L.A.’s summer Shakespeare specializes in sexual jealousy but offers plenty of strong directorial gestures along the way, particularly those of Matt Walker in A Wither’s Tale. And why is South Pasadena’s Topdog/Underdog more moving than Hollywood’s? READ MORE.
A New Play Harvest, an LA Times Shakespearean Drought
by Don Shirley | August 5, 2010
A bumper crop of new American plays in small theaters includes Justin Tanner’s and Del Shores’ latest, as well as Opus, Becky’s New Car, Four Places and Fabric. Meanwhile, the LA Times ignores even more close-to-home alfresco Shakespeare. READ MORE
Incredible Shrinking Coverage, Summer Shakespeare Shifts
by Don Shirley | July 8, 2010
The Los Angeles Times isn’t reviewing productions at some of LA County’s bigger theaters. Meanwhile, one summer Shakespeare tradition is suspended, while another is enlarged. READ MORE
20 Highlights in 2009
by Don Shirley | December 16, 2009
Sixteen individual productions, one festival, and three companies’ seasons that made 2009 theatergoing memorable. READ MORE.
A Generation of Voyeurism
by Sofya Levitsky-Weitz | November 15, 2009
Thoughts from Loyola Marymount University Ovation Fellow Sofya Levitsky-Weitz on God Save Gertrude, playing at The Theatre @ Boston Court…READ MORE.
Understanding Your Roots: Themes of Family Grow in Tree
by Janet Thielke | November 5, 2009
Playwright Julie Hebert handles themes of family in her new play Tree, presented by Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA, directed by Jessica Kubzansky. READ MORE
God Save Shakespeare
by TylerMcClain | October 22, 2009
Thoughts from Loyola Marymount University Ovation Fellow Tyler McClain on God Save Gertrude, playing at the Theatre @ Boston Court. Read More
The Bard in the Backwoods
by Janet Thielke | August 18, 2009
Is the beauty of Shakespeare’s Hamlet truly transcendent? A recent entirely female production in Turkey performed by locals argues the affirmative READ MORE
Theatre 150 “Takes the Hill” with Hamlet
by Terence McFarland | August 7, 2009
The classic gets a new turn on the Ojai stage. Says Co-Artistic Director Chris Nottoli: “It’s restorative Shakespeare.” WATCH VIDEO
