Many of my actor friends think I spend way too much time trying to figure out what makes theater relevant in an age when the entire world is literally available in the palm of your hand. They think I’m some kind of arts nerd for worrying about the relevance of an entire art form that’s been around for over two thousand years. READ MORE
Why We Produce British Plays
by John Pleshette | January 13, 2011
It was one of seven plays sent to us by the prestigious English agent Jenne Casarotto. All were literate, provocative and well-written but none quite fit the bill. Why, you may wonder, only British plays? READ MORE
Group: A Musical
by Julio Martinez | January 13, 2011
Richard Tatum relates a happy series of circumstances that brought him into the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble fold as director of Group: A Musical, written by Adam Emperor Southard with music by Southard and Josh Allan Dykstra. READ MORE
When It Comes to Theater, It’s Sammie Wayne’s World
by Darlene Donloe | January 12, 2011
Watching Sammie Wayne maneuver his way around a stage, one would never guess that while studying at DePaul University he “didn’t have the guts to major in theater.” He says, “My dad wanted me to major in something more stable.” READ MORE
Sierra Madre Playhouse: A Creative Hub For Its Community
by Samantha Mehlinger | January 12, 2011
Amid the charming shops in the heart of Sierra Madre, a brilliantly lit marquee above the entrance of the Sierra Madre Playhouse lights up the night. Inside, a lobby lined with benches leads into the theater. READ MORE
Julian Sands: Scandal and Snuff
by Steve Julian | January 11, 2011
Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal, a comedy of manners, is replete with hypocrisy, supposed infidelity, mistaken identities and eavesdropping. READ MORE
Lights Up! – Spotlight on lighting designers behind Ovation nominated shows
by Stephanie Jones | January 11, 2011
This year’s seven Ovation Award nominees for Best Lighting Design in an Intimate Theatre are from productions at only three theaters- Theatre @ Boston Court, The Chance, and Antaeus. READ MORE
From Haircut to Hair
by Don Shirley | January 7, 2011
A haircut is part of John Lithgow’s Stories by Heart at the Mark Taper Forum, where we see a big actor in a small but intricate ode to storytelling. The touring Hair fills the Pantages Theatre with hair, among other things, in yet another revival of this big pageant about ’60s hippies. READ MORE
Chinese Coffee: A Strange Brew
by Ira Lewis | January 7, 2011
Ira Lewis pens Chinese Coffee, the misadventures of two rather lunatic Greenwich Village types, one a struggling dramatist, the other a night-club photographer. READ MORE
Gerald McCullouch: Ending With an Ouch
by Cindy Marie Jenkins | January 7, 2011
Given just a few letters to describe himself on his Twitter profile, Gerald McCullouch chose: “CSI’s Bobby Dawson/OUT 100 honoree. A brazen misfit livin’ the bicoastal dream & diggin’ it moocho. My Gs hard & I end w/an ouch. Life’s short. Choose laughter.” Although an entertaining and accurate mini-bio, those words merely sketch the actor, currently rehearsing the West Coast premiere of the hit off-Broadway play Daddy. READ MORE
LA STAGE Insider: January 7, 2011
by Julio Martinez | January 7, 2011
Slipping into January; Looking Ahead; Thrushes and Hoofers; and Inside LA STAGE History in this week’s LA STAGE Insider. READ MORE
Chelsea Sutton Writes About 99 Impossible Things
by Greta McAnany | January 7, 2011
It’s a story about those who muster the courage to fight the battles of their past and for those whose everyday battle is a constant, heavy reality. But don’t let that intimidate you. Zany, colorful characters, some even with monologues about Jell-O, make 99 Impossible Things ultimately a tale of faith and optimism. READ MORE
