CRITIC AT LARGE
2019: Good Year for Small Theatre Companies
When I was younger, I generally saw musicals and plays in San Diego at The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Repertory Theatre and San Diego Civic Theatre. My, how times have changed!
Read MoreA Decade of Theatre in San Diego
January 1, 2020, marks the start of a new decade. Looking back, I notice that I have been reviewing theatre in San Diego for more than ten years. It seems appropriate to consult what I’ve written and see, what has changed about San Diego theatre. So, instead of summarizing 2019, I’m returning to 2010 and working my way forward to the present.
Read MoreThe Art of Politics Was Surely Welcome in the San Diego Theater Scene of 2019
Especially in the strictest sense, theater is nothing if not political. That’s important to remember given the state of world current events — and in 2019, San Diego theater proprietors served notice that they haven’t forgotten.
Read MoreShakespeare and Mendelssohn Needed More Room Than Symphony Supplied
Mendelssohn’s supportive score for Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ represents a genius-level partnership that needs considerable artistic labor if paired on the same program. San Diego Symphony should have spent more time at the drawing board.
Read MoreFrance Finally Called, and Marty’s Doing a Whole Lot More Than Listen
We already know we only live once. Until the proverbial bolt out of the blue, it’s the ‘where’ we’re not necessarily aware of. Amid his colossally advanced chronology, theater critic Martin Jones Westlin has found his answer, and he elaborates in his final column for San Diego Story.
Read MoreDiversity Displayed in Theatrical Productions
Three aspects of San Diego’s 2018 theatre season stood out prominently. First, the quality was, by and large, excellent.
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