66 stories by "Darlene Donloe"
Clowning around on public transportation is usually frowned upon. However, soon there will be a lot of real Bozos riding the Metro Rail. The Watts Village Theater Company (WVTC) in associat…
It's 11:30 in the morning and Debbie Allen is dancing from one end of the rehearsal hall to the other with two young actresses who probably aren't old enough to remember her as Lydia Grant…
A celebration of African American theater will take place nationwide on June 20, as 17 black theater companies across the country light their collective lights for 1Voice, 1Play, 1Day, an …
Sipping on a drink at Café MUSE in Hollywood, White looks tres chic in her black slacks, black blouse, gold metallic shoes, gold earrings and necklace, all accented with a black/white strip…
Roger Guenveur Smith can hold a grudge. And, if you press him about it, he'll hold his ground, dig in deeper, look you straight in the eye and tell you in no uncertain terms just why the c…
When Lonsesome Traveler opened April 13, it marked the end of a five-year expedition for James O'Neil, co-founder along with his wife Karyl Lynn Burns, of the Rubicon Theatre Company in Vent…
F. Murray Abraham has about 30 minutes to talk before he has to go to rehearsal for Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, which is set to open April 14 on the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Â…
It's a week before the March 25 opening of Ebony Repertory Theater's production of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun,and Phylicia Rashad -- who's making her Los Angeles directorial de…
Just inside the [Inside] the Ford theater, director Ron Klier and production stage manager and assistant director Tommy Dunn are sitting back in their chairs watching actors Johnny Clark and…
There is a lot going on in the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (NHPAC) these days. Rehearsals are happening in one room, wardrobe fittings in another while lighting and sound design is …
Director Lisa Peterson describes her latest show, in Mother Words, as a "compilation or quilt play" made up of 15 short pieces by 15 different writers, all describing what it means to be a m…
Jessica Kubzansky admits that being one of the founding artistic directors at The Theatre @ Boston Court in Pasadena is the "hardest job" she's ever had in her life. READ MORE
John Earl Jelks and Tacee Chimo talk about crossing the country to continue the premiere production in L.A. of Neil LaBute's play, Break of Noon at The Geffen. READ MORE
In her Late Nite show Donovan takes her audience, or rather her class full of "students," back to their youth. As "Sister" teaches the class, she rewards them with things like glow-in-t…
Watching Sammie Wayne maneuver his way around a stage, one would never guess that while studying at DePaul University he "didn't have the guts to major in theater." He says, "My dad wanted…
There is something rich and deliciously exceptional about Julia Migenes. She's the operatic sensation starring in Diva on the Verge, currently enjoying a return limited engagement at the …
