Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw A play that deals with climate change and faith, Miranda Rose Hall’s The Sandwich Ministry takes place on a climatically turbulent night in the future — or is it the near present? Read more…
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw In Expect-Asian, directed by Anne Mesa, writer/solo performer Jeffrey Han shares his experience as a Chinese American kid with a dream at odds with the expectations of his family and his culture. The show, which runs under an hour, builds around a familiar dramatic theme — the clash between American … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Veronica Osorio bills Medicine Woman, her one-woman show now at the Hollywood Fringe, as sexy, sassy, and shamanic. As a skeptic, I’m on the fence about the shamanic part, but I can vouch for the sexy and sassy. Read more…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Directed by Brian Eckert, the production’s strength lies in Knell’s consistently truthful turn as Maya, which becomes even more important as the play’s meatier themes emerge. But JoAnna, (whose internet bio … Read more
Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move DEAR AUNTIE B has the bite of Hedda Hopper and the flair of W’s Countess. But she’s got one thing more…a broken heart. Read more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The play, strong in concept, struck me as a work-in-progress, chiefly because what we come to learn about … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw As with the staging of any classic, Misalliance comes with its particular set of challenges —notably, rising above the period conventions, literary language, and, in Shaw’s case, a plethora of lengthy monologues that deal with a host of paradoxes about love, gender roles, the freedom of women, parents and children, … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw The power of the storytelling ignites in the performances of Robledo as an angry and impassioned Don Jesus, Monte Escalante as a magical teller of fortunes who can straddle life and death, Brown as the sly, sensual Bethena and Guerra as the German-Jewish professor who sponsors Juventino, having himself survived … Read more
Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw In American Mariachi, José Cruz González’s new play directed by José Luis Valenzuela, a group of Mexican American women rebel against the macho mindset of their husbands and fathers when they strive to form a mariachi band, an enterprise traditionally reserved for men. Read more… Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre … Read more
Travis Michael Holder – TicketHoldersLA A little judicious tweaking and Juan Jose Alfonso’s Middle of the World could be something quite special. In the meantime, the performances of the two leading actors are alone worthy of attention. Read more… Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Playwright Juan Jose Alfonso’s Middle of the World skillfully encapsulates the … Read more
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