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THE MISANTHROPE – Classical Theatre Lab at King’s Road Park

Photo by Garth Pillsbury

Photo by Garth Pillsbury

Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw

In director Tony Tanner’s amusing if somewhat decorous adaptation of The Misanthrope – performed out of doors for the public free of charge – lead performer Christopher Salazar comes off as a disgruntled guy, less a people-hater than a frank person with little taste for dissembling. Read more…

Now running through August 16.

 

A FAMILY AFFAIR at Plummer Park and Kings Road Park, West Hollywood

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Photo by Garth Pillsbury

Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw

Though just about every serious theatergoer in this country has seen a Chekhov play, few have heard of Alexander Ostrovksy, a prolific 19th century Russian playwright and satirist whose first work, A Family Affair, was not only banned from the stage but even prohibited from being discussed in the press. Read more…

Now running through August 10.

TROUBLE IN CHIOZZA at Kings Road Park

Photo by Garth Pillsbury

Photo by Garth Pillsbury

Neal Weaver – LA Weekly

Kings Road Park is a small, bucolic gem, plunked down amid our urban sprawl, and a perfect venue for the city of West Hollywood’s Free Theatre in the Parks program. This play, produced by the Classical Theatre Lab, is by Carlo Goldoni and was first performed in 1762. But the approach is anything but purist:
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