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The Old Man and The Old Moon Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian PigPen Theatre Co. Through March 17 RECOMMENDED Theater’s origins are found in live portrayals of folktales, the cornerstones of storytelling. By providing explanations for everyday occurrences, real-life performances bring crowds together through shared human curiosity. Harnessing that old world magic, PigPen Theatre Co. has combined their talent […]
1=0 Reviewed by Stephen Fife Theatre of NOTE Through March 30 Theatre of NOTE begins its new season with the play 1=0 by Joshua Fardon, directed by James R. Carey. It is a perplexing play to lead with and, frankly, a perplexing choice by a perplexing theatre company.Theatre of NOTE has done some decent plays in […]
Too Much Sun Reviewed by Stephen Fife Indie Chi Productions Extended through April 28 Too Much Sun, receiving its West Coast premiere at the Odyssey Theatre, is playwright Nicky Silver’s attempt to write a different kind of comedy. Known for his scorching satirical farces like Food Chain, Pterodactyls, Raised in Captivity and The Lyons, Silver has described […]
Canyon Reviewed by Julia Stier IAMA Theatre Company and the Latino Theatre Company Through March 24 IAMA Theatre Company, in association with the Latino Theatre Company, presents the world premiere of Jonathan Caren’s Canyon. This timely play exposes the hypocrisy of even the most well-intentioned people by examining just how far some individuals are willing […]
Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole Reviewed by Deborah Klugman The Geffen Playhouse Through March 24 RECOMMENDED: Nat King Cole, who died in 1965, was among a small coterie of African-American entertainers in the mid-20th century who were publicly acclaimed for their art but privately subject to the humiliation and abuse typically meted out to people of […]
No Place to Be Somebody Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Waco Theater Center Through March 9 Charles Gordone’s smoldering drama aptly encapsulates the protest, violence and tumultuous change seen in America’s urban cities in the 1960s. The play debuted off-Broadway in 1969, garnering Gordone a Pulitzer in 1970, the first win by an African-American playwright.Directed by […]
The Bourgeois Gentleman Reviewed by Dana Martin City Garage Theatre Through April 7 Ignorance is bliss at City Garage. Moliere’s 1670 French comedy The Bourgeois Gentleman tells the tale of a giant jackass with a taste for life’s finer things. While the play’s translation is bawdy and accessible, The Bourgeois Gentleman starts off hot and heavy but slowly loses steam.Monsieur […]
Hype Man Reviewed by Stephen Fife The Fountain Theatre Through April 14 Hype Man, a West Coast premiere written by Idris Goodwin and directed by Deena Selenow at The Fountain Theatre, comes to Los Angeles trailing prizes and pedigree.Workshopped at the Lark playwriting center, the Kennedy Center and La Jolla Playhouse, and recipient of the […]
