Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw As in Elizabeth Irwin’s compelling My Manana Comes, produced at the Fountain Theatre in 2016, La Cocina focuses on the lives of overworked and underpaid restaurant employees who struggle to make a living while clinging to their dreams….. But while Irwin’s play presents fully fleshed-out characters and a pronounced moral … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw On the page, Sukkot starts out a tough sell……But it only takes a minute or two of relishing Robinson’s earnest, distracted and irresistibly likable older gentleman for misgivings about the production to fall away. Read more… Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move In SUKKOT, playwright Matthew Leavitt reminds us … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The play is a familial drama framed by the consequences of a violent act, and while its backdrop politics are sketchy, its vital characters and the combustion they engender make for compelling, relatable drama. Read more… Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Isaac Gómez’s new play, ‘RADICAL or Are … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Lines in the Dust is very much an expository play, its conflict turning on the impassioned desperation of a parent prepared to do most anything to secure for her daughter the future that she herself was once denied. Read more…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Ethan tells us that he disdains liberal bleeding hearts (whom he perceives as self-serving hypocrites) — but otherwise he never articulates – and the play never explores — exactly why he and his wife (Cameron Meyer) have thrown their support to Donald Trump. As Ethan, the watchable O’Connor projects an … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Just like the story it is based on, QUIXOTE NUEVO is full of adventure and takes us on the heroic journey of two of literature’s most iconic characters, Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, realized through a dark, magical, Tejano-styled, comedy that takes place at the Texas/ Mexico border … Read more
Terry Morgan – ArtsBeatLA The first time I encountered Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, I identified strongly with the title character, both with his frustrations and what he thought of as the tragedy of his life. As I got older, however, and saw many more productions of the play, I began to recognize that many of Vanya’s … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The Travelers is at once farcical and profound, bitterly funny yet terribly sad. Spiritually yearning yet intensely of this earth, Alfaro’s brilliant take on the human condition filters through this motley crew of lost men, flawed in a variety of ways yet all compelled to search for their place in … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Johnson’s true-to-life dialogue, his lyrical poems woven throughout the text and his relatable story about one teen reaching for manhood are enriched under Best’s sensitive, meticulous direction. Read more…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Under Shepperd’s direction, a youthful ensemble performs with energy and commitment, and the pace never lags. Read more… Harker Jones – BroadwayWorld Dominique Morisseau’s BLOOD AT THE ROOT is a blistering look at race, prejudice, and the complexity of human relationships. Read more…