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Gem of the Ocean Reviewed by Deborah Klugman A Noise Within Extended through November 23 RECOMMENDED: Gem of the Ocean, August Wilson’s play about sin, salvation and the power of the supernatural, takes place in 1904, a mere four decades following the end of the Civil War. Written near the close of his career (it […]
Never Ever Land Reviewed by Dana Martin Theatre Unleashed Through October 27 Theatre Unleashed starts with the man in the mirror. Playwright Rider Strong’s new play Never Ever Land deals with the accusations of sexual abuse made against Michael Jackson in the early 90’s and the subsequent charges brought against him. The story is all but ripped […]
A Kid Like Jake Reviewed by Stephen Fife IAMA Theatre Company Through November 3 RECOMMENDED In her pre-show speech on opening night of IAMA Theatre’s production of Daniel Pearle’s A Kid Like Jake, co-artistic director Stefanie Black told the audience, “For our 12th season, we chose plays that will make you feel.” I can’t speak […]
The Mystery of Irma Vep – A Penny Dreadful Reviewed by Terry Morgan Actors Co-op Theatre Company Through November 10 In today’s parlous theatrical economy, more must be done with less, which explains the proliferation of one-person shows on some of our larger stages. This is understandable in a pecuniary sense, if regrettable in an […]
To T, or Not to T? Reviewed by Taylor Kass The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center Extended through December 14 RECOMMENDED To take testosterone or not to take testosterone? That is the question. The solo performance piece To T, or Not to T?, written and performed by trans actor D’Lo, […]
The Spanish Prayer Book Reviewed by Steven Leigh Morris The Road Theatre Through November 10 RECOMMENDED In its gentle, unassuming and sometimes playful way, The Spanish Prayer Book stands in defiance of tribalism and barbarism, old and current, like some lonely protestor holding up a placard in a vicious storm. If anybody sees and appreciates […]
How the Light Gets In Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Boston Court Pasadena Through October 27 RECOMMENDED: Americans live in a culture which values the new, the shiny, the unimpaired. If a plate or cup chips, most of us throw it away.In Japan, it’s a different story. A Japanese philosophy, wabi-sab, teaches that worn or imperfect […]
Sisters in Law Reviewed by Nikki Munoz The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts Through October 13 “It doesn’t matter that I was the first and you were the second,” the character Sandra Day O’Connor (Stephanie Faracy) says to Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Tovah Feldshuh) in Sisters in Law. “What matters is that we won’t be […]
