How My Dog’s Passing Changed the Dynamic of Seeing Theatre
Charlie filled my heart for almost 12 years, and on July 3rd, that heart was broken
Backyard Renaissance Takes on Tennessee Williams ‘Desire
Backyard comes full throttle with their production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire
La Jolla Playhouse Presents the World Premiere of “Indian Princesses”
It is the summer of 2008, and following the blurb, which I am not ecstatic about, but has everything to do with the context, “five young girls of color and their white fathers show up at a community center.”
Moonlight Takes On Regional Premiere of “Waitress the Musical”
A Fun, Hilarious, Well Done Production
Onstage continues to bring the tough conversations to the table with the San Diego premiere of “White Guy on the Bus”
Bruce Graham’s White Guy on the Bus. A no-holds-barred examination of white privilege, racial injustice, and the deeply flawed American system.
“White Folks Hate So Easily”
Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop, audiences are taken back, or for the first time, to 1968 Memphis, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (DeAndre Simmons) had just delivered one of his most memorable speeches: “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”.
Gloria Calderón Kellett’s Play “One of the Good Ones” is Educational and Hits Most of the Marks
Calderón Kellett’s play dots the i’s and crosses the t’s with immigration in the States, as everybody in this country is an immigrant, and delves deeper, explaining as well as exhibiting the missed cultural practice in this country as well as the lack of a valid identity.
Tuyo Theatre’s “La Llorona on the Blue Line”:
The performance takes place in the National City Depot, surrounded by old trolley cars and the station itself.
What is Our Place in the Scale of the Universe?
A play that touches upon life, growing old, and family, all while baking a birthday cake.
Poetry and Mythology are Sensually Mixed in Diversionary’s West Coast Premiere of “Merry Me”
A sensual, sexy, naughty, and fun comedy all wrapped up in a 90-minute one-act.
Oceanside Theatre Company Produces “Latin History for Morons”
Almost ten years ago in 2016, John Leguizamo workshopped “Latin History for Morons” at La Jolla Playhouse. I remember being so pumped to see the work
La Jolla Playhouse Brings Jaja’s African Hair Braiding to San Diego
A Very Pertinent Story About the Power of Sorority Even though San Diego is an incubator for Broadway and New York productions, it’s also great to have the opportunity to see fantastic pieces born on the East Coast, in this town where the sun shines (most of the time), along the comforting waves of the […]
