Et in Arcadia, Go-Go’s: ‘Head Over Heels’ Upends Pasadena Playhouse
Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton’s immersive new staging returns the fanciful show to its original conception.
Category Archives: On the Scene
Game Recognizes Game in ‘@Playaz’
Dana Schwartz’s new play about online gamers, originally conceived pre-pandemic, has fresh resonance after a year of isolation and virtual connection.
What Can Still Be Seen by ‘Twilight’
As Anna Deavere Smith’s theatrical document of the 1992 L.A. uprising returns in a new form, it may feel so in touch with our moment because it helped to define it.
Taking It to the Streets on a ‘Red Bike’
Staged within a D.C. neighborhood block party, Pan Underground’s production of Caridad Svich’s play is designed connect local community members.
No One Is Alone: Theatre Ghost Stories, Vol. 6
Phantoms playing hide-and-seek, lighting with a mind of its own, floating shadows, and more fill our annual assortment of tales about haunted theatres.
On the Road With ‘Teenage Dick’
A co-production among Woolly Mammoth, the Huntington, and Pasadena Playhouse gives new life to Mike Lew’s disability-themed spin on ‘Richard III.’
The Week That Shook Center Theatre Group
When the L.A. theatre announced a season light on women playwrights, a protest led to change and greater transparency.
How Extra Time Gave Court Theatre a Deeper Dive Into ‘Othello’
Pandemic delays allowed the Chicago theatre to rethink their both production process and the meaning of the play, with strong input from their lead actor.
Ike Holter May ‘Hate It Here,’ But He’s Made a Show We Can Love
Part of the Goodman Theatre’s LIVE series, the new staging combines the best of theatre and live television for a unique theatrical outing.
London’s Stage Return: Tentative, but Not Without Hopeful Glimmers
Plays at the National, Almeida, and Donmar Warehouse offer surfeit, stillness, and savvy celebrity casting.
