The Staircase @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

Patrick Chavis  – The Orange Curtain Review The Staircase is a thoughtful and contemplative show that rewards the patient. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Having its world premiere at the South Coast Repertory, Noa Gardner‘s The Staircase is a deeply personal play that brings Hawaiian identity and folklore to the spotlight. … Read more

The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon @ LATINO THEATRE COMPANY

Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color It is only fitting that the opening night of The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon on May 3rd at the Latino Theater Company landed on World Press Freedom Day because this extraordinary and devastating work of art written by Rebeca Alemán (who also plays the main character) … Read more

Just Like Us @ LATINO THEATRE COMPANY

Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Launching the 40th anniversary season of Latino Theater Company is ‘Just Like Us’, a rather timely play written by Karen Zacarías and directed by Fidel Gomez that is a vibrant piece filled with a wonderful ensemble cast and a strong start to this unstoppable theater company that keeps … Read more

Last Night at Mikell’s @ THE ROBEY THEATRE COMPANY

Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move Opening with smoky jazz noir that leads to an eventual closing in gospel revival, Robey Theatre Company’s latest production aims for an artistic movement of historic, political significance. It is the last rites of the, LAST NIGHT AT MIKELL’S. Read more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color … Read more

You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! @ SOUTH COAST REPERTORY

Martín Hernández – Stage Raw Playwright Keiko Green’s dramedy is an inventive and head-tripping odyssey into environmental collapse, family trauma, and impending death. Read more… Patrick Chavis  – The Orange Curtain Review Let’s talk about this set design from Adam Rigg, which was out of this world! When you don’t think there’s more going on, … Read more

One Jewish Boy @ ECHO THEATRE COMPANY

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

Topdog/Underdog @ PASADENA PLAYHOUSE

Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog is a riveting play where its words did much of the heavy lifting in the Pasadena Playhouse production now playing. Despite committed performances, the rich language may need to marinate with the actors a bit more amongst staging and casting issues that can’t be changed. … Read more

Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts @ BOSTON COURT PASADENA

Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 9.1 out of 10! Exceptional Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Listen more… Edward Hong – The Nerds Of Color John Anthony Loffredo’s Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts, which just had its world premiere at Boston Court Pasadena, is an extraordinary piece of theatre unlike any other where not … Read more