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A bilingual space dedicated to the performing arts where English and Spanish come together to inspire, inform, and connect.

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
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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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“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. 
23 November, 2025
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Chalk Circle Collective Comes Back Reloaded with its Annual Production

The plot starts with eight actors coming to the stage and greeting the audience with a heads-up that the show will be a sort of remixed/reimagined Our Town by Thornton Wilder.
20 November, 2025

OnWord Theatre Closes Season with the One-Woman Play: “Beauty’s Daughter” 

The new kid on the block, OnWord, is taking over Diversionary’s Black Box space with another West Coast premiere: Beauty’s Daughter by Obie award winner Dael Orlandersmith, directed by Danielle Bunch and starring Marti Gobel, who is also coming back to the role after almost a decade.
16 November, 2025

North Coast REP’s San Diego Premiere: EISENHOWER: THIS PIECE OF GROUND

Let’s be honest — a two-hour, one-person show about a former U.S. president could easily lean toward the heavy side. But Tony Award winner John Rubinstein is an absolute rockstar, giving a full embodiment of Dwight D. Eisenhower
3 November, 2025
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“Arms and the Man” by George Bernard Shaw at Lamb’s Players Theatre

Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado once again proves that clever, classic theatre can feel fresh and effervescent with their latest production, Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Deborah Gilmour Smyth.
2 November, 2025
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From Another Zero Wins Four Awards for Excellence in Journalism

For 2025, I wanted to exercise my journalism skills more through interviews and articles, in addition to the reviews.
29 October, 2025
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Theatre Influencers and Theatre Critics

This has to do with the uneven practices that some theatres (not all of them, as there are always exceptions) have had throughout the ages, from targeting shows to quoting and using outlets. And, dear reader, truth be told, my husband scolded me for the said paragraph.
19 October, 2025
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SMALL – Robert Montano’s Autobiographical Monologue is Full of Heart

The true story of Montano’s teenage dream of becoming a jockey. At just 14, he began training with unshakable determination. But the cold reality of height and weight requirements quickly turned his passion into a battle with his own body. A fight that ultimately became a health hazard.
12 October, 2025
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The Old Globe’s World Premiere Huzzah! Is a Musical Party Feast.

I absolutely loved the juxtaposition of the hilarity and the business side of the faire. Something that is not typically explored/exposed to audiences but is often discussed in the performing arts world, especially now with all the budget cuts and increased costs.
11 October, 2025

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