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Wood Boy Dog Fish Reviewed by Gray Palmer Rogue Artists Ensemble Through June 24 RECOMMENDED To quote an adage from earliest criticism, "Painting is silent poetry. Poetry is p…
Mr. Pim Passes By Reviewed by Julia Stier Theatre 40 Through June 17 Under the direction of Jules Aaron, Theatre 40 brings to life Mr. Pim Passes By, a charming comedy written…
The Tempest Review by Neal Weaver The Porters of Hellsgate Through June 3 It tends to raise a red flag when the management of a production thinks it's necessary to include a syno…
Seminar Reviewed by Dana Martin Pop Up Theater, Inc. Through June 2nd RECOMMENDED Writing is a lonely, fraught and often too precious endeavor. Theresa Rebeck's Seminar, …
The Giant Void in My Soul Reviewed by Julio Martinez The Pico  Through June 3 RECOMMENDED Playwright Bernardo CubrÃa explores the human experience of moving from the sel…
Antigone, or We Are the Rebels Asking for the Storm Reviewed by Gray Palmer Fugitive Kind Productions Through June 2 RECOMMENDED At Bootleg Theater, Fugitive Kind Productions …
Violet Reviewed by Dana Martin Actors Co-op at Crossley Theater Through June 17th It's all heart and occasional soul at the Crossley Theater. Violet, the 2014 Tony nominated…
Forever Bound Reviewed by Terry Morgan Atwater Village Theatre Through June 16 RECOMMENDED  Steve Apostolina's Forever Bound is an uncommon play that begins in one genre …
Red Speedo Reviewed by Lovell Estell III The Road Theatre Company Through July 1 RECOMMENDED The legendary Vince Lombardi once declared that, "Winning isn't everything; it's t…
Sex Reviewed by Neal Weaver Buzzworks Theater Company Through June 17  We don't think of Mae West as a literary figure, but she wrote three plays " Sex, The Drag, and Pleasure…
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The Columbine Project Reviewed by Paul Birchall Loft Ensemble Through May 20 RECOMMENDED There have been so many terrible shootings since the Columbine massacre in 2005 that…
Solo Must Die: A Musical Parody Reviewed by Lara J. Altunian Stidley Theatricals Through May 27 Solo Must Die! " Ari and Jordan Stidham's musical Star Wars parody " is a goofy ma…
Nine Winning One-Acts Reviewed by Gray Palmer The Group Rep Through May 20 Nine short plays in Nine Winning One-Acts are receiving world premieres from the Group Rep in North Hol…
the theatre is a blank page Reviewed by Julia Stier Ann Hamilton & SITI Company Through May 12  In UCLA's beautiful Royce Hall, members of the SITI Company " under the dir…
The Dementia Vote Reviewed by Dana Martin Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group Through May 27th The most frightening time of year approaches: election season. Nothing but sin…
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Waste Land  Reviewed by Paul Birchall Collaborative Artists Ensemble Through May 6 Playwright Don Nigro's drama about the ill-fated romance between poet T.S. Eliot and his e…
Death Before Cocktails Review by Neal Weaver Theatre 68 Through May 13 Playwright Laureen Vonnegut's dark comedy tackles a range of issues, from life and death to sexual identity…
Significant Other Reviewed by Katie Buenneke The Geffen Playhouse Through May 6 RECOMMENDED Watching Significant Other is something of a sadomasochistic experience for singl…
Native Son Reviewed by Lovell Estell III Antaeus Theatre Company Through June 3 RECOMMENDED When it was published in 1940, Richard Wright's groundbreaking novel about the trag…
 For The Love Of (or, the roller derby play) Reviewed by Dana Martin Theatre of NOTE Through May 26th Roller derby, like life, is a contact sport. Every so often you get kno…
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,…
