8, the Play by Dustin Lance Black. Shirle Gottlieb, Gazette Newspapers What a gorgeous building! We’ve lived in Long Beach since we were teenagers, and this is the first time we ever set foot in the Scottish Rite Building, located at 855 Elm Ave. As for the lavish 700-seat Ernest Borgnine Theatre within it… we didn’t even know it existed. … Read more
Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans. Shirle Gottlieb — Gazette Newspapers The Garage Theatre celebrated its 51st production last weekend with the opening of Trojan Barbie. Written by Christine Evans, first place winner in the “Plays for the 21st Century” competition, it explores the similarities of modern warfare in the Middle East with Euripides’ Greek tragedy, The Trojan Women. Read more…
The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley, adapted by Dave Barton. Mayank Keshaviah – LA Weekly In pre-19th century plays, the language, culture and norms are far enough removed from their modern equivalents that only proper adaptation and direction foster true understanding. With Middleton and Rowley’s Jacobean tragedy, Dave Barton, who handles both, does a serviceable job in terms of comprehensibility, but the effect … Read more
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theater for the year 2011. You can now follow the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle on twitter via @LADramaCC. The 43rd Annual Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards ceremony took place Monday, March 19, 2012 at A Noise Within in Pasadena, and was co-hosted by Lesli Margherita and Jason … Read more