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actress Susan Clausen holding a bowl with a disspointed expression.

Baked Goods, Buzz Aldrin, and Grief Come Together in Scripps Ranch Theatre’s “Donna Orbits the Moon”

Donna is a wife, a mom, and a baker. Everybody knows her from all the baked goods, and she is in all the sales. One day, she hears astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s voice telling her to “go up before you can land”.
4 February, 2026

Is the Scientific Method Always Right?

I praise NVA for the work and visual effort of this production, and congratulate them on 25 years of work and on Kristianne’s 40 productions. Wow, it is definitely not easy. The subject matter is more than pertinent for these times, and Kate Douglas certainly has the right idea. With a bit more shaping and tightening, The Apiary can reach the full effect.
2 February, 2026

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. 
25 January, 2026

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. 
19 January, 2026

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.
18 January, 2026

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. 
17 January, 2026

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.
12 January, 2026

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.
27 December, 2025

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.
30 November, 2025
two men grab each other in suspense with a group of people in the background.

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
30 November, 2025
Three men look at each other confused

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. 
30 November, 2025
A woman to the left and a man sitting to the right holding a teddy bear. There is a bed with a woman in it in the backgound.

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. 
26 November, 2025

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