Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Two concepts of ‘dreams’ are among theater’s most fertile narrative components. Right now, you can see sterling examples of both of these ‘dream’ genres in LA-area theaters. Eight productions are featured in this edition of…
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Fourth walls are tumbling down. Yes, those invisible barriers between actors and audience are increasingly breached in contemporary theater. Read more…
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Graf masterfully weaves together this terrible-family-secrets narrative with, of course, a sideways glance at American gun culture. The result becomes absorbing and ultimately moving in caryn desai’s staging. Read more… Rob Stevens – Haines His…
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage A Noise Within got a jump on other midsize companies by opening its fall season last Saturday — before Labor Day — with Lydia Diamond’s 2006 adaptation of Toni Morrison’s 1970 novel “The Bluest Eye”.…
Don Shirley – Angeles Stage Greater LA is currently the home of two new and complex scripts that examine hot-button life-or-death arenas, from refreshingly unexpected perspectives. Not surprisingly, the LA Times has yet to review either of them. Read more…