I often wonder if plays should be graded on a metatheatrical curve. If such grade inflation were preferred,The Yellow Wood, a scatterbrained musical about ADD, would merit high marks.
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Acute depression and suicide (contemplated, failed, or actual) provide the themes that link these three one-acts.
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In its Orange County premiere, Bryony Lavery's meditation on criminal intent, the guilt of victims' families, and the cycle of abuse gets an unadorned, effective black-box staging.
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One of the most popular singer-actors on the L.A. scene, Jason Graae mixes witty banter and songs in his new revue.
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Combine in equal proportions noble ideals, earnest intentions, fantasy, realism, multicultural performers, and one of the hottest trouble spots in today's world. Volatile ingredients, to be sure.
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at the Odyssey Theatre
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Men. You can't live with 'em; you can't keep 'em in a meat locker. Or can you? Such is the delightfully evil dilemma facing three women who are cleaning up after a dinner party—and dishing on their husbands—in Michelle Lowe's dark domestic comedy. Desperate housewives ...
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at the Pearl Theatre Company
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As farces generally have no political or social agenda, what you take from them is hearty enjoyment and an appreciation for skilled acting and comic timing. The Sierra Madre players deliver that with gusto.
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Mr. Shakespeare and Mr. Porter (Volume 1)
Barbara Vann's venerable troupe simply takes three Shakespeare titles, slashes the text down to the bare essentials, and inserts what it deems to be appropriate Cole Porter songs.
