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I Decided I’m Fine: A Roach Play Reviewed by Stephen Fife The Attic Collective Through March 1 I Decided I’m Fine: A Roach Play is the work of The Attic Collective, a group of theater makers mostly in their 20s (except for the veteran L.A. actor Bart Tangredi, representing humans over 40). The program states […]
West Adams Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Skylight Theatre Through March 8 In September 2019, Investopedia published an article entitled “Six Gentrifying Neighborhoods in Los Angeles,” with West Adams at the top of the list. The writer mentioned the neighborhood’s proximity to Metro’s Expo Line, and the possibility of nabbing a property for $300 thou at […]
This Side of Crazy Reviewed by Iris Mann Zephyr Theatre Through March 8 RECOMMENDED With This Side of Crazy, Del Shores has created a gripping multilevel scenario filled with colorful Southern lingo and humor that emerges naturally from the characters. Beneath the comedy is a meaningful exploration of ambition, professional religiosity, anger, betrayal and family […]
Largo Desolato Reviewed by Emily Hawkins City Garage Theatre Through March 1 He’s waiting for something. That’s what we know. An anxious apprehension plagues Professor Leopold Nettles (Troy Dunn) as the lights rise on City Garage’s pertinent-to-our-time production of Václav Havel’s play Largo Desolato, translated by Tom Stoppard.Havel was released from prison in Czechoslovakia in […]
Borracho: Spanish for Drunken Bum Reviewed by Nikki Munoz The Actors Company Through February 9 A party can be a prime setting for high drama to play out, as is the case in Borracho: Spanish for Drunken Bum. Written by Abe Zapata Jr. and directed by Maia Vik Villa, the play portrays the chaos that […]
The Last Ship Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Center Theatre Group Through February 16 The Last Ship is a good match for anyone with powerful empathy for the working-class men and women whose livelihoods over the past 50 years have been devastated by ruthless corporatism. It’s probably an agreeable one for theatergoers who, in their restless […]
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Reviewed by Nikki Munoz Young Stars Theatre Through February 1 RECOMMENDED A dark, barely lit stage sets the tone for the Young Stars Theatre company’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The spare set allows the spotlight to fall on the talented actors […]
Killer’s Head/The Unseen Hand Reviewed by Stephen Fife Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Through March 8 As part of its 50th year celebration, Odyssey Theatre is presenting Killer’s Head and The Unseen Hand, two rarely seen plays by the great Sam Shepard, both directed by Darrell Larson, a terrific actor and longtime standout of the Los Angeles […]
