Live from Europe—Hershey Felder’s Personal Tribute to Composer Claude Debussy
They may have lived a century apart — but they share a strong musical, emotional…
New Streamed Shows at San Diego Theaters Focus on Immigrants’ Poignant, Painful Stories
Two Muslim women. Two harrowing immigrant stories. One relates the terrifying attempt to escape a…
North Coast Rep Revives a Pleasant Romantic Fantasy in ‘Same Time, Next Year’
In these socially distanced days, some of the best theater — filmed or Zoomed —…
Fictional History Shines a Light on America’s Current Troubles in San Diego Rep’s ‘JQA’
You’re undoubtedly familiar with several Presidential triple-initials (they pop up in crossword puzzles all the…
Blindspot Collective Makes ‘Good Trouble’ with Pop-Up World Premiere
Listen up, Gen Z: This one’s for you! Blindspot Collective is encouraging you to make…
Roustabouts’ Premiere ‘Roosevelt’ Is Historical Peek at Presidential Leadership
Imagine, if you will: A forceful leader who’s not an autocrat, who has a big…
Pablo Picasso Returns for a Weekend in Film Version of San Diego Rep’s Popular Play
A weekend in the south of France is compressed into 80 minutes. Watch the master…
Moxie’s Streamed Version of ‘The Niceties’ Is Provocative Theater for the BLM Era
The setup is inherently combustible. The subject is the role of race in American history.…
A Civil War Drama Relevant to Today’s Issues in North Coast Rep’s ‘Necessary Sacrifices’
In these perilous times, in the throes of a pandemic when all theater doors are…
‘Island of B.A.D. Kids’ Is Innovative Youth Theater Amid a Pandemic
Most youth theater groups, says Courtney Corey, founder/director of the seven-year-old Theatre Arts School of…
Picasso Comes to Life in a Pandemic-Fueled Stage-to-Screen Adaptation
You are hereby invited to spend “A Weekend with Pablo Picasso.” Okay, maybe not a…
La Jolla Playhouse Innovates Amid COVID by Taking ‘Diana’ to Netflix Before Broadway
The La Jolla Playhouse is breaking new ground again. The company that, for the past…
Roustabouts Theatre Streams Filmed Version of Acclaimed 2017 World Premiere
To launch their (virtual) fourth season, The Roustabouts are streaming a videotaped version of their…
San Diego Fringe-Maven Todd Blakesley Skewers Politics Left and Right in ‘Crapshoot’
Al Stone is something of a zhlub. He’s not particularly stupid or angry or hate-filled.…