This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS On October 16, eighteen members of the Los Angeles-area branch of Actors' Equity Association filed suit in LA federal court challenging AEA's decision to eliminate i…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:26pm on October 22, 2015☆⚑

Finding the Birdsong in Man Covets Bird by Michael Van Duzer

by MICHAEL VAN DUZER is a moment in 24th Street Theatre's production of Finegan Kruckemeyer's Man Covets Bird when the two performers execute an exuberant dance choreographed and scor…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 9:04pm on October 20, 2015☆⚑

Los Angeles Actors File Lawsuit Against Actors' Equity, Equity Responds by @ This Stage Staff

The Press Release from Members of Actors' Equity Association: LOS ANGELES (Oct. 17, 2015) Actors and other members of the Los Angeles theatrical community filed a lawsuit today against A…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 8:15pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

The Road to Discovering How Love Lasts by Brooke Bishop

by BROOKE BISHOP "What deal-breakers are hiding in plain sight?" I met my partner, Daniel, two years ago. Almost as soon as I became confident that this was the person with whom I wanted…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 4:54pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS Skylight Theatre's hit premiere musical farce, El Grande CIRCUS de Coca Cola, closes down this weekend on Oct 18. That doesn't mean it is going away. This zany tuner by…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:31pm on October 15, 2015☆⚑

New to the Party: The 10 First-Time Ovation Award Nominated Companies of 2015 by Mandi Moss

The Ovation Awards, which have been around since 1989, and have been called the "highest-profile contest for local theatre" by the LA Times, are happening this Monday, November 9. You pro…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 5:57pm on October 14, 2015☆⚑

A Catalogue of Apologies, Appropriate or Otherwise by Hayley Huntley

by HAYLEY HUNTLEY walked away from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Appropriate, now playing at CTG's Mark Taper Forum, repeating a certain line in my head, the way you'd hum a song on the way…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on October 13, 2015☆⚑

The Subtext. Episode 5: Bekah Brunstetter & Ron Klier by Brian James Polak

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 -- …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:22pm on October 12, 2015☆⚑

A Monstrous Story, Truly, at The Blank by Jeff Tabnick

by JEFF TABNICK I'm suspicious of stories. They serve a need. We need to escape. To have a protagonist to relate to. Someone who fights the assholes that we want to fight. And either h…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:10pm on October 9, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS Latino Theater Company (housed at downtown LA's Los Angeles Theatre Center) and Road Theatre Company in NoHo, are the only local recipients of the 2015 ICWP 50/50 Appla…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:42pm on October 8, 2015☆⚑

Stories and Symphonies. Breathing Life into Breathing Room by Mary Lou Newmark

I saw a character emerging who was not me: a visual artist who was creative but somewhat trapped inside her standards and a little overwhelmed with life. I named her Marilyn.   b…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:00pm on October 7, 2015☆⚑

Inside LA STAGE History: Globe Theatre/Shakespeare Society of America by Julio Martinez

by JULIO MARTINEZ obert Thaddeus (R. Thad) Taylor is born in Wendell, Ohio, on August 29, 1925. Moving to Los Angeles as a teenager, he trains as an electrical engineer prior to servin…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:28pm on October 6, 2015☆⚑

Protected: Black Piet. Old Man Stereotypes Just Keep Rollin' Along… by Steven Leigh Morris

by STEVEN LEIGH MORRIS How do we talk about offensive racial stereotypes without smarming each other with accusations of bigotry " blatant or latent? This isn't a "diversity" discussion …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 8:18pm on October 5, 2015☆⚑

Carrie Inhabits a Broadway Palace by Julio Martinez

by JULIO MARTINEZ the final weeks of November 1930, when architects S. Charles Lee and S. Tilden Norton were in the announced final stages of constructing the monumentally ambitious, …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:47pm on October 2, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Dani Oliver

IN THE NEWS Tim Dang, soon to be the former Producing Artistic Director of East West Players, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Zelda Fichandler Award, recognizing "an outst…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 2:08pm on October 1, 2015☆⚑

Consent is Sexy: How Drunk Girl Confronts Rape Culture Onstage at Casa 0101 by Claudia Duran

by CLAUDIA DURAN do sex, drugs, and alcohol have in common? If you answered Rock 'n' Roll or rock stars, let's bring you into the 21st century. In a country whose legal system include…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 6:07pm on September 30, 2015☆⚑

Disability in Theater: What's Taking So Long? by Julianne Tveten

by JULIANNE TVETEN recent weeks, a 28-year-old actor named Ali Stroker has been making headlines across theater-news outlets. The reason: She's the first performer who uses a wheelchair …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 4:40pm on September 29, 2015☆⚑

What the Moment of 'Theatre Magic' in Chinglish Felt Like, From An Actor's Perspective by Matthew Jaeger

Editor's note: This Perspective piece is in response to Hayley Huntley's latest Fixated column, "Misunderstanding Chinglish in the Best Way Possible". In it, she outlines a moment of "The…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:02pm on September 25, 2015☆⚑

Announcing the 2015 Ovation Awards Nominees by @ This Stage Staff

We're thrilled to announce this year's Ovation Awards nominees. For the unacquainted, the Ovation Awards are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles, created to recognize excel…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 2:17pm on September 24, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

*Note: LA STAGE Insider is ordinarily published on Thursdays. We've bumped it to Wednesday this week because tomorrow we'll be announcing the 2015 Ovation Awards nominees. IN THE NEWS …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:44pm on September 23, 2015☆⚑

Misunderstanding Chinglish in the Best Way Possible by Hayley Huntley

by HAYLEY HUNTLEY once saw a production of Urinetown: The Musical at an amphitheater in Carson City, Nevada. It was summer in a desert, so when it began to rain in the second act, that w…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 7:28pm on September 22, 2015☆⚑

A List of Currently-Running Los Angeles Theatre Productions Written by Female Playwrights by Mandi Moss

was very inspired to hear about the Women's Voices Theatre Festival that's happening right now in Washington, D.C. 51 theaters in the area (including the largest) are parti…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 10:07pm on September 21, 2015☆⚑

Something is Funny in the State of Denmark by Maureen Lee Lenker

by MAUREEN LEE LENKER . Vengeance. Lunacy. Clowns? Hamlet is a hotter property than ever (thank you, Benedict Cumberbatch!), and Los Angeles is privy to a new take on the text as the mela…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 2:26pm on September 18, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS Following a five-year relationship with Sterling Events/The Fold concert promoters, Bootleg Theater, the downtown LA-adjacent performing arts center, is unifying all pr…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:58pm on September 17, 2015☆⚑

What's Playing? #LAThtr on Video by @ This Stage Staff

For many of us, Wednesdays mean it's time to start choosing what we're seeing over the weekend. We're obviously fans of the LA STAGE Tix production calendar, but sometimes simply looking at …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 8:33pm on September 16, 2015☆⚑