298 stories by "Vanessa Cate"
Bad Jews Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Odyssey Theatre Ensemble Through July 17 RECOMMENDED Joshua Harmon's dark comedy Bad Jews takes place in the aftermath of a family funera…
The Tragedy: A Comedy Reviewed by Gray Palmer Ammunition Theatre Company at The Pico Ongoing RECOMMENDED Playwright D.G. Watson has some of the qualities of a holy fool. In 20…
ICE Reviewed by Dana Martin 24th Street Theatre Through June 10th RECOMMENDED Immigrants have been scorned and vilified and "undocumented" has become a dirty word. But ICE,…
The Importance of Being Earnest Reviewed by Julia Stier The Dean Productions Theatre Company Through April 28 A Shakespearean character famously asked, "What's in a name?" " but …
Belleville Reviewed by Neal Weaver The Pasadena Playhouse Through May 13 Amy Herzog's play begins quietly enough. Abby (Anna Camp) and Zack (Thomas Sadoski) are a married couple …
The Intimacy Effect Reviewed by Dana Martin The Lounge Theatre Through May 6th RECOMMENDED It's too close for comfort at the Lounge Theatre. The Intimacy Effect, a sophomor…
Romeo & Juliet Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian The Vagrancy at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles Through May 6  RECOMMENDED Most of us know the story"boy meets girl, b…
L.O.V.E.R. Reviewed by Julio Martinez Zephyr Theatre Through May 12In L.O.V.E.R., actress Lois Robbins chronicles her libido-fueled evolution from a teenage Long Island …
What Happened When Reviewed by Terry Morgan Echo Theater Company Through April 26  RECOMMENDED There are generally two types of ghost stories: those with haunted characte…
The Willows Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Bootleg Theater Through May 5 The play's title refers to the funeral home operated by Mr. Black (Thomas Silcott) and his son Mark (Naple…
Lost in the Light Review by Neal Weaver The Blue Door Through May 12 CRE (Create-Reflect-Empower) Outreach is a non-profit performing arts organization dedicated to empowering un…
Don Giovanni Reviewed by Paul Birchall Pacific Opera Project Through April 22 RECOMMENDED In the movie Theatre of Blood, a theater critic arrives at a derelict warehouse, os…
A PINK CHAIR (In Place of a Fake Antique) Reviewed by Vanessa Cate The Wooster Group Through April 15thRECOMMENDED Tadeusz Kantor was a revolutionary artist and theatre director,…
Midnight Requisition Reviewed by Paul Birchall Skypilot Theatre Company at Hollywood's Theatre of Arts Through April 29 Death changes everything " not only for those who die bu…
Saint Joan Reviewed by Katie Buenneke Bedlam at the Broad Stage Through April 15 When New York-based theater troupe Bedlam first performed their four-person version of George B…
Deathtrap Review by Neal Weaver Lonny Chapman Theatre Through May 20 RECOMMENDED  Novelist and playwright Ira Levin earned himself the informal title of "dean of thriller w…
Macbeth Reviewed by Dana Martin Fearless Imp and CTB Productions at the McCadden Place Theatre Through April 29th There are daggers in men's smiles at the McCadden Place Theatr…
Threat Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian The Whitefire Theatre Through May 5  RECOMMENDED What kind of person becomes a mass shooter? Louis Felder's Threat explores the question cu…
Akuma-shin Reviewed by Terry Morgan The Broadwater Main Stage Through April 28 Alternate reality stories have long been popular, and there are a couple of main reasons for their …
The Night Forlorn (or, Waitin' on Godsford) Reviewed by Neal Weaver Theatre West Through April 22 RECOMMENDED Steve Nevil's "tumbleweed comedy" strives to be both a version of…
Damaged Furniture Reviewed by Paul Birchall Skora Productions at the Whitefire Theatre Through May 26 RECOMMENDED In Damaged Furniture, playwright Howard Skora stakes out that f…
by Vanessa Cate
In 2012, I accepted a small part in Hamlet at Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group because I heard that Rafael Goldstein would be playing the lead. I wanted to witness his…
All's Well That Ends Well Reviewed by Gray Palmer Independent Shakespeare Company Through April 22 RECOMMENDED Good news again from Independent Shakespeare Company: Their new …
Alik Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Elysium Conservatory Theatre Through March 30  RECOMMENDED Julio Vera's Alik dives into the background of the assassin of John F. Kennedy, Le…
Laughter on the 23rd Floor Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Garry Marshall Theatre Through April 22 RECOMMENDED Before Neil Simon became Neil Simon, he got his first break as a w…
