Posts Tagged ‘drama’
The Past Has Come to Visit
With a few days left of Passover, a holiday commemorating the exodus of Jews from Egypt and to freedom from slavery, it seems like a perfect time for a play dealing with another episode involving tragic Jewish history to be presented in San Diego. The North Coast Repertory Theatre’s world premiere story, Mandate Memories, involves issues regarding anti-Semitism, violence and…
Read MoreDysfunctional Relationships Rule in ‘Dramedy’
The Diversionary Theatre’s production of Boys and Girls features honest conversations that will resonate with everyone who has been in a dysfunctional relationship. The “dramedy” may focus on gay characters…
Read MoreSDSU’s Pal Joey: An Opportunity to See a Rarity
San Diego State’s Master of Fine Arts program in musical theatre has a reputation for producing little known but interesting musicals and finding in them what’s interesting to contemporary audiences. The current production, Pal Joey, fits into that pattern but achieves mixed results…
Read MoreCircle Mirror Transformation Proves a Good Fit at NVA
Annie Baker is a youngish playwright whose work focuses on the byways and mores of rural New England. Probably her most well-known play is Circle Mirror Transformation, an ensemble piece about a small group of people who are taking a six-week theatre workshop at the community center in a Vermont town. When I first read about this play, I immediately thought that New Village Arts in Carlsbad was the perfect local company to stage it. My wish has come true: NVA has mounted a bang-up San Diego premiere that runs through March 2.
Read MoreIntrepid’s Macbeth an Unlucky Number 13
Macbeth lacks a core, which leaves a bunch of artists looking around for how they can fill a center-less space.
Read MoreA Cautionary Tale Focusing on a Bizarre Relationship
Tracy Letts is currently getting a lot of attention for the movie adaptation of his masterful play, August: Osage County. People who love the acclaimed family drama, can now see one of his earlier works courtesy of the Ion Theatre Company, Bug.
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