If it were a movie, no one would bat an eye. The distance created by the silver screen between audience and action mitigates the reaction. But onstage, with no buffer between audience and action, the violence is palpable. READ MORE
The Drug Dealer of Inishmore, Songs and Dances
by Don Shirley | July 24, 2010
What’s it like to perform upside-down in the astonishing The Lieutenant of Inishmore? And a few impressions of Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands. READ MORE
Bengal Tiger, How the Other Half Loves, Marriage of Figaro
by Don Shirley | May 8, 2010
Center Theatre Group deserves credit for its shepherding of Rajiv Joseph’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. And consider these two comedies about class — one is hilarious, the other isn’t. READ MORE.
How to Win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Don Shirley | April 13, 2010
Step One: Make sure your play is running in New York during the first week in April. READ MORE.
LA Stage Alliance Hosts 2011 National TCG Conference
by LA Stage Alliance | April 3, 2010
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for professional, not-for-profit theatre, announces the location for the 2011 National Conference: Los Angeles, California. The LA Stage Alliance is hosting the conference with many activities taking place at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC). READ MORE
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces Winners for 41st Annual Awards
by Janet Thielke | March 23, 2010
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the winners and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2009. READ MORE
Oedipus El Rey and Forgiveness
by Don Shirley | March 12, 2010
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.
Why Do We Do Theatre?
by John Perrin Flynn | February 27, 2010
The potential demise of the Pasadena Playhouse was announced just as Rogue Machine readied the first of its yearly fundraising appeals so I read both Mr. McNulty’s and Mr. Shirley’s response with considerable interest…READ MORE
Opening Night: The Subject Was Roses
by Janet Thielke | February 26, 2010
The Subject Was Roses, starring Martin Sheen, Brian Geraghty and Frances Conroy opened at the Mark Taper Forum on Sunday, February 21st VIEW GALLERY
The Subject Is Revivals
by Don Shirley | February 24, 2010
The Subject Was Roses gets a star-driven lease on life. Previous small-theater hits Could I Have This Dance? and Bark! receive comebacks. READ MORE.
