Pandemic Theater Beyond Zoom: ‘Human Error’ at North Coast Rep, ‘Dazzle’ at Backyard Renaissance
As the pandemic grinds on, and business openings have folks holding their breath and bracing…
San Diego Theaters Embrace Online Outreach to Shelter-in-Place Audiences
As a theater critic who typically sees 200 live theater performances in San Diego every…
Our Critic Ranks the Top 10 From a Year of Inspiring San Diego Theater
The politics of 2019 may never be forgotten. The year of divisiveness — and impeachment…
Reprising Damon Runyon with ‘Another Roll of the Dice’ at North Coast Rep
You can call them dames or dolls or molls, or even judys. And for every…
Elijah Rock to Celebrate Classic Crooners at North Coast Repertory
Elijah Rock, a new-generation crooner, is set to take the stage at at the North…
A Fabulous Farce Inspired by Ancient Rome at North Coast Rep
The term “slapstick” may have its origins in the 16th century, but farces go back…
North Coast Repertory Theatre Presents ‘An Evening with Groucho’ Starring Frank Ferrante
Actor, director Frank Ferrante is bringing his New York and London stage portrayal of comedian…
North Coast Rep’s Season Features Premiere of Musical Inspired by ‘Guys and Dolls’
North Coast Repertory Theatre has announced its 37th season will include the world premiere of “Another…
North Coast Rep Goes All In for a Bit of ‘Tomfoolery’
He’s ferociously smart (a Harvard-trained mathematician by trade; he was admitted at age 15). And…
A Strong Cast, But Not Enough Laughs ‘At This Evening’s Performance’
“Comparisons are odorous,” Shakespeare’s malaprop-spewing Dogberry famously declaimed. Comparing Nagle Jackson’s 1978 trifle, “At This…
Getting a Spine—And a Life—in ‘Travels with My Aunt’ at North Coast Rep
What every uptight, passive, bourgeois milquetoast needs is an Auntie Mame or an Aunt Augusta…
Big Doings at North Coast Rep: ‘Love, Loss and What I Wore’
Big Names wrote it and Big Names are appearing in it. Delia Ephron and Nora…
North County Becomes Faulkner Country with ‘Way Downriver’
It’s positively Faulknerian (but more accessible). “Way Downriver,” Edward Morgan’s adaptation of the novella, “Old…
Deception, Disloyalty and ‘Betrayal’ at the North Coast Rep
There’s text… and there’s subtext. Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” is all subtext. On the surface, the…