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Never Is Now (NEVERISNOW) by Wendy Kout
L - R Michael Kaczkowski, Evie Abat, Adam Foster Ballard, Sarah Tubert, Joey Millin, and Eliza Blair - photo by Ed KriegerBy Joe Straw sparks and crackle make melancholywhere books in bonfires burned...
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The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter
L - R London Kim and Ben Crowely - Photo by Julie Nunis By Joe StrawActing and the Art of Ambiguity ©.Ben (Ben Crowley) held the newspaper still – for an extremely long period of time – and in one...
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Cock by Mike Bartlett
L - R in background Caroline Gottlied, Miles Cooper, and Andrew Creer - Photos by Bailey Williams By Joe Straw John (Miles Cooper) isn’t much to look at. He is thin, wiry, and slightly unkempt with a...
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The Art of Dining by Tina Howe
Joey Marie Urbina and Billy Budinichby Joe Straw I always thought The Art of Dining would play better if meals were not part of the presentation. The actors would act the meal and drink presented to...
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The Wrong kind of People by George W. Corbin
L - R Chauntice Green, Darrell Philip, Damon Rutledge, Ken Ivy, and Stephanie Schulz (Photo: Ian Foxx)By Joe Straw A few years ago I saw the film Moonlight story by Tarell Alvin McCraney, screenplay...
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Troy by Amina Henry
By Joe StrawPrior to the performance, an actor left midstream in the rehearsal process, and there wasn’t enough time for the replacement to learn her lines. The night was the culmination of an...
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Fifteen Men in a Smoke-Filled Room by Colin Speer Crowley
By Joe Straw I did not see fifteen men and only saw a little bit of smoke. – NarratorHarry M. Daugherty (John Combs) should have been a carnival barker. He is the kind of man to pull you in to see the...
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By Joe StrawTheatre is a collaborative effort. So many things need to come together in order to have a successful show. Writers work for years to get the words just right. Some actors work the show...
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The Water Tribe by Don Cummings
Hannah Prichard and Christopher Reiling Photos: by Glover Burk PhotographyBy Joe StrawEXTENDED THROUGH FEBRUARY 16TH, 2020After crossing the Sea of Reeds with God’s unforgettable help, the Israelites...
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Gifted by Bob DeRosa
Ross Philips and Kacie RogersBy Joe Straw He said he was a “disaster dreamer”. His visions, he believed blasted into his collective consciousness turning night into a colorful catastrophic apparition....
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Thoughts on The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
By Joe Straw The above painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir – Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880 – 1881) reminds me of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull (1895). So vivid in its depiction of life, both...
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Sex With Strangers by Laura Eason
Casey King and Cameron Meyer Photographs by Maria Proios By Joe Straw After a year and a half, and a bout with COVD-19, the feeling to get back and witness what Los Angeles has to offer in...
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The Nun and the Countess by Odalys Nanin
L - R Genevieve Joy and Odalys Naninby Joe Straw “It is not an inconsistent premise, Señor de la Cadena,” she responded, her face flushed. “It is Holy Writ that God made Man in His own image and that...
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A Perfect Ganesh by Terrence McNally
Clockwise Top to Bottom: Mueen Jahan, Cameron Gregg, Kathleen Gray, Mary Allwright, Photos Dennis Stover by Joe Straw “She was no longer examining life, but being examined by it; she had become a real...
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Little Women The Broadway Musical by Jason Howland, Allan Knee, and Mindi...
L - R Juliett Rojas, Sophia Joy, Eadric Einbinder, and Taos Pressman By Joe StrawOne must take note that on Sunday November 21st, 2021, at approximately two in the afternoon, the blistering sun was...
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Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire
L - R Scott Facher, Alison Blanchard, Charlotte Willimas Roberts photos by Eric Keitel by Joe Straw I had the opportunity to direct Israel Horovitz’s Line a one-act play about five people waiting in...
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Death, With Benefits by John Strysik
L to R Susan Damante, Larry Eisenbert, and Cherly David - Photo credit: Eric Keitel By Joe Straw “Did I see them Killer Grannies of Santa Monica? Yeah, you could say that. I lived near them. From...
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The How and the Why by Sarah Treem
L - R Faye Viviana and Andrea Nittoli Kelly - Photos by Maria ProiosBy Joe Straw My parents divorced before I was ten years old. My four siblings and I saw my father briefly during the weekends when...
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Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson
Abigail Stewart and Dalen Carlson - Photos by Eric Keitel I try not to look at the sun. Knowing the light, originating from the sun, reaches me in approximately 8.3332 minutes or less - traveling in...
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One Way Ticket to Oregon by BC Caldwell
L - R Synthia L Hardy and Eve Sigall By Joe Straw Some days here in Southern California I reminisce about the time I lived in the south. The rustling elms, thundering maples, and sycamores leaves all...
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