Taxilandia: San Diego. A Car Ride Through Chula Vista, National City and San Ysidro that Goes from Immersive to Raw and Dynamic
With an Added Public Transportation Experience Full of Suspense and Mixed Feelings A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Bernardo Mazón Daher as Sal in “Taxilandia: San Diego.” Photo: ebofcourse Innovation is key especially now and especially in theatre, an art form that has always suffered in the collective share of mind compared to other live entertainment […]
Onstage Playhouse Brings First Musical Production in Two Years
The Chula Vista Venue’s Staging of First Date is Hilarious and Uplifting with a Vibrant Young Cast A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Benjamin Monts, Andrew Gutierrez, KylieYoung, and Shelby Beltran in First Date. Photo by Daren Scott First Date is from the “new era” of American musicals premiering 10 years ago in Seattle and on Broadway in […]
Sweatshop Overlord is a moving true story about resilience and heroism.
Currently playing at the La Jolla Playhouse until Sunday, October 16. A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Kristina Wong in La Jolla Playhouse’s production of KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD; photo by Jenna Selby. Not only did the pandemic change the overall dynamic worldwide but theatre-wise, after the lockdown and slowly coming back to live theatre, the […]
When a Piece is Practically 100 Years Old and Still Being Produced, That Means Something
Ain’t Misbehavin’ The Fats Waller Show, Title Inspired by Waller’s 1929 Song is Currently Playing at the California Center for the Arts Escondido Until October 8 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti The cast and band of Ain’t Misbehavin’ The Fats Waller Show Fats Waller was an American jazz musician, composer, and innovator. This musical is […]
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
A Disenchanting Title for an Amazing, Well-Written Play that is Also a Comedy A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti (L) Greg Hildreth as Mark, Rebecca Creskoff as Debbie, Sophie von Haselberg as Lauren, and Joshua Malina as Phil. Photo Jim Cox I will start with this so it does not seem I am saying the same […]
Interviews From Another Zero:
Synthia L. Hardy who wrote and stars in the play Billie! Backstage with Lady Day currently playing at the Brooks Theatre in Downtown Oceanside until October 2 “Theatre doors are theatre doors, it really does not matter what color. If there is something they want to see, they will come and see it.” by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Synthia […]
“The Outsider” Might be One of Scripps Ranch Theatre’s Best Productions Yet
The American Politics-Focused Comedy Opens Their Season Number 43 and is currently Playing Until October 9th A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Deborah Dodaro, Adam Daniel and Robert May in The Outsider. Photo Ken Jaques What better time to produce a play about the public relations and propaganda behind American politics. Actor and playwright Paul Slade Smith […]
Moonlight Closes 41 Season in the ‘Land of Lola’ and the Audience is Saying YEAH!
The Vista Venue Under the Stars is Dazzling with San Diego Regional Premiere of Kinky Boots A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti The Kinky Boots company. Photo by Karli Cadel It is definitely not easy to produce musicals by the caliber of Kinky Boots with 14+ cast members, wardrobe, and set design. It is a lot! […]
Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical in 2022
Although the Theatre Adaptation Gives Audiences a Beautiful Glimpse of the 1995 Indian Hindi-Language Film, the Twists Give more Hollywood than Bollywood A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti The cast of Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical, 2022. Photo by Jim Cox. The Old Globe has gotten out of its comfort zone since the […]
North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Season Opener Shows We All Have an -Annabella- In Us
Currently Playing at Solana Beach Until October 2 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti (L-R) Louis Lotorto, Leilani Smith, Jacquelyn Ritz, Catalina Zelles & Bruce Turk – photo by Aaron Rumley North Coast Repertory Theatre started off its 41st season sweet but mighty with Annabella in July by Richard Strand who authored last year’s amazing Ben […]
Los Angeles Premiere of Modern-Day Morality Play ‘Everybody’ by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Boasts San Diego-Based Creative Team.
Currently Playing at the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center Until October 17 Cast of Everybody. Photo by Jenny Graham Life’s greatest mystery: the meaning of living. Antaeus Theatre Company presents the Los Angeles premiere of Everybody, a funny, provocative and very modern riff on a 15th-century morality play by Branden Jacobs–Jenkins. Jennifer Chang, who received her M.F.A. at the University of California, San Diego, directs. […]
Onstage Playhouse Presents the San Diego Premiere of REST
A Story that Explores Life in a Retirement Home. Darkly Poetic and Beautiful in its Own Way. A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Anna Sandor and Nick Young in Rest Theatre is entertainment, storytelling, and also a medium of information sometimes to point out a reality. American playwright Samuel D. Hunter did just that with his play […]
