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Alik by Julio Vera
L to R Colleen Greenhalgh, Ryan Hughes, and Justin PowellBy Joe Straw Elysium Conservatory Theatre in association with Wende Museum of the Cold War presents Alik by Julio Vera and directed by Cassandra...
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Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard & Patti Smith
L - R Adam Navas and Joey BothwellBy Joe Straw The Hotel Chelsea in New York City was a fashionable place to create art. If one was inspired enough to enter, one was inspired to manner art in any...
View ArticleEvangeline, The Queen of Make-Believe by Theresa Chavez and Rose Portillo,...
By Joe StrawAbout Productions present Evangeline, The Queen of Make-Believe, story by Theresa Chavez, Louie Pérez and Rose Portillo, written by Theresa Chavez and Rose Portillo, directed by Theresa...
View ArticleCasa 0101 Needs Your Help
By Joe Straw Many years ago, I traveled to Boyle Heights to see a show; actually, it was more like I was dragged there from the Westside. Getting out of the car was difficult. An old ficus tree’s...
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The Intimacy Effect by Jeff Tabnick
Jordana Oberman and Tim FannonBy Joe StrawExtended through May 13th, 2018Appel: noun – a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one’s intent to attack, but now also used as a feint....
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SOLO MUST DIE: A Musical Parody Book by Jordan and Ari Stidham Music and...
L - R Hughie Stone Fish, Jordan Stidham, Ari Stidham - Photos by Aaron TocchiBy Joe Straw Hugh (John Ryan) has a highly active imagination as he waits for his friend, who is always late, Colm (Jordan...
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The Giant Void in My Soul by Bernardo Cubría
Top: Kim Hamilton, Bottom: Karla MosleyBy Joe StrawSometimes something comes along that is, at first glance, startling and then manages, by the very nature of theatre, to capture the imaginative...
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Mr. Pim Passes By by A. A Milne
By Joe Straw De mortuis nihil nisi bonum – Of the dead nothing but good is said.The beautiful soft white toddler pig, amblesthe barn and Meets small boyswith developing armsThrowing corncobsLaughter...
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Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes
L - R Keren Lugo and Sean CarvajalBy Joe StrawHe left the warand the military. And on this day the only thing he wore,besides his skivvies, were his dog tags. Thinking. Leaning hot head against arm...
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The Road-Trip Monologues Raw bites ’18 – Various writers.
By Joe Straw Theatre is a business. That’s plain and simple. The idea is to be seen and connect to an audience. If there is no one in the audience, with the exception of the two reviewers and their...
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…meantime at HoJo’s by Christian Levatino
L - R - LQ Victor and Michael FrancoBy Joe Straw Politicians feel the need for political operatives – to get the dirty deeds done – those dirty stinking rotten deeds – all in a quest for not soiling...
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Famous by Michael Leoni
Foreground Christopher Dietrick, Background L - R Alexander Daly and Thomas McNamara - Photos by Genevieve Marie Photography By Joe Straw Those that go to see this play will see similarities to the...
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Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang
L - R Jeffrey Sun and Alfonso Faustino -Photographs by Megumi SmissonBy Joe Straw…I was an immigrant. Once you’re an immigrant you’re always an immigrant… – Yo-Yo Ma - Yo-Yo Ma, A Life Led With Bach...
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Fairy Tale Theatre 18 & Over: The Musical by Michael J.Feldman, Music by...
L - R Sheila Carrasco, Greg Worswick, Michael J. Feldman, Burl Moseley, and Tina Huang - Photos by Jeff LorchBy Joe Straw When my girls were young, I recited a made-up bedtime story that started...
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Bus Stop by William Inge
L - R Jack Sundmacher, Kaitlin Huwe, Gary Ballard, Niko Boles, Mani YaroshBy Joe StrawBus Stop, by William Inge and directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, is now playing through December 16, 2018 at Theatre...
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Tryst by Paul Coates
By Joe Straw As a young boyhe noticed the changing of the lightas cumulus clouds moved between him and the sun, patterned billows diffused the light swiftly from left to right bringing light to...
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Dixie’s Tupperware Party by Kris Andersson
Kris Andersson (Dixie Longate) Why would anyone woman marry a man named Absorbine and then call their kid Absorbine, Jr., (Walmart $10.99)? Well, Dixie Longate (Kris Andersson) did just that. Down...
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Valley of the Heart by Luis Valdez
Melanie Arii Mah and Lakin ValdezBy Joe Straw Valley of the Heart,written and directed by Luis Valdez, ended its run at the Mark Taper Forum on December 9, 2018. Luis Valdez is a national treasure and...
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Desert Rats by Nate Rufus Edelman
Derek Chariton and Walt Gray IV : Photos by Giovanni Solis of bracero By Joe StrawSet off a squalid alameda, the entryway to the motel room was a green and white door. It had been sanded and painted...
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Brilliant Traces by Cindy Lou Johnson
Caitlin Carleton and Chris Cardano - Photos by John DlugoleckiBy Joe StrawHappenstance – a chance happening or event – Dictionary.com Red Sage Productions presents Brilliant Traces by Cindy Lou...
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