Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The most impressive element of Joel Daavid’s scenic design is the two giant clocks at the rear of the set, their hands (this is at the top of the play, before the dialogue begins, and a couple of other places as well) moving at an accelerated speed to the tick-tock … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA As Stephen Laughton’s play flips in a dizzying timewarp back and forth from the year the lovers meet to the year their relationship crumbles due to the increasingly more frightening cultural winds of recent times, we are whisked along on their difficult ride. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Modest production values ably frame the narrative. On a small proscenium, production designer Evan Bartoletti makes use of pivoting slats to shift between various interiors. Costumes by Lorna Bowen and set decoration by Delinda Pushtonequa add Native American color and flavor to a story which, whatever the limitations of its … Read more
Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Andi Chapman’s rendition of Macbeth at A Noise Within is a refreshing work of art with a stunning ensemble cast comprised mostly of Black & global majority actors. Read more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw It’s a compelling way to begin this story of murder and mayhem. There’s … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA I kept thinking during the performance what it must have been like for Guillermo Cienfuegos to read Will Arbery’s densely absurd yet hauntingly topical script for the first time. It would be hard to imagine the idea of directing such an idiosyncratic piece of theatrical indulgence could have been anything … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw “…any story about abortion is inherently political but I wanted to take a more nuanced approach. What interests me are the personal stories behind the topic — the points of view we don’t hear about in the news. Read more…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Though the current production, directed by Judith Hendra, comes to a meaningful climax, much else that comes before registers as a blueprint for the compelling drama this might have been. Read more…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The 24th Street Theatre almost always impresses with their tech, and Pascal & Julien (tech director Nick Foran) lives up to that reputation. Read more…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 8.8 out of 10! Great Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more… Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA Fans of history can’t help but wish they were there for private, unrecorded conversations between famed historical figures, to be the proverbial fly on the wall and gain insight into what … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move THREE WITCHES is kind of like a traveling troupe of actors without the hitch and wagon. Only, stuck in a theater space. It’s the story of Macbeth, but told from the female perspective. Specifically, the three witches, June, May, and November, who are a trio of sisters, gifted … Read more