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Venus in FurReviewed by Deborah KlugmanJacaranda Collective at Atwater Village TheatreThru May 21Note: This production company does not check for vaccination status and many people in the audience did not wear a mask the night I attended.David Ives’s Venus in Fur is a complex erotic work that deals not just with the commingling of sex […]
Wakings!Reviewed by Martίn HernándezOdyssey TheatreThrough June 5Ranging from humorous to obtuse, this mélange of one-acts explores the realms of inner consciousness, reality, and fantasy. Despite director Ron Sossi’s adroit staging and his talented ensemble, the results are mixed, mostly due to the static nature of some of the plays.Harold Pinter’s wry Victoria Station is the […]
AfterglowReviewed by V CateMidnight Theatricals at the Hudson TheatreThru June 19Josh and Alex are two young, beautiful husbands who share an apartment in New York. Josh (Noah Bridgestock) makes a living as a theater director, while Alex (James Hayden Rodriguez) studies the sciences. They are soon expecting a child, but in the meantime enjoy the […]
If Nobody Does Remarkable Things Reviewed by Joseph KlinkPanndora ProductionsThrough May 14, 2022RECOMMENDEDClimates are changing. How can we come to terms with the rapidly changing environments of our planet Earth, with knowing our part in the demise of its natural conditions? We are responsible as an entire population, an intelligent species that is granted […]
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Reviewed by V CateGeffen PlayhouseThru May 29RECOMMENDEDWhether you consider it to be absurd realism or realistic absurdity, one thing is certain: Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is an American theater classic. Albee’s 1962 work focuses on frayed couple Martha and George as they battle through a booze-fueled night of […]
HadestownReviewed by Socks WhitmoreAhmanson TheatreThrough May 29RECOMMENDEDThe Hadestown North American tour was yet another victim of COVID-driven cancellations back in 2020, but at long last the Tony and Grammy-winning musical has made its way to the West Coast. “The myth, the musical” weaves together two classic tales from Greek mythology with an American flavor: the […]
Angels in America: PerestroikaReviewed by Julia StierFoolish Productions Co.Through May 8RECOMMENDEDAngels in America by Tony Kushner does not get enough credit for how funny it is. When I first received my assignment to watch and review Angels in America: Perestroika (the second play of a two-part epic), I balked. The Tony Award-winning play is known […]
Both And (a play about laughing while black)Reviewed by Deborah KlugmanBoston Court Performing Arts CenterThru May 22Writer/performer Carolyn Ratteray’s Both And (a play about laughing while black) is an ambitious solo work embracing many themes: race, gender, the bond between mother and daughter, the heritage of one’s ancestors, the death of a parent and — […]
