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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Furious Theatre Goes [Inside] the Ford With Pelfrey’s No Good Deed by Amy Tofte

The Furious Theatre re-emerges at [Inside] the Ford, after losing its Pasadena Playhouse home a year ago. The vehicle is Matt Pelfrey's ambitious No Good Deed, which mixes the graphic novel …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:54PM
Friday, January 13, 2012

O(h) West Hollywood, with casebolt and smith by Amy Tofte

A six-weekend run for a dance production in a small LA theater? That's what casebolt and smith, AKA Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith, are attempting with O(h) at Actors Company Theatre. They're d…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:40PM
Friday, January 6, 2012

The Nerve of Adam Silver by Amy Tofte

Adam Silver began producing theater at the age of six, and he continues at the age of 25 with the LA premiere of Adam Szymkowicz' Nerve, staged by fellow ex-Chicagoan Michael Matthews at El …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 06:06PM
Friday, December 16, 2011

Dear Santa… by Amy Tofte

We asked a few of LA's small theater companies what they're hoping to get from Santa this year, and we got a range of responses, from liquor to Lekos. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 08:06PM
Friday, December 9, 2011

An Atomic Holiday Circus at the Actors’ Gang by Amy Tofte

Native Angeleno Stefan Haves infused his productions in LA's 99-seat arena with circus skills in the late '80s and '90s, then started working behind the scenes on circuses in San Francisco a…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:38PM
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Have Yourself a Theatrical Little Christmas by Amy Tofte

We survey the range of Christmas shows, or other seasonal-friendly theatrical fare -- both naughty and nice -- in greater LA. READ MORE

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:35PM
Friday, November 18, 2011

Artists at Play Push Buttons With Ching Chong by Amy Tofte

A play called Ching Chong Chinaman can be expected to disturb some audience members, and that's fine with the four creators of the new production company Artists at Play, which is presenting…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 03:27PM
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Rarely Produced Short Eyes Invites Danger and Innovation by Amy Tofte

Julian Acosta first read Short Eyes as an undergraduate, directing a scene from it in class, but he had to recruit staff members to act in it because his fellow students refused to tackle th…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 04:11PM
Friday, November 4, 2011

The Charmed Existence of Burbank’s Banshee by Amy Tofte

Theatre Banshee, the Irish-oriented troupe currently producing Dolly West's Kitchen, is up for the Ovation Award for best season at the Nov. 14 ceremony. Co-artistic director Leslie Baldwin …

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 02:39PM
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Selznick Uses Smoke and Mirrors and Magic to Heal by Amy Tofte

Albie Selznick took up magic as a boy, finding solace in it after his father's death. Then he gradually left it behind in his professional pursuits, becoming a co-founder of The Mums and a w…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 05:34PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

9 Circles Within 9 Circles by Amy Tofte

Bill Cain's 9 Circles examines a Iraq War veteran who goes through the nine circles of hell within the military bureaucracy when he's accused of crimes after his return to the US. The Bootle…

SOURCE: LA STAGE Times at 07:44PM

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