On Screen And On Stage, Disability Continues To Be Depicted In Outdated, Cliched Ways
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers...
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Lessons Wanted, But Not Found, in “Daisy”
On September 7, 1964, during an NBC Monday night movie, the democratic campaign to reelect...
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“Inside the Box” at the Geffen Playhouse – A Puzzler’s Delight
I won’t be the first or last person to note that 2020 has been a challenging year. It has...
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“Sweat” at Left Edge Theatre
Sweat, by Lynn Nottage, is a cautionary tale about how the effects of poverty, or the threat of...
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“Revenge Song” – A Vampire Cowboys Creation at Geffen Playhouse
Okay, my global theatre friends, we admit it – we here in Los Angeles have been missing...
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Alana Dietze is in Search of Transcendental Feelings and Solutions to Problems
Alana Dietze is an actress and director in Los Angeles. She is a company member and literary...
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“The Great Leap” at Pasadena Playhouse
Saul: It is always your turn. Every time you are on that court, it is always your turn. Wen...
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“Key Largo” at Geffen Playhouse
Mr. D’Alcala: If the time ever comes when your kind can walk a city street in daylight with...
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The World Premiere of “Bad Habits” at Ruskin Group Theatre Co.
’Tis the season for holiday-inspired and joy-infused entertainment and Ruskin Group Theatre Co. in...
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I Can’t Hear You in the Dark: How Scenic Designer Sean Fanning Negotiates the Deaf and Hearing Worlds
Scenic designer Sean Fanning recently designed a beautiful and provocative set for Jack Thorne’s...
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The World Premiere of “Eight Nights” at Antaeus Theatre Company
“We are moving in the right direction, we cannot go back – There won’t be more camps, more...
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“The Thanksgiving Play” at Geffen Playhouse
“What can we do to break down the myths and stereotypes of Thanksgiving in forty-five minutes with...
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“1984” at The Actors’ Gang
“He who controls the present controls the past, and he who controls the past controls the...
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BoomStick Theater’s “Toxic Avenger: The Musical” on Melrose
Founded in 2018, BoomStick Theater has focused its mission statement on providing a platform for...
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Bill Irwin’s “On Beckett” at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
If you live in Los Angeles or plan to be in town some weekend through October 27th, it cannot be...
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“A Play is a Poem” by Ethan Coen at Mark Taper Forum
“Das Boot – on a boat.” The Center Theatre Group presents a particularly...
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“Skintight” at Geffen Playhouse
Elliot: “You don’t get to choose people’s words, Jodi.” Jodi: “No, I don’t. But I won’t...
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“Pericles” in Griffith Park – Independent Shakespeare Co.’s Offers Los Angeles a Summer Treat
Incest, attempted murder, attempted rape, and a family desperately seeking out a better life only...
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“An Enemy of the People” at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum
“Yes, my hometown is so dear to me that I would rather ruin it than see it flourishing upon a...
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Son of Semele Ensemble and “Men on Boats”
Son of Semele Ensemble brings Jaclyn Backhaus’ Men on Boats to Los Angeles audiences with a highly...
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