Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits a Hoot for Musical Theatre Fans that Also Brings Creativity as an Area of Opportunity to Make it Relevant and Diverse in 2022
Currently Playing at North Coast Repertory Theatre Until May 22 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Forbidden Broadway. Front (L-R) Cathy Barnett, Trisha Rapier Back (L-R) Edward Staudenmayer, William Selby photo by Aaron Rumley(Les Miz) Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits is definitely a hoot for musical theatre fans that can experience a sort of trivia night dynamic […]
A Moving Evening Filled With Drinks, Magic and Black History
Nathan Nonhof Shines in Black Séance Creatively Taking Audiences Through Unknown Perspectives Currently Playing as part of the Without Walls Festival in Liberty Station A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti I have to say these days at the WoW Festival in the Arts District at Liberty Station have been filled with creativity, people who love the […]
40 Watts from Nowhere: A Fun, Immersive, Nostalgic Trip Back to the 90s and Illegal Radio
A Fun, Immersive, Nostalgic Trip Back to the 90s and Illegal Radio. Currently Playing During the Without Walls Festival Until Sunday, April 24 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti La Jolla Playhouse’s WoW Festival is in full throttle and the first show in our selection was 40 Watts from Nowhere an immersive experience that chronicles the true […]
Water by the Spoonful: A Powerful Story That Reminds Us That It Is Never Too Late To Start Again
Currently Playing at Cygnet Theatre Until April 24 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardasht Photo Credit: Karli Cadel Photography Something that I have been encountering lately is how different plays hit now after going through a pandemic, regardless of the topic, theatre is hitting me differently. Water by the Spoonful written in 2011 by Quiara Alegría Hudes, […]
The Other Place: A Raw Theatre Piece that Touches Upon a Deteriorating Mental Condition, Family, and Trauma
Currently Playing at Onstage Playhouse Until April 17 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardasht Tina Machele Brown in The Other Place. Photo Daren Scott The Other Place, a play written by the American playwright Sharr White, debuted Off-Broadway in 2011. A very real and now more than ever, relevant story that not only touches upon a […]
New Village Arts Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season with Steven Sondheim’s Into the Woods
The Co-Production with Oceanside Theatre Company Gives the Classic a 21st Century Look A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardasht The Cast of Into the Woods Photo: Almar Ahad In 2012, New Village Arts included Into the Woods in their 10th anniversary season. Now for the 20th, they brought back the classic that debuted in San Diego […]
Bhangin’ It: A Bangin’ New Musical Premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse is a Wonderful Dance Party that Embraces the Beauty of Indian Culture and Diversity
With a Gorgeous Message of What it Means to Belong. A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardasht Members of the cast of La Jolla Playhouse’s world-premiere production of BHANGIN’ IT: A BANGIN’ NEW MUSICAL; photo by Rich Soublet II. Theatre this season -or whatever path we are on regarding programming because of the pandemic,- is getting bigger, […]
Detained: a Play that Exposes the Intricacies of a Failed Justice System in the United States
Currently Playing at The Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles Until April 10th A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardasht Foreground: Will Dixon,Rear: Michael Uribes, Marlo Su,Theo Perkins, Liana Aráuz, Camila Ascencio. Photo by Jenny Graham I have to be really honest here. Being from the Tijuana-Mexican border the stories of immigration legal, illegal, asylum, you name it, […]
The Rolling World Premiere of The Great Khan is a Perfect Example of Wonderful Storytelling
Using Elements Like History, Truth, Assumption and Repression. Not to Mention Great Ensemble Work. This Definitely Should Not be Missed. A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardasht Brian Rivera (Temujin) and Jerome Beck (Jayden) in San Diego Repertory Theatre’s The Great Khan by Michael Gene Sullivan, directed by Jess McLeod. Photo by Rich Soublet. Like I have […]
Interviews From Another Zero:
“Acknowledging that I am not Cuban, means that I need to ask for help” Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx, Director of Cultural Programming at A Noise Within in Los Angeles Shares His Vision and Work as He is Also Directing the Upcoming Production of Anna in the Tropics and championing BIPOC stories in American Theatre by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Jonathan-Muñoz-Proulx. Photo […]
A Testosterone Fueled Piece with a Surprise Jab of Estrogen
The Homecoming is a True Rabbit Hole About Power A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Cast of The Homecoing: Melanie Lora, Bruce Turk, Frank Corrado, Justin Gordon, Richard Baird & James Newcomb photo by Aaron Rumley There is apparently a British trend happening in the San Diego theatres now by presenting pieces crafted between the sixties […]
Serious Topics Like Mental Health are Thrown on the Table of the Romantic Comedy LOVE SONG
Playing at Scripps Ranch Theatre Until March 20 A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Paul Eddy as Beane and Claire Kaplan as Molly in LOVE SONG. Photo Ken Jacques Photography LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach written in 2006, has had many lives all over. From London with Neve Campbell in the role of Molly, a production […]
