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.
Tim Wright, Circle X and The Good Book
by Mark Kinsey Stephenson | July 27, 2010
It is a pleasant summer afternoon in Los Angeles, not one of the blistering heat days officially marking the season. Light stubble shades the face of youthful Tim Wright, Artistic Director of well-respected Circle X Theatre Co., as he sits comfortably in a large room located at historic Hollywood United Methodist Church. READ MORE
Douglas Clayton: A Director Who Serves Artists
by Deborah Behrens | April 22, 2010
Clayton is currently helming two completely opposite plays that meet his criteria - Philip Barry’s classic romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story at Actor’s Co-op opening April 23 and a revival of J.T. Rogers’ racism exploration entitled White People for the Road Theatre Company slated to open May 20. READ MORE
The State of the
Theatre @ Boston Court
by Steve Julian | February 22, 2010
Steve Julian speaks to the staff at the Theatre @ Boston Court about the state of theatre in Pasadena … 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.
The Theatre @ Boston Court Announces
a 2010 Season of World Premieres
by Janet Thielke | December 4, 2009
The Theatre @ Boston Court announces its 2010 Season comprised of world premiere plays by Los Angeles playwrights Luis Alfaro and Tom Jacobson, British playwright Moby Pomerance, and New York playwright Jordan Harrison. 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
Geoff Elliott Directs Richard III
at Noise Within
by Tom Provenzano | October 2, 2009
Eighteen years into its existence A Noise Within has become one of the foremost theatrical institutions in the county. They open this season by revisiting the origin of the title quote in a production of Richard III under Geoff Elliott’s direction 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
