Inappropriate contact between a parent and a child is the taking-off point for two very different but exceptional plays, by Luis Alfaro and David Schulner. READ MORE.
Weekly Round-Up
by Janet Thielke | March 12, 2010
This week in review - take a second look at the LAStageBlog.com articles you loved or the articles you may have missed. READ MORE
Dialogue with Quintessential Actress Francesca Fanti
by Cynthia Citron | March 12, 2010
Francesca Fanti is in the middle of “the best rehearsals of my life” for the play Dialogue Between a Prostitute and Her Client, directed by Mark Kemble at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena. READ MORE
Rant and Rave at Rogue Machine
by John Pollono | March 12, 2010
Rogue Machine Artistic Director John Flynn once said to me: “Good Los Angeles theatre can take the place of church.” He didn’t mean we are all Godless heathens. He meant that, in a city without a unifying tradition, we can create a place people will come to over and over again to experience a community. READ MORE
A Noise Within Celebrates Fundraising Milestone
by Steve Julian | March 12, 2010
Glendale’s year-round classical repertory company is about to be Glendale’s no more. The company, now in its 18th season, has reached the $10 million mark in its capital campaign for a new theatre space in Pasadena. READ MORE
NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman to Visit Los Angeles
by LA Stage Alliance | March 12, 2010
In his latest stops on the Art Works tour across America, scheduled for March 13-19, NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman will visit San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, California. READ MORE
Frances Conroy Explores the Subject Was Roses
by Deborah Behrens | March 11, 2010
While Six Feet Under earned Conroy a Golden Globe Award, four Emmy nominations and a new mass audience, the red-headed Juilliard graduate has long been a favorite of iconic playwrights and directors. READ MORE
Despite Pasadena Playhouse Closing, Furious Continues… for now
by Tom Provenzano | March 10, 2010
As its first decade draws near a close, the Furious Theatre Company proves once again its savvy leadership and sharp ensemble can withstand the vicissitudes of the unsettled and unsettling world of live theatre. READ MORE
Building Better Producers
by Rick Culbertson | March 10, 2010
There are many reasons why we need a producer’s organization. They range from collective bargaining, a trade organization, someone to brand us, management of a better business bureau of theater, etc. But there’s another important need here: the need for us to take care of our new producers. READ MORE
Better Business Bureau of Theater
by Rick Culbertson | March 9, 2010
It is no secret that there are plenty of people who make money in this town on the backs of producers. And while I have no issue with people making money, I do have issue with people who behave unethically in their pursuit of profit. READ MORE
