Thursday, February 19, 2015
Over 3357 in 24 hours apparently. And now 5171. Pretty damn impressive. It’s this Pro99 Facebook page that Jay McAdams, Executive Director of Los Angeles’ 24th Street Theatre, s…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:10AMSunday, February 15, 2015
This is some of Tracey’s best work. And not just because she references the Lemon, but because she provided so much context and personal insight on this show that the result is palpabl…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AMThursday, February 12, 2015
If you haven’t read it yet, SLM offers some thoughts on AEA’s new proposals in this week’s LA Weekly. Which is good. Glad the Weekly has finally managed to put in a little …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:44PMAmazingly, I may have to miss this. I am on daddy duty and my boy would not be happy attending a fuckin’ theater pep rally on his daddy day. Nor would he appreciate me using the word &…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:53AMWednesday, February 11, 2015
Heh. Hey, a little satire goes a long way. Here’s a few of the tasty tidbits. Mr. Blowme’s responses in italics: 2) It appears that under the New 99-Seat Theatre Agreement, that …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:24PMTo be fair, I was the one that was drunk. I think. But amidst the frenzy of covering all this stuff about AEA and around 7pm last night I got the following message from Joe Stern: To Colin S…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:10PMTuesday, February 10, 2015
Hey, it’s not as crazy as you think. The Los Angeles Theater Club. Everyone’s a member. It was suggested by the lovely Eve Sigall on Facebook: An idea for AEA 99 Seat Theaters: L…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:28PMI was not going to reprint this. I really wasn’t. Hemmed and hawed about it, cuz it just didn’t feel right. What am I talking about? Well it’s a status update from Nick W…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:06PMAnd it’s really just a re-hash of the original email from last week. Here is the statement and you can go here for the questions. Reply from Maria Somma, National Communications Direct…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:17PMMonday, February 9, 2015
Finally, FINALLY, caught this alchemic assault of rib-achingly hilarious theater called Voice Lessons, that has sprung up once again, now over at the Atwater Village Theatre for a limited ru…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:07PMI am in no way endorsing this particular petition, but in an effort to try and cover all angles of this debate I felt it important to get it out to the LemonHeadNation. So I am promoting it.…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:30PMAnd they are excellent. Yes, they are incredibly leading and wildly biased and would probably be “disallowed” in a court of law, but still, they are poignant and pertinent to th…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:01PMNo, this has nothing to do with the controversy over the 99 Seat Plan. I just picked up an LA Weekly last week and I gotta say I almost accidentally used it to blow my nose. I measured its…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:23PMTo say the least…This from Peter on the Bigcheap wire: So, AEA has done their exhaustive study, interviewed members and finally has come to the same conclusion they announced more than…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:44PMAnd here it is: The Theatrical Producers League of Los Angeles/Intimate (TPLLA/Intimate) does not support the promulgated changes made on February 6, 2015 to the Los Angeles 99 Seat Plan as …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 03:26PMJust heard about it. You can go here online for information and live streaming I believe? Call in line is 866-893-5722. I think Larry Mantle is hosting. 89.3 on the radio. Go here for an a…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:21PMSunday, February 8, 2015
The language bothered me right from the start when I saw this in my email box and on the members portal of the site: “a non binding AEA membership advisory referendum on the plan”. …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:17PMSimply one of Jason’s best. Ever. Personal, poignant, perplexed. Just a tremendous critique that leaps to the top of 2015 for me. Sounds like the show might be pretty good as well̷…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AMAnd he explained why on Bigcheap…Heeeere’s Johnny! In spite of Equity’s promise not to abolish the 99 seat plan the letter Equity members received yesterday and the documents …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:10AMSaturday, February 7, 2015
I haven’t yet had the time to give the proposals my undivided attention and offer what some might consider a “informed response”. But I have given it a cursory read. There …
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:46PMDeborah Puette is simply one of LA’s best stage actresses. Hands down. Those of who have seen her on stage know what I’m talking about. I’ve had the pleasure of working wit…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:32AMFriday, February 6, 2015
Just received this from Mary McColl, Executive Director of Actors’ Equity Association. This is a slightly truncated version of what I received and I’ll be comparing the two doc…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:55PMTuesday, February 3, 2015
It’s kind of a rhetorical question. The answer of course is that artists believe competition (and in many ways commerce) is antithetical to the creative process. And there’…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:09PMI finally figured it out. The reason why there’s always been such an outpouring of animosity towards the Super Bowl from theater peeps. Not all of them of course, but the vast majorit…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:10PMMonday, February 2, 2015
Casting for “Cold Sweat” Uranium Madhouse is casting actors for a its upcoming production of “Cold Sweat,” a dark comedy by Neal Bell, to be directed by Uranium Madhouse Artistic Dir…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:02PMBoom. Here’s the skinny: Hey Fringers! It’s officially here: Participant Registration for the sixth annual Hollywood Fringe Festival is now open. You can begin the three steps of reg…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:37PMI wonder who Travis is talking about? Heh. He sent us his review of Anna Christie and added a post script to the offering. He also offered his offering on Facebook. I asked if we might share…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:47AMSunday, February 1, 2015
Nice to see Stage Raw loosening up and having fun. Many of their reviews feel a bit academic and stodgy for me. But not this one. I present to you their newest critic: Herbert the Chihuahua.…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 11:00AMI think I like Paul’s reviews when they are unleashed from the tether of Stage Raw’s more confining constraints. Maybe there are no such things, but when I read his work on Stage…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:00AMSaturday, January 31, 2015
“If a theatregoer loves your show on a Friday night, that makes them more likely to see my show on Saturday, or next Friday, or whenever they have the night off again. Good theatre beg…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:32PMThursday, January 29, 2015
Yes, theater is blossoming all over here in Los Angeles and I have so many shows on my list to catch, I’m especially looking forward to the new Four Larks show Temptation of St. Anton…
SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:47PM 
