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Andy Warhol’s Tomato Reviewed by Terry Morgan Pacific Resident Theatre Extended through December 15 RECOMMENDED Back in the ’60s, Andy Warhol was quoted as saying, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” — but his own fame clearly outpaced that prediction. He’s been the subject of films and books, and now playwright […]
Toy Story Tempest Reviewed by Emily Hawkins The Actors’ Gang Through August 25 Playtime takes on a whole new meaning in the Actors’ Gang’s animated take on Shakespeare’s The Tempest at the Media Park in Culver City. Inspired by Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story, Toy Story Tempest, adapted and directed by Will Thomas McFadden, casts Andy’s beloved […]
Loose Knit Reviewed by Nikki Munoz The Group Rep Through September 8 In Theresa Rebeck’s Loose Knit, directed by L. Flint Esquerra for the Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre, a group of five women come together every week to knit. But their knitting takes a backseat to the drama in their lives.The five […]
Two Rooms Reviewed by Julia Stier Assembly Theatre Company Through August 18 Assembly Theatre Company, under the direction of Herb Hall, springs onto the scene with their inaugural production of Lee Blessing’s Two Rooms at the Little Victory Theatre. Hard-hitting and moving, it questions the effectiveness of hope, trust and U.S. foreign policy.On opposites sides […]
Pericles Reviewed by Nikki Munoz Independent Shakespeare Co. Through August 30 RECOMMENDED One of Shakespeare’s lesser known and less frequently produced plays, Pericles: Prince of Tyre, is neither comedic nor tragic but has elements of both. The plot spans decades and generations and involves numerous characters. It’s a hard play to pull off, but Independent […]
Under Milk Wood Reviewed by Taylor Kass Coeurage Theatre Company Through August 24 RECOMMENDED It is night-time in the little Welsh town of Llareggub. The townspeople are asleep. They dream. They wake up, they go about their day, they sleep again. The quotidian plot is daringly simple, but it is the gorgeous language and fascinating […]
True West Reviewed by Deborah Klugman VS. Theatre Extended through November 2 RECOMMENDED: Long before it disappeared, the Old West cast a spell on a certain kind of person — men (although a few were women) who savored the possibility of wide-open country and a better, freer life unshackled from the demands and hypocrisies of […]
The Direction Home Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Say La Vie Productions Through August 18 The 1970s sexual revolution serves as the backdrop to Greg Vie’s comedic semi-autobiographical play, The Direction Home — a coming-of-age story told through the eyes of his shy and anxious 22-year-old self.In 1979, Stephen (played by Jacob Barnes and meant to portray a younger Vie), Brad (Vaughan Eells), and […]
