drama
August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ set in Pittsburgh’s ‘urban removal’ era
December 3, 2019Ruben Santiago-Hudson and his entire cast merit a well-deserved Bravo for a joyous and revelatory couple of hours of fine-tuned stage work. A more authentic production cannot be imagined.
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‘Johnny Got His Gun’ on stage: I resist, therefore I am
October 23, 2018Joe Bonham is an all-American doughboy horribly dismembered and disfigured by enemy artillery at the frontlines in France. As Joe evolves, his determination to live intensifies, and his thoughts turn to the nature of what cut...
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“Water by the Spoonful”: Play overruns with compassion
February 15, 2018Quiara Alegría Hudes is a multi-talented creative force: a pianist and composer, lyricist and playwright. Knowing music as well as she does, she chose a particular musical form or genre for each of the "Elliot Trilogy"...
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“Head of Passes”: A play inspired by Job but without the redemption
September 27, 2017Academy Award winner and playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Head of Passes, i In two acts set in “the distant present, recounts a Black family birthday gathering at the well appointed home of Shelah, the matriarch, at...
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“Summer and Smoke”: Tennessee’s waltz and the blindness of neighbors
March 14, 2016Tara Battani's is among the finest acting I've ever seen on the L.A. boards, and is by itself worth the price of admission.
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