Oedipus El Rey and Forgiveness

Oedipus El Rey and Forgiveness

Editorial 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?

Why Do We Do Theatre?

Editorial 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

Opening Night: The Subject Was Roses

Photos 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

The Subject Is Revivals

Editorial 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.

Connie Chats

Connie Chats

Features by Connie Danese  |  January 5, 2010

An update on the latest Chat Choice, Chit Chat, Book Biz and Insider Biz from Connie Danese READ MORE

20 Highlights in 2009

20 Highlights in 2009

Editorial by Don Shirley  |  December 16, 2009

Sixteen individual productions, one festival, and three companies’ seasons that made 2009 theatergoing memorable. READ MORE.

Palestine, New Mexico - Opening Night

Palestine, New Mexico - Opening Night

Photos by Janet Thielke  |  December 15, 2009

Photos from the Mark Taper Forum opening of Palestine, New Mexico VIEW GALLERY

Cultures Clash, Troubies Mash

Cultures Clash, Troubies Mash

Editorial by Don Shirley  |  December 15, 2009

2009’s final openings include Palestine, New Mexico and Frosty the Snow Manilow, but don’t forget a holiday charmer called Kooza. READ MORE.

A Full Day of Play

A Full Day of Play

Editorial by Martin Head  |  November 11, 2009

Thoughts from LA City College graduate Martin Head, on Parade at the Mark Taper Forum and Children of a Lesser God at Deaf West TheatreREAD MORE.

T.R. Knight on Parade at the Mark Taper Forum

T.R. Knight on Parade at the Mark Taper Forum

Features by Deborah Behrens  |  October 22, 2009

Morphing between mediums is every actor’s dream. Few expect to do it under such intense media scrutiny as former Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight who recently traded in his TV scrubs for stage suspenders and singing lessons. READ MORE