Plays that chart the course of a romantic relationship have long been a staple of theater. Stories told in a nonlinear way are less common but not unheard of. When you take the previous two structures and apply them to...
Category - Theater
Terry Morgan
“A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney” – reviewed
I have a rule about avant-garde theater: if an artist chooses to deliberately obscure his/her/their meaning via unusual methods or flirts dangerously with pretentiousness, the play had better validate those choices by...
‘Stand up and Clown’ at the Elysian – reviewed
What happens when a stand-up comedian surrenders all the tools and tricks they typically use to win over audiences? Chad Damiani introduces eight comics to the joy of failure by putting them through a grueling gauntlet...
Melanie Zoey Weinstein
In the Next Room, or the vibrator play – reviewed
When I told people I was going to see a new production of Sarah’s Ruhl’s play, In the Next Room, I received a series of blank stares, but when I included its subtitle, or the vibrator play, I saw instant comprehension...
“On the Other Hand, We’re Happy” at The Matrix – reviewed
Some theater locations seem to be blessed, and in Los Angeles, one of those lucky places is The Matrix Theatre on Melrose. It’s been producing and presenting high-quality shows for more than forty years, either under...
