A School Musical Foiled by L.A. Wildfires to Go Up on CTG’s Biggest Stage
Altadena Arts and Eliot Arts Magnet School students will perform ‘Shrek Jr.’ at the Ahmanson next week.
West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Hope Collides With Change in ‘Mother Russia’
As in ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ and ‘The Great Leap,’ Lauren Yee’s new play at Seattle Rep mashes up communism and pop culture, in a mix that resonates beyond its historic setting.
Ron Sossi’s Personal and Theatrical Odyssey
Guided by a vision that was as much philosophical as theatrical, he built—and tenaciously defended—an influential theatre that ran against the grain in an industry town.
Oregon Children’s Theatre to Pause Programming and Restructure
While the organization plans to halt productions and programs starting this fall, a major fundraising campaign is underway to support strategic restructuring.
Misha Berson: Instant Friend and Theatre Champion
Her love for the stage—and for those who, like her, wrote about it—drove her peripatetic career, which continued even well into her supposed retirement.
Jennifer Haley’s ‘Froggy’: Cutscenes and In-Game Action
The author of ‘The Nether’ wrote her new play in graphic-novel form, and now it’s getting a multimedia staging at CenterREP.
Play On Names Taylor Bailey Interim Exec Director
He takes over for co-founder and former president Dr. Lue Douthit.
Cygnet Theatre to Open New Performing Arts Center, The Joan
This fall the San Diego company will kick off a new season in a renovated historic navy building in the town’s Liberty Station arts district.
The Fires This Time
L.A.’s wildfire catastrophe can be measured in acres and dollars, but for theatre folks, rebuilding will be about more than buildings.
Raymond O. Caldwell Named Fountain Theatre’s Next Artistic Director
Succeeding co-founding leader Stephen Sachs, the D.C.-based director will assume full leadership of the L.A. theatre next April.
