Ovation Nominee Profile:  Shirley Jo Finney

Ovation Nominee Profile:
Shirley Jo Finney

Photos by Douglas Clayton  |  November 14, 2009

Shirley Jo Finney is a 2008/2009 Ovation Nominee for Best Director of a Play – LA Stage asks her some questions about her work in Los Angeles theatre…READ MORE.

Going There

Going There

Editorial by TylerMcClain  |  November 14, 2009

Thoughts from Loyola Marymount University Ovation Fellow Tyler McClain on Better Angels, playing at the Colony Theatre…READ MORE.

Tigers Tigers Burning Bright

Tigers Tigers Burning Bright

Editorial by Don Shirley  |  November 13, 2009

Land of the Tigers and Bleeding Through are ultra-L.A.-specific plays. One of them is a must-see. READ MORE

The Stories We Tell

The Stories We Tell

Editorial by Ashley Walden  |  November 13, 2009

Thoughts from California Institute of the Arts Ovation Fellow Ashley Walden on Stray, playing at the Black Dahlia Theatre…READ MORE.

The Magic of Imagination

The Magic of Imagination

Features by Barbara Bain  |  November 13, 2009

Says Barbara Bain, “We have always been interested in each other and each other’s stories whether told in a cave, around a fire, in an amphitheatre, an arena or on a stage.” READ MORE

Ovation Nominee Profile:  John W. Lowell

Ovation Nominee Profile:
John W. Lowell

Photos by Douglas Clayton  |  November 13, 2009

John W. Lowell is a 2008/2009 Ovation Nominee in the Playwrighting for an Original Play category – LA Stage asks him some questions about his work in Los Angeles theatre…READ MORE.

Ovation Nominee Profile:  Michael K. Lee

Ovation Nominee Profile:
Michael K. Lee

Photos by Douglas Clayton  |  November 12, 2009

Michael K. Lee is a 2008/2009 Ovation Nominee for Lead Actor in a Musical – LA Stage asks him some questions about his work in Los Angeles theatre…READ MORE.

Leaving Lodestone

Leaving Lodestone

Editorial by Tim Lounibos  |  November 12, 2009

Ten years ago, four theatre artists gathered weekly in a dark clandestine apartment to brainstorm the type of theatre company they’d want to run…READ MORE

Margaret Avery Makes Her Way Back to the Stage

Margaret Avery Makes Her Way Back to the Stage

Features by Greta McAnany  |  November 11, 2009

As Margaret Avery prepares for opening night of the Robey Theatre Company’s production of The River Niger at Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC), she shares the excitement and hard work that frame her journey back to the stage. READ MORE

Ovation Nominee Profile:  David O

Ovation Nominee Profile:
David O

Photos by Douglas Clayton  |  November 11, 2009

David O is a 2008/2009 Ovation Nominee in the Best Musical Direction category – LA Stage asks him some questions about his work in Los Angeles theatre…READ MORE.

A Full Day of Play

A Full Day of Play

Editorial by Martin Head  |  November 11, 2009

Thoughts from LA City College graduate Martin Head, on Parade at the Mark Taper Forum and Children of a Lesser God at Deaf West TheatreREAD MORE.

Significant Others

Significant Others

Editorial by Don Shirley  |  November 10, 2009

Why is an L.A. Times film critic judging which theater company is the
most important? READ MORE.