[ssba]
Paradise Reviewed by Stephen Fife JuVee Productions, American Oasis Extended through March 31 There is a great deal to like about Paradise, the new play by Laura Maria Censabella now receiving its West Coast premiere at the Odyssey Theatre. It starts with the graceful and luminous performance of Medalion Rahimi in the lead role of Yasmeen, […]
The Cripple of Inishmaan Reviewed by Julia Stier Antaeus Theatre Company Through March 11 RECOMMENDED As in many small towns, rumors, insults and lies are just a part of the dialogue on Inishmaan, a tiny island off the coast of Ireland. The small-town toxicity is especially rough on Billy, the island’s resident “cripple.” When a […]
An Inspector Calls Reviewed by Terry Morgan Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Through February 10 RECOMMENDED When J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls premiered in 1945, its vivid dissection of the British social class system in the guise of an Agatha Christie–style mystery was appreciated as a modern classic. Nonetheless, in the following […]
Brilliant Traces Red Sage Productions at The Lounge Theatre Through February 10 Reviewed by David Cruz-Chevez [Note: This review is part of the Z. Clark Branson/Stage Raw Equity and Inclusion Initiative for Young Journalists. Stage Raw staff are mentoring young authors as they build their professional resumes in arts journalism.] Red Sage Productions presents Cindy […]
The Manor Reviewed by Julyza Commodore Theatre 40 Through January 27 RECOMMENDED: [Note: This review is part of the Z. Clark Branson/Stage Raw Equity and Inclusion Initiative for Young Journalists. Stage Raw staff are mentoring the young authors, as they build their professional resumes as arts journalists.] The Manor, a site-specific performance now in its 17th year, […]
Linda Vista Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Steppenwolf Theatre Company at the Mark Taper Forum Through February 17 RECOMMENDED: Linda Vista is perhaps not a play to see if you’re someone who squirms intensely when naked people on stage engage in realistically simulated copulation and other intimate sex acts. This smart, thorny dramedy by award-winning playwright […]
Last Call Reviewed by Dana Martin Open Fist Theatre Company Extended through March 2 Last Call follows a fraying family faced with an inevitable event: an end-of-life care decision. Anne Kenney’s new play has endless potential for off-beat, relatable humor, but the story is more misguided than irreverent. Too often derailed by stupid sibling squabbles and absent a […]
Nude/Naked Reviewed by Stephen Fife Lightning Rod Theater Through February 17 Nude/Naked, Paul Hoan Zeidler’s play having its world premiere at the McCadden Place Theatre, begins like a classic film noir. The lights come up on a room in disarray, a gun on the floor, and a detective looking around for clues. A man walks […]
