The State of Cornerstone Theater’s Art
With “California: The Tempest,” the pioneering community-focused company is showcasing its influential methodology, as well as the institute it’s created to teach it to others.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Aurora’s GAP Winners Are Don Nguyen, Jonathan Spector and Martyna Majok
Now entering its 10th year, the Aurora Theatre’s prize for “forward-looking” plays also takes a moment to look back on past successes.
L.A. Theatres Have 99-Seat Problems, but Bitching Ain’t One
Amid heated arguments over the city’s version of the Equity showcase code, a real and resonant debate about artists’ compensation seems to be emerging.
Rodney King's L.A. Story Resonates Backward and Forward
In dramatizing questions about the man whose beating by police incited riots, solo artist Roger Guenveur Smith finds story that’s deeply American—and quintessentially L.A.
Vox Lumiere Creates a Steampunk 'Phantom of the Opera'
For their version of “Phantom of the Opera,” Vox Lumiere combined steampunk and silent film, and no white mask.
The Chance Theater Announces Its 2015 Season
The SoCal theatre’s expanded season includes a world premiere musical about the Loch Ness monster and new works by resident playwright Lauren Yee.
Crowded Fire Theater Announces 2015 Season
Outgoing CFT artistic director Marissa Wolf’s final season includes plays by A. Rey Pamatmat, Idris Goodwin and a world premiere by Geetha Reddy.
Daniel MacIvor’s Lessons in Love and Dramaturgy
The Canadian playwright of “The Best Brothers” didn’t know he had a play in him about an annoying but ultimately lovable new best friend.
The Style and Substance of Tim Robbins’s Actors’ Gang
After three decades, the punk-rock/commedia troupe founded by a bunch of UCLA theatre grads has become an international force, and its star leader is still fighting the good fight.
Impro Raises the Theatrical Bar
How a troupe of L.A.-based improvisers reawakened one critic’s taste for the possibilities of live theatre.
