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This is not just a reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet; this is a spotlight on the many discrepancies and injustices women continue to face. Directed by Kim Strassburger, the play is practically brand new, having debuted last year at The Folger in DC, and now making its San Diego premiere with the most fitting theatre company.
When you start getting the hang of this play-seeing/reviewing thing, you begin to grasp the styles of different playwrights. Out of the many playwrights whose work I have seen, I think Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is probably the one I’ve experienced the most. He and William Shakespeare lol. So walking into La Jolla Playhouse’s West Coast premiere of the Tony Award-winning play Purpose, I already knew I was about to get layers, discomfort, and sharp humor.
The Play That Goes Wrong is exactly what the title promises: chaos, confusion, missed cues, collapsing sets, and absolute theatrical mayhem. Written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields, this production, directed by Robert Smyth, fully embraces the madness while never losing control of the comedy.
San Diego Musical Theatre, the only year-round musical theatre
nonprofit organization in San Diego, today announced the launch of an urgent fundraising campaign,
“The Show Must Go On!,” aiming to raise $100,000 by June 30 to sustain its upcoming production of
Rock of Ages.