If the siblings in playwright Ngozi Anyanwu's two-hander “The Monsters” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre are indeed the monsters that, in some ways, they see themselves, then we are all monsters. Big, the older brother, had certain dreams for his future, but has ended up as an accomplished, if not celebrated, mixed martial artist. He has long since moved away from home, leaving his adoring little sister, Lil, behind. But despite his escape from a troubled home life, and his relative success as a boxer, he struggles to maintain sobriety and find peace within himself. When Lil suddenly shows up after many years, everything changes. When […]
