Loft Ensemble

La Cocina @ LOFT ENSEMBLE

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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

KATRINA at Loft Ensemble

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Socks Whitmore – Stage Raw …KATRINA is a highly sensory play; from an excellently crafted hurricane soundscape to a backdrop cleverly painted to meld with the projections of a churning sea, the audience is encouraged to feel immersed in the storm. The recounting of Hurricane Katrina is communicated by footage, voice over, and the acted-out broadcasts … Read more

TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT, ALICE CHILDRESS at LOFT Ensemble

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Tracey Paleo – Gia On The Move There is plenty of onstage masturbating, politics, ranting, screaming, dissing, spousal browbeating, murder, misogyny, borderline sexual violence, scumbag behavior, and all-around mayhem – not counting the weather. Apparently, Los Angeles is so flooded that half of the Hollywood sign is underwater. (Well, that’s neat…). Oh, and let’s not … Read more

OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET at the Loft Ensemble

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Lovell Estell III — Stage Raw Stephen Adly Guirgis has a knack for scripting characters that “stick” with you, and a keen ear for dialogue that is, by turns, wrenching and humorous. In this dramedy, Guigis creates a gallery of raucous misfits who are brought together by the death of a beloved (and feared) mentor, … Read more

WAIT UNTIL DARK at the Loft Ensemble

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Lovell Estell III — Stage Raw Frederick Knott’s edgy thriller was first performed on Broadway back in 1966 and ran for 373 performances. It’s had many stage revivals, not to mention the well-touted film version that starred the talented Audrey Hepburn, along with Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna. In short, this “slow-burn” thriller has been … Read more

THE LADY DEMANDS SATISFACTION at the Loft Ensemble

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw  An old saw states that comedy is hard; a qualifying truth might well be that farce is the hardest. It requires wit, energy, sometimes broad slapstick and, above all, exquisite timing. When everything clicks, you get a masterpiece such as Noises Off. When it doesn’t, the results can be frustrating. Performed … Read more