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by ASHLEY STEED
the power of imagination, the 10th anniversary season of MainStreet Theatre Company at the Lewis Family Playhouse in Rancho Cucamonga continues with Mirette, a brand-new …
by DEBORAH BEHRENS
Steve Julian I knew was a waggish raconteur with an impish twinkle in his eye and infectious laughter on his lips. A beaming presence that could light up any room or r…
The upcoming Hollywood Fringe Festival 2016 will spotlight a plethora of new theatrical faces gracing our local stages. It is also providing an outlet for local stages to introduce their war…
by EVAN HENERSON
"Find what you still don't know."
words, spoken by Amanda McRaven, are more suggestion than directive " the precursor to a set of warm-up exercises designed to transpor…
IN THE NEWS
Following 21 months of renovations and an expenditure of $65.8 million, the historic, LA County Arts Commission-administered, 1,200-seat John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in…
Courtesy of Ghost Light.
by RYAN WEIBLE
story, sadly, begins on a tragic note… the suicide of a young Trans* woman named Leelah Alcorn. In her suicide note, she wrote the words: "Fix Society. Please."
Evolv…
by MAUREEN LEE LENKER
Connor Kelly-Eiding volunteers with an organization called L.A. For Choice, where she serves as an escort at women's health clinics, acting as a buffer between fema…
[PRESS RELEASE]
David Bridel " a multitalented performer, playwright, teacher and interim dean of the USC School of Dramatic Arts " has been named dean of the school, effective April 15.
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Hollywood Fringe Festival 2016 will descend upon Los Angeles anon (June 9-26). As the pre-Festival activities move forward, @ This Stage will provide newsworthy weekly updates leading up to …
IN THE NEWS
Seldom utilized for live theater, the Montalban Theatre in Hollywood is dusting off its stage and orchestra pit for the premiere of I Only have Eyes For You, highlighti…
We've all got our little pre-show rituals, and we've all worked on shows where people do some super weird stuff before they go on. I always wonder how they settled on these quirky things and…
In 2011, the stage version of Daddy, written by Dan Via, ran for four months in an Ovation-recommended production at the Hudson Mainstage Theater, produced by Theatre Planners. It was direct…
by HAYLEY HUNTLEY
favorite part of acting " doing and watching " is the stuff in between the lines. They call it stage business (not to be confused with show business) " an actor's movem…
A podcast where playwrights talk to playwrights about the things usually left unsaid. In a conversation that dives into life's muck, we learn what irks, agitates, motivates, inspires and " u…
IN THE NEWS
The Broad Stage has revealed a 2016-2017 season with a skimpy, two-production live theatre schedule. Solo performance diva Anna Deavere Smith takes the stage with Notes…
by JULIO MARTINEZ
famed European dance ensemble, The Berkoff Family, emigrated to the U.S. from Odessa, Russia, in the early 20th century, youngest daughter Frieda (1903-1976) became ena…
interview by ED RAMPELL
Why did you write this updated version of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus' The Pot of Gold?
EVELINA FERNÃNDEZ: The Latino Theater Company was appr…
Blue Lyra Review wants your creative writing about theatre.
Blue Lyra Review, a literary journal of diverse voices, is looking for poems, flash fiction, and essays about theatre for their u…
n July of 2009, 99-seat Theatre of NOTE premiered Bill Robens' then-brand-spanking-new play, Kill Me, Deadly " a film noir spoof set in 1940s Hollywood. Tomorrow, a film adaptation (also …
IN THE NEWS
AIDS Project Los Angeles' much-traveled, yearly Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event (S.T.A.G.E) is taking up residence at Beverly Hills' Wallis Annenberg Center fo…
by JULIO MARTINEZ
the historic El Portal Theatre (built in 1926) was taken over by North Hollywood-based theatre ensemble, Actors Alley, in 1997, the space was converted into a 360-seat …
by STEVEN LEIGH MORRIS
different community forums on the future of L.A. theater, some designs LA STAGE Alliance has concocted, various challenges faced by the local stage community, and …
