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Mil Grus Reviewed by Dana Martin Mil Grus at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 23 Mil Grus isn’t about anything in particular but one thing is clear: these oddly shaped idiots have a wickedly delightful sense of humor. The hour-long, mostly improvised comedy, devised by a bouffon troupe of the same name, delights audiences by practicing […]
Dana H. Reviewed by Stephen Fife Center Theatre Group Through June 23 RECOMMENDED Dana H. is the new play by superstar playwright Lucas Hnath (A Doll’s House, Part 2), currently in the last week of its world premiere run at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.The play — and it is a play, not a one-person show […]
The Institute for the Opposite of Longing Reviewed by Dana Martin Ensemble Theatre at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 29 Visiting The Institute for the Opposite of Longing at The Actor’s Company will leave you with more questions than answers. The play examines the root of longing and the various ways we seek to stamp it […]
Hello America Reviewed by Mayank Keshaviah CBG Arts/Inglewood Theater Group at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 23 RECOMMENDED “We’ve been silent too long.” An African-American man dressed in a black hoodie and black pants enters and begins dancing to J. Cole’s “Be Free.” His movements are hip-hop, but also ballet. Then another joins him. […]
The Ride Reviewed by Mayank Keshaviah Hudson Theatres at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 29 “What kind of God teaches people to hate their own flesh and blood?” This is the question that writer/performer Ramy El-Etreby struggles with in the wake of his public outing by The L.A. Times. It happened after El-Etreby was […]
Magic as Medium Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Underground Annex at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 28 RECOMMENDED Almost every time he does a trick, magician Siegfried Tieber seems as delighted and surprised as the audience is that the trick worked. On anyone else, that reaction could feel disingenuous, but there’s a sense of wholesome naïveté in watching Tieber perform. […]
The Narcissist Next Door Reviewed by Stephen Fife Table of Fun Productions at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 29 If you’ve ever wondered why sitcoms are only 30 minutes rather than an hour or longer, then drop by The Narcissist Next Door at the Complex, with a running time of 70 minutes. The first 25 minutes […]
Double Falsehood Reviewed by Stephen Fife The Porters of Hellsgate at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Through June 16 William Shakespeare is the greatest playwright in the English language. Right?It’s hard to argue with that — I wouldn’t — but if all you knew of Shakespeare was Timon of Athens or Pericles, you might wonder what all the […]
