North Coast REP Presents Heidi Schreck’s “What the Constitution Means to Me”
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 it is to have access to shows on streaming, nothing beats the real thing, especially seeing the show live.
“Hello Dolly!” has last weekend of performances
San Diego Musical Theatre’s Production of the Classic Musical is Fresh and Energetic This blog has mentioned that having classic musicals and plays produced locally is a treat and a privilege. San Diego Musical Theatre pulled off the magic again, delivering a vibrant production with potent vocals and high-level choreography courtesy of Craig Noel Award […]
La Jolla Playhouse opened the world premiere of the anticipated and highly talked about “3 Summers of Lincoln”.
The Musical Has Powerful Scenes and Strong Vocals, Although Not All of It Aligns La Jolla Playhouse opened the world premiere of the anticipated and highly talked about 3 Summers of Lincoln. A musical piece with a book by Joe DiPietro, lyrics by Daniel J. Watts and Joe DiPietro, music by Crystal Monee Hall, and Michael […]
Diversionary Theatre Presents San Diego Premiere of “We Are Continuous”
A One-Act Play About Family Culture, Identity, and Love Diversionary Theatre starts its main stage year with We Are Continuous, a young play premiered in 2022 by Harrison David Rivers. It is always exciting to get new plays in San Diego shortly after their debuts, as it feels like being part of its history and journey. Ora (Marti Gobel) […]
Onstage Playhouse’s Production of “Alabaster”
A Play About Loss and Trauma with Magic Realism Folded in with Love Onstage Playhouse opens the year continuing its curatorial eye with these nuggets in American theatre that bring the storytelling with the abstract wrapped in a fantastic stage design and almost two hours of glorious silence. You see, there has been a theme […]
Trinity Theatre Company kicks off its 13th Grown Up Stage (GUS) season
With The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, by Peter Bloedel Theatre companies continue to experiment with Shakespeare’s plays through gender and race, and they even combine different languages in their dialogues. I did not even know there was a “Seussified” version of Romeo and Juliet. Trinity Theatre Company kicked off its theatre year and Grown Up Stage […]
Scripps Ranch Theatre Presents San Diego Premiere of “White”
A Play that Exposes the Common Vice of Diversity Quotas in Predominantly White Institutions If I have not seen a show before, I like going in as blank as possible to have the production set and learn with it. That was the case with Scripps Ranch Theatre year opener White. But then, as it usually happens […]
The Old Globe Hosts Commissioned World Premiere of “Empty Ride”
A Poetic and Chaotic Work by Keiko Green Kisa (Michele Selene Ang), a Japanese woman from Ishinomaki, a small fisherman town, is an aspiring painter studying art in Paris. There is a horrible earthquake followed by a tsunami where Kisa’s mom is swept away. She finds out when a friend calls and tells her to […]
Cygnet Theatre Opens the Year with Jon Robin Baitz’s “Other Desert Cities”
A Family’s Skeletons are Tucked in Glamour, Hollywood, and Bent Truths It is 2004 in the upscale house of Polly (Rosina Reynolds) and Lyman Wyeth (Alan Rust) in Palm Springs. The couple in their youth took Hollywood by storm to later engage in more serene roles while caring for their three children. It has been […]
LAMB’s Players Brings Encore Production of ONCE
The Musical Debuted at the Coronado Stage in 2018 You cannot go wrong with ONCE. It is such a beautiful musical. Yet, some people consider it to be “too folkie.” Based on the 2007 film of the same name by John Carney with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. The book for the […]
New Village Arts in Carlsbad Hosts San Diego Premiere Of Lauren Gunderson’s “The Half-Life of Marie Curie”
A Two-Actor, One-Act Piece with Strong Portrayals and Amazing Lighting Having different formats of work coincide is one of the highlights of my existence. So, I was glad to see this play was opening in parallel with reading the book “La ridícula idea de no volver a verte” (The Ridiculous Idea of Not Seeing You […]
The Old Globe Premieres the San Diego Production of “Appropiate”
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s multi-Tony Award Winning Play I can point out so many things about San Diego. The culinary scene aside, the theatre scene and the vibrant theatre community in this town have continued to go strong despite all the intended obstacles from the outside world that clearly does not understand (nor care) about the power […]
