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at the Maverick Theater

Once the central premise is established,The Seafarerplows ahead like a full-masted schooner in full sail under the strong helmsmanship of writer Conor McPherson.

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Kim Smith: Johnny Come Lately

Curiosity getting the better of me, I journeyed to Kim Smith's second performance and am now equipped to recommend his third.

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Ghosts

Breaching that razor-thin line between melodrama and tragedy is the undoing of the Pearl Theatre Company's revival of Henrik Ibsen'sGhosts.

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BERNARDA ALBA

at the El Gallo Plaza Theater

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Hogan's Goat

Written by full-time university professor William Alfred,Hogan's Goat, a drama about Irish-controlled politics set in 1890 Brooklyn, isn't historically significant, despite receiving strong notices and jump-starting Faye Dunaway's career when it premiered in 1965.

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1776

This Tony-winning 1969 musical is a stirring paean to patriotism, offering an intriguing portrait of political wrangling.

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Journey's End

Unlike film, which can viscerally lure you into the savagery of war, the stage must work harder to alert your senses to the battlefield.

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At nearly 87, with a Pulitzer citation for "his distinguished, prolific, and deeply influential career as an unmatched author of science fiction and fantasy," Bradbury and his Pandemonium Theatre Company present a fanciful look at mythical Green Town, Ill

Presented by Ray Bradbury's Pandemonium Theatre Company and Racquel Lehrman at the Fremont Centre Theatre, 1000 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena. Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. (Dark Fri. 8 p.m. Jun. 29.) Jun. 22-Jul. 29. (323) 960-4451. www.plays411.com/raybradbury.

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The Concept of Remainders

This slightly hyped-up sitcom is well-dressed and upscale, providing well-measured, if slightly glib, dialogue for a quintet of pretty people who deliver it well.