional landmines far from battlefields. Voldseth is compelling as a damaged man trying to find his way back. Collapse

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Powerful and disturbing essay on the tragedy of those who are too close to the ugliest side war and how it permanently affects them and the people in their lives. Very strong and believable performances by the lead actors. Very sad with great emotional tension. I highly recommend. Collapse

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Both my wife and I attend a lot of community and semi-equity productions locally and beyond and we were greatly impressed by the Dragon production on 11/09/08 of 6 years. I have recommended it to numerous friends already. Every member of the cast turned in amazing performances. Dragon has consistently entertained us with great works and acting. Best time and money spent. We are so blessed in the Bay Area with this company. Collapse

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It reminds us of the pain parents and family members go through while the horror of war is going on, and that seems to be happening since the beginning of time.

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I saw this play last night with three friends - we were all surprised by just how much we loved it. The play follows the personal life of two members of the World War II generation as they struggle to keep their marriage solvent in the face of undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder and the pressure to keep up appearances in the post-war white suburban midwest. Each scene takes place 6 years after the previous scene, starting in 1949, then 1955, 1961, 1967, and 1973. The history in this play makes it worth seeing on its own, as it beautifully explores the effects of world events including World War II, post-war modernism, and the Vietnam War upon the parents of the Baby Boomers. The performance was wonderfully executed, with true-to-life dialogue delivered emotionally and convincingly. The intimate venue makes this show really pop. More cues as to changing years/cities would be nice. Collapse

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Six Years chronicles the story of Meredith and Phil Granger from 1949 to 1973. The title: each scene is six years later. The play opens in 1949, as Phil Granger, a soldier with PTSD, returns home after 3 years of being out of contact with his wife. He doesn't understand PTSD, nor does his wife or the society they live in. The play follows their journey through middle America culture, as they try to make sense of their lives and his affliction. The drama is extremely well acted by Meredith Hagedorn (Meredith Granger) and Steve Voldseth (Phil Granger) plus a reasonably strong supporting cast. Voldseth is remarkable as he works on the issues of his PTSD. The depth of the character development, both from Hagedorn and Volseth, is beautiful, and real. An excellent production, so emotional it made us cry. 24 hours after seeing the play, we are still discussing and chewing on the issues. This gem is well worth seeing. Collapse

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Jeff Owen and Marc Demian's glass and steel piece is wonderful! Their piece is so unique. All of these beautiful glass art pieces are on display in the window gallery of the new San Jose City Hall. You have to come down to the new City Hall. The architecture is amazing and so is the art! Collapse

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What a fun Ballet! Rarely do you see such humor matched with such dance skill, such wonderful costumes, and great music. This was very entaining. So many plesant surprises! I don't want to give anything away, but there are some really creative sections to this performance that made it the most enjoyable ballet (and arts productions) I have seen in the last 3 years! Just wonderful! Even more so than the Nutcracker I think this would be a GREAT ballet to introduce children to. Easy to follow, and humor! If you've not see a ballet, if you've not seen Ballet San Jose, you won't want to miss it, I'm so sad it's just one weekend! Collapse

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Very strange casting. Have seen Tuna several times before, and just didn't live up to par of any of them. Very difficult seeing how they cast the show. Thought roles should have been reversed. Actors are capable, but not handled well. The space is also too big to perform in. Things that were funny normally didn't get a laugh from anyone. If you like or are familiar with the show at all, I'd pass on this one and wait for other productions of Tuna to come along in the area. Might as well save money and gamble on another production being better. Collapse

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