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Lovell Estell III — Stage Raw Lila Rose Kaplan’s drama arrives in Los Angeles for its West Coast premiere courtesy of Austin’s Filigree Theatre Company. At just over 80 minutes, it blends romance and comedy by way of two mingled…
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APPLE SEASON at Atwater Village Theatre
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Perhaps most notable among the many prizes received by playwright E.M. Lewis is the Steinberg Award from the American Theatre Critics Association, garnered for Song of Extinction, produced in 2008 by the L.A. troupe Moving Arts.…
FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen Fans of the TV show Friends who want a night off from watching reruns on Netflix might be tempted to check out FRIENDS! The Musical Parody, currently in its Los Angeles premiere at…
THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE at the Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center
Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen Set up as a play-within-a-play, the action of Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle, currently playing at Antaeus Theatre Company in Los Angeles, begins in the lobby.Read more… Terry Morgan – Stage Raw One…
THE RUFFIAN ON THE STAIR, Hick Street Productions at the LGBT Center
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Joe Orton was only 34 when he was bludgeoned to death by Kennegth Halliwell, his jealous lover and one-time writing partner. Halliwell envied Orton’s newfound celebrity as an up-and-coming playwright, launched after the BBC aired The…
SCRAPS at the Matrix Theatre
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Geraldine Inoa’s incisive character-rich drama, directed by Stevie Walker-Webb at the Matrix Theatre, examines the impact of institutional racism on a group of young people in the aftermath of their friend’s murder by police. The…
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at the Ahmanson Theatre
Erin Conley – On Stage & Screen The tone for the farce that is The Play That Goes Wrong is set long before the curtain rises. Frazzled cast members wander the audience, asking questions such as if anyone has a dog they…
2018 Award Show Video
If you weren’t able to attend our 50th Anniversary Award Ceremony on April 8th at Pasadena Playhouse, you can watch the show on our YouTube Channel. CLICK HERE to view the video Thank you to Andrew Messer, our videographer for the evening.We hope to…
WAIT UNTIL DARK at the Loft Ensemble
Lovell Estell III — Stage Raw Frederick Knott’s edgy thriller was first performed on Broadway back in 1966 and ran for 373 performances. It’s had many stage revivals, not to mention the well-touted film version that starred the talented Audrey…
GOOD BOYS at the Pasadena Playhouse
Terry Morgan – Stage Raw When, in 2008, premiered Good Men and True, his tale of privileged young prep school students acting badly, it certainly wasn’t new or surprising — this sort of pernicious behavior has gone on for generations. But…