Ageism in Hollywood? Nah…
Ah, the “Golden Age of Cinema,” those black and white movies full of sass, drama, and good-looking people…There’s the same effect in Mexico with “El Cine de Oro”, same thing.
The New Company in Town, OnWord Theatre, Wraps Up First Fully Staged Production
the dynamic OnWord is bringing to the stage is not only fitting for new audience development but also attracts people who are not used to or like being in a theatre that much, to come and experience it.
“Regency Girls” The New Musical Comedy at The Old Globe
The musical is smart, tremendously funny, and sprinkles some queerness in, while also keeping it accountable by taking jabs at politics and rights.
Cygnet Theatre Presents Katori Hall’s “The Hot Wing King”
With The Hot Wing King, the launch was rocky due to its 2020 opening, before the pandemic struck, so it didn’t have much time to gain traction among audiences, and the reviews were mixed.
Loud Fridge Theatre Group welcomes theatre season with Rajiv Joseph’s “Gruesome Playground Injuries”
As one gets older, life takes over uncontrollably. Time goes by faster, and “trains get missed”. In Loud Fridge’s season opener, Gruesome Playground Injuries, these feelings, amongst other complications, are wrapped up in a 90-minute, one-act piece.
“Mary’s Wedding” at Scripps Ranch
Mary (Lilliana Talwatte) is a British immigrant living in the Canadian prairies. During a thunderstorm, she meets Charlie (Dennis O’Connor) in a barn. Sparks fly, and they begin a secret courtship.
Oceanside Theatre Company Produces “Once on This Island”
I did not know the story of this musical. I knew the controversy surrounding it and the local San Diego hullabaloo over miscasting some years ago.
Theatre Does Justice Once More
I will continue the reminder that aside from all the wonderful things theatre is, it is also memory. It is that registry that, as well as entertaining, educates and informs.
“It’s not the typewriter’s fault you can’t write.”
Every family has at least one toxic member. It could be the flaunting one who always chants victories, whether actual or not, the imposing one, the negative one, and so on.
The use of cell phones during a performance: a latent issue that is becoming more aggressive
I sounded like a broken record recently, going on and on about how, at the Critics Circle, we were reviewing five shows a week in San Diego’s theatre. Now that we have a couple of weeks off and before the next round of plays comes, I wanted to write about something important.
“The Dark Heart of Dooley Stevens” Will Keep Audiences in the Moment
A Play by Backyard Renaissance’s Artistic Director Francis Gercke Backyard Renaissance has a unique and defined style, yet there will always be surprises when seeing their productions. Francis Gercke, the company’s artistic director, wrote their theatre year opener, The Dark Heart of Dooley Stevens. In the pre-curtain speech, he kindly explained that it was okay if people […]
North Coast REP Presents Heidi Schreck’s “What the Constitution Means to Me”
Now More Punctual than Ever, the Production Also Includes Up-and-Coming Local Young Actors I remember dying to see Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me, and then, during the pandemic, it came on Amazon Prime. It exceeded my expectations. At that time, From Another Zero had a podcast, and we did a PodView of the show. As wonderful as […]
