How do you learn not to question unanswered prayers?
I think there is absolutely nothing unoriginal about this project. Created by Tyler Tafolla, who did it all, book, lyrics, music, and is directing the piece, which in 2018, had a showcase of some of the songs written for the musical, and only one made it into the final version. Last year, there was a staged reading at the City Heights Performance Annex. But truly, it took Tafolla 10 years to bring “Dead Moose” to full production.
North Coast Repertory Theatre Presents World Premiere by Canadian Playwright
San Diego gets to experience this piece for the first time. Now, it is not that we do not get world premieres often in this town, but there is something about a work that has been sitting unknown, and with a Proper Name as a title, that makes it more special.
OnWord Theatre Kicks Off Second Season and First Full, Uninterrupted Season of Programming, with “Red Light Winter.”
Red Light Winter will mostly make audiences uncomfortable and ramble in the brain afterwards. It is a good thing, as reflection and introspection are greatly needed today.
Onstage Playhouse in Chula Vista Opens 42nd Season with “Swing State.”
I have mentioned this before. Onstage maintains this continuity by keeping the game strong with these thriller-like feel-play moments, having audiences glued to their seats through discomfort, questioning, or just following along.
I would never have imagined starting my 2026 theatre year with an interaction with Monty Python, but here we are…
If you are familiar with Monty Python, this production feels like a joyful reunion. If you’re not (like me), it works surprisingly well as an introduction.
From Another Zero’s -Best of 2025- in San Diego Theatre
The 2025 San Diego theatre gave us unique experiences, world premieres, revivals, and crossed feelings. -I had a lot of feelings-. From touring productions to alternate spaces and a bunch of new musicals.
Yuri Viaja a Través de sus décadas de éxitos con la gira Icónica
Yuri se presentó el pasado mes de noviembre en el Civic Theatre de San Diego con un espectáculo de lujo que engalanó su gira titulada Icónica.
Backyard Renaissance’s Production of The Waverly Gallery
Kenneth Lonergan’s The Waverly Gallery is a quiet storm. The story of Gladys Greene (Deborah Gilmour Smyth), an elderly art gallery owner in Greenwich Village whose world begins to contract under the weight of dementia.
New Village Arts’ RENT
Jonathan Larson’s RENT—book, music, and lyrics have lived many lives since the 1990s. Watching it now, it hits differently. It’s one of those works that—even if it feels overproduced at times—still finds a way to offer something new
Diversionary Brings San Diego Premiere of “To My Girls” as Part of 40th Anniversary Season.
To My Girls might be a play about four gay friends who go to Palm Springs to spend a weekend. Then again, maturing out of friendships, setting healthy boundaries, and conquering your flaws is, like I said, universal, making this piece for everybody.
Onstage Playhouse Presents the World Premiere “Young Audiences”
The play is very “inside theatre”, and it does not hit the nail on the head; it pounds it. Spelling out the truth of stale vices in the American theatre, often involving boards, donors, and overproduced work with different skin tones and zip codes.
“There are no shortcuts in art, unlike life.”
Towards the end of 1971 and the first trimester of 1972, Callas taught a series of master classes at the Juilliard School in New York. These events served as the basis for American playwright Terrence McNally to write Master Class.
