Ironbound @ OJAI THEATRE FESTIVAL

LADCC Critics
May 14, 2025
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Marin Ireland and Jon Bernthal (Photo by Jeff Lorch)

Philip Brandes – Stage Raw

With unsentimental precision and authenticity, Martyna Majok’s deceptively simple drama humanizes the immigrant experience in Ojai Theatre Festival’s promising inaugural production. Read more…

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