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A Heated Discussion by Levy Lee Simon
Ben Guillory (l), Vanja Renee, David Bollar - Photos by Jermaine Alexander By Joe Straw Yemaya – Creation, water, motherhood, rivers, lakes, streams, wells, pregnant women, fishermen, shipwreck...
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Masao And The Bronze Nightingale by Dan Kwong and Rubén Funkahuati Guevara
By Joe Straw There’s not much time to weigh in on this production because it ends next week and if you can get tickets you are most welcomed. This night, at Casa 0101, was practically standing room...
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The Play’s The Thing – by Ferenc Molnar adapted by P.G. Wodehouse
Kristin Towers Rowles, Todd Andrew Ball - Photos by Eric Keitel by Joe Straw Note May 20th2022: something glaring caught my attention, this of all nights, and not to be rude by any sort of the...
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Afterglow by S. Asher Gelman
Noah Bridgestock (l) Nathan Mohebbi photos by Mati GelmanBy Joe Straw Afterglow is defined as good feelings remaining after a pleasurable or successful experience. The one remarkable thing about this...
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Sleep with the Angels by Evelina Fernández
Esperanza America and Saul NietoPhotos by Grettel Cortes Photography By Joe Straw On our drive to downtown Vilma asked me, “What are we seeing?” “Sleep with the Angels by Evelina Fernández.” “What’s...
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Ayano by Chris Collins
Kazumi Aihara and Carlo Mancasola - Photos by Jenny Graham By Joe Straw My partner and I spoke about this production quite a bit comprising hours of discussions. Her perspective, an all-together...
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The Metromaniacs Written by David Ives Adapted from LeMétonamie (1738) by...
By Joe Straw What in the world were those fake trees and rocks on the set? Set pieces one supposes on a makeshift stage to showcase a play that eventually was not presented on this night. Yes, not...
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Get it Together by Michael Quinn
Hadley Durkee and Joseph Basquill - Photo Austin Martinez by Joe Straw The Zephyr Theatre is a favorite of mine. It is an intimate house of 74 seats. This is a very intimate stage, an intimate...
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Cinderella – Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, New...
Eadric Einbinder - Photo by Sam Gianfala By Joe Straw Opening night had its problems. The background music was too loud and the singers could not be heard except that one baritone who was singing...
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Bearings by Matt Chait
By Joe Straw One would question Richard Kalvar’s (Will Bradley) viability as he stepped into the swank lobby of the Langham-Huntington Hotel. He was unsteady on his feet, loud, and projected a...
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A Clean Brush by Norm Foster
Mandy Fason and Michael Kerr - Photo Eric Keitel By Joe Straw One looked at the bare stage and noticed a single chair near a fireplace. Oh, good I thought, one prefers a play where actors will be...
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Desert Stories for Lost Girls by Lily Rushing
Katie Anvil Rich and Glenn Stanton - Photo by Grettel Cortes By Joe Straw Native Voice at the Autry, in association with the Latino Theater Company, presents the world premiere of Desert Stories for...
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By Joe Straw In this time and age theatrical productions presents so many obstacles and the one thing that is still with us is COVID. Everyone strives a certain level of health, taking all the...
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All in the Timing Six One Act Plays + Mere Mortals by David Ives
L - R Melodie Shih, Patrick Warburton and Talon Warburton - Production Stills by Chris DevlinBy Joe Straw 9 David Ives has plays running all over Los Angeles, in a few short months one has seen...
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Man’s Favor Devil’s Plan by Kwik Jones
L - R Nic Few and Darrell Phillip - photos by Jermaine Alexander By Joe Straw There are a couple of things one can be sure of when venturing downtown to see a new project at The Robey Theatre...
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Rent – book, music, & lyrics by Jonathan Larson
L - R Eddie Vona, Ricky Abilez and Mitchell Johnson - Photos by John Klopping By Joe Straw One has been to The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles one other time to see a terrific production Nice Fish...
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Belleville by Amy Herzog
Heidi Ramee - Photos by Maria ProiosBy Joe Straw Abby (Heidi Ramee) seems to have everything going for her as she opens the door to the entryway of her beautiful apartment in Paris, France. She’s...
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Bob’s Holiday Office Party by Joe Keyes and Rob Elk – The Character of Marty...
L-R: Peter Breitmayer, Rob Elk, Joe Keyes, Judy Heneghan, Chloe Taylor,Johanna McKay, Andrea Hutchman, Pat Towne, and Mark Fite - Photo by Marissa DrammissiBy Joe Straw Tradition means a lot and...
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Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground by Richard Hellesen
John Rubinstein - Photos by Pierre Lumiere by Joe Straw I met John Rubinstein about 44 years ago when he walked through the backstage door at The Pantages Theatre. Fresh out of college, I managed to...
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The Dreamer Examines His Pillow by John Patrick Shanley
Pamela Portnoy and Eric Larson By Joe Straw I arrived at the Odyssey Theatre early. There was plenty of parking, almost no one was there and as I looked around the room I saw a woman with a...
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