Terry Morgan

GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw One of the definitions of “meta-theatrical” is a theatre piece that constantly reminds the audience that they’re watching a play — one which comments on theatre in general. One famous example of this technique is Our Town, where the Stage Manager — not the narrator, mind you, but explicitly the Stage … Read more

ECCENTRICITIES OF A NIGHTINGALE at Pacific Resident Theatre

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw Eccentricities of a Nightingale was Tennessee Williams’ 1951 rewrite of his earlier Summer and Smoke. It was supposedly his preferred version of the story, and one can see why. The main character of Alma is more clearly delineated, and the drama springs more from her choices than from fate. The current production … Read more

BULL at The MET Theatre

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw Mike Bartlett’s Bull, a loose companion piece to his play, Cock, is witty and devastating in its depiction of workplace cruelty. Although it can be hard to watch, Rogue Machine’s West Coast premiere is a terrific production, tightly directed by Jennifer Pollono and brilliantly acted by a superb ensemble. Read more… Now … Read more

DANCING AT LUGHNASA at the Actors Co-op/Crossley Theatre

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw There are many reasons that Brian Friel’s elegiac character study Dancing at Lughnasa has become a theatrical staple. One is that the Tony award-winning play is an excellent and affecting work, while another is that it offers terrific roles for five actresses. Read more… Now running through June 12.

THE SUPERHERO AND HIS CHARMING WIFE – Not Man Apart/Highways Performance Space

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw Schrödinger’s cat has been in the local theatrical zeitgeist of late. It was used to symbolize the interlocked statuses of life and death in Dirt (which just closed at the Raven Playhouse) and is even more central in Aaron Hendry’s The Superhero and His Charming Wife, a production by the Not Man Apart theater … Read more

DRY LAND – Echo Theatre Company at Atwater Village Theatre

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Terry Morgan  –  Stage Raw Ruby Rae Spiegel’s Dry Land succeeds on multiple levels: first, as a dark comedy, second, as a graphic portrayal of the process of a self-administered abortion, and last and most particularly, as a sharp and illuminating character study. This West Coast premiere by the Echo Theatre Company is entertaining and assured and … Read more

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Pauline Adamek  – ArtsBeatLA There are numerous delights to be found in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder — the raucously hilarious musical play that opened last night at the Ahmanson Theatre. The ingenious and lavish puppet theater-like set, designed by Alexander Dodge; the gorgeously detailed period costumes, designed by Linda Cho; the clever book and … Read more