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Found Reviewed by Katie Buenneke IAMA Theatre Company Through March 23 [NOTE: Closed early due to COVID-19] If you’ve ever wondered if a talented musical theater composer could take literally anything and turn it into music, Found, now playing at The Los Angeles Theatre Center, is proof that that’s possible. Composer Eli Bolin, who wrote […]
Can’t Pay? Don’t Pay! Reviewed by Taylor Kass The Actors’ Gang Through March 28 [NOTE: Remaining shows postponed due to COVID-19] RECOMMENDED After their acclaimed production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist last year, The Actors’ Gang has lovingly embraced another play by Nobel Prize–winning Italian playwright Dario Fo. Fo’s script, written in 1974 but intended […]
Lying with Badgers Reviewed by Terry Morgan Native Voices at the Autry Through March 15 [NOTE: Closed early due to COVID-19] Los Angeles has many theatrical treasures, from big productions to intimate black box shows, from London and Broadway imports to works of homegrown genius. In the latter category, one of the city’s most unique […]
Hot Tragic Dead Thing Reviewed by Nikki Munoz The Blank’s 2nd Stage Theatre Through April 4 Ashley Rose Wellman’s Hot Tragic Dead Thing presents the inner world of two teenagers — one that is intense, ruthless, and very nearly deadly.The play follows 16-year-old Bekah (Nikki DeParis) who, recovering from a failed suicide attempt, returns home […]
Rorschach Fest, Inkblot C Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Open Fist Theatre Company Through April 5 [NOTE: Remaining performances suspended due to COVID-19] In a Rorschach test, an individual is presented with a series of abstract images and asked what they see. Their answers are used by the administering psychiatrist or psychologist to gain insight into […]
Measure for Measure Reviewed by Taylor Kass Antaeus Theatre Company Through April 6 [NOTE: Closed early due to COVID-19] RECOMMENDED William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure defies both categorization and expectation. Its tricky plot and dissonant themes provide a challenge aptly met by Antaeus Theatre Company, who are no strangers to complicated classical texts.Measure for Measure begins […]
Show Me A Hero Reviewed by Nikki Munoz Write Act Repertory Company Through March 29 [NOTE: Remaining performances postponed due to COVID-19] Based on the relationship between Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci and the Greek freedom-fighter Alexander Panagoulis, Show Me A Hero presents a love story set in 1974 Greece in the midst of turmoil and […]
The Father Reviewed by Dana Martin Pasadena Playhouse Through March 1 RECOMMENDED Getting old is painfully difficult. Pasadena Playhouse’s newest production, The Father, is a fascinating yet frustratingly unclear story that examines a rapidly shifting dynamic between parent and child as the line between reality and delusion becomes increasingly blurred. Written by Florian Zeller, with translation […]
