We're Putting Pins In It: 7 Stunning Sets by Mandi Moss

I'm excited to say that @ This Stage has taken to Pinterest. I'm a huge fan of Pinterest (not only for inspiration, but for organizing ideas and resources) and I'm looking forward to adding …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 4:49pm on September 15, 2015☆⚑

The Subtext. Episode 4: Luis Alfaro 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 1:47pm on September 14, 2015☆⚑

Continuing the Conversation of Equality in When Stars Align by Carole Eglash-kosoff

by CAROLE EGLASH-KOSOFF were not always as simple as some history books, or award-winning films, would let us believe. In the mid-19th century, not all southern Negroes were treated as b…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 4:25pm on September 11, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS Center Theatre Group announces the Mark Taper Forum's five-play 49th season, beginning with three West Coast premieres: The Mystery of Love & Sex by Bathsheba Doran…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:05pm on September 10, 2015☆⚑

Smoke, Fog, and Haze: Where the Stage Gets Cloudy by Julianne Tveten

by JULIANNE TVETEN few minutes before I speak on the phone with John Money, a producer at Hollywood's 42-seat Theatre of NOTE, he was searching online for a fog machine " something…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 2:14pm on September 9, 2015☆⚑

Classical Gas. A Road Trip to San Francisco & A Vision for What's Possible by Steven Leigh Morris

"Most audiences and critics want to be moved, knocked out. That is a sign of their illness, blindness, need to remain children. Most audiences want a perceivable, nameable content...that the…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:11pm on September 8, 2015☆⚑

Creative Ingenuity Trumps Ticket Price at Pacific Opera Project by Michael Van Duzer

by MICHAEL VAN DUZER most people, Grand Opera seems awfully... well, grand. The music, the commonly foreign language libretto, the plots"even the venues can feel intimidating to novices.…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 2:13pm on September 4, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS To celebrate its 25th year as a major live theater presence in LA, Fountain Theatre's 25th Anniversary Gala and Auction will honor Co-Artistic Director and award-winnin…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 12:37pm on September 3, 2015☆⚑

Director Gregg T. Daniel Breaks Through Fences by Darlene Donloe

by DARLENE DONLOE "There's just something about the theater," says Gregg T. Daniel. he's acting or directing, both of which have garnered him praise, Daniel is committed to his craft, a…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:38pm on September 2, 2015☆⚑

Inside LA STAGE History: The Majestic/Mayfair Music Hall by Julio Martinez

by JULIO MARTINEZ 1902, fledgling entrepreneur Charles A. Tegner opens a small real estate and insurance office in downtown Santa Monica. As he and the community around him begin to pros…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 12:40pm on September 1, 2015☆⚑

99-Seat Conversation Continues with Letter from Equity Members to AEA President by @ This Stage Staff

Members of the "Pro99" movement of Actors' Equity Association have issued an open letter to AEA's newly elected president, Kate Shindle, in response to her victory and to her inaugural addre…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 5:33pm on August 28, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS This year's LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Awards will be held Monday, Nov 9 at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in Downtown LA. Entertainment trade magazine Varie…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 5:10pm on August 27, 2015☆⚑

Wallet-Free Weekend: LA's No-Cost Culture Guide by Mandi Moss

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 Photography Talk in Century City "Radical Love" Toni Greaves discusses her long-term project photographing within a community of cloistered nuns and her pe…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 5:10pm on August 26, 2015☆⚑

THE ARTS FIX. Diversity, a Pie Chart and Eat Me (the Film) by @ This Stage Staff

Eat Me makes the move from stage to screen The LA-based production, Eat Me, written by and staring Jacqueline Wright, has been developed into a film by Wright and creative team. The teaser …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 7:14pm on August 25, 2015☆⚑

Saluting What's Horrible, in Assassins at Pico Playhouse by Adam Hunter Howard

This blog entry was originally published on assassinsmusicalla.com. Some edits have been made since its original publication.   by ADAM HUNTER HOWARD been binging House of Cards o…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 4:55pm on August 24, 2015☆⚑

Caring, All the Sudden, in Failure: A Love Story by Hayley Huntley

by HAYLEY HUNTLEY this scene that crash lands in the middle of Failure: A Love Story. It comes out of nowhere. It could almost not be in the play at all " it wouldn't confuse the plot " …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:35pm on August 21, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS REDCAT at Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA has revealed a program of contemporary performing arts events for 2015-16 that includes a generous sampling of Internationa…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 2:57pm on August 20, 2015☆⚑

Where Science, Faith, and Scripts Intersect: Unearthing the Story of And The Stones Will Cry Out by David Graham

by DAVID GRAHAM been asked quite a number of times now what inspired me to write And The Stones Will Cry Out. Well, I'm not sure what "inspired" the play " I just stumbled across a refer…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 8:24pm on August 19, 2015☆⚑

Dogs, Actors Allowed: Pooches of L.A. Theatre by Mandi Moss

100 years ago, apartment buildings and hotels in Hollywood would display prominent signs that read, "No Dogs, No Actors." (Even the Hollywood Hotel once hosted such a sign!) We can only assu…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:51pm on August 18, 2015☆⚑

Finding Family in The Winning Streak by Lloyd Pedersen

by LLOYD PEDERSEN years ago, I read Lee Blessing's beautifully written play, The Winning Streak, about a father and son meeting for the first time. The character of the father " a grumpy…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 2:28pm on August 17, 2015☆⚑

Looking for An Immersive Experience? Add an Escape Room to Your End-of-Summer Plans by Mandi Moss

Maze adventures and scare rooms aren't just for Halloween anymore! Tons of these new entertainment experiences are popping up all over L.A. and they're great for an unconventional date night…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 5:54pm on August 14, 2015☆⚑

This Week in L.A. Theatre by Julio Martinez

IN THE NEWS The Latino Theater Company has announced its upcoming 2015 Fall season at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown LA, beginning with the West Coast premiere of In Lo…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 1:32pm on August 13, 2015☆⚑

Local Programs Look to the Arts for Pediatric Healing by Julianne Tveten

by JULIANNE TVETEN choreographer Marilyn Clements first volunteered at the Jonathan Jaques Children's Cancer Center at Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, she had two pairs of tap …

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 3:38am on August 12, 2015☆⚑

Deaf West's Spring Awakening: From 99-Seat to Broadway by Maureen Lee Lenker

by MAUREEN LEE LENKER . Insane. Ridiculous." That's how Cody Lassen, producer of Deaf West's Spring Awakening, describes the past year " a journey which has included a production transfer…

SOURCE: thisstage.la at 12:39pm on August 11, 2015☆⚑

The Subtext. Episode 3: Jennifer Haley 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 6:34pm on August 10, 2015☆⚑