Review

STONES IN HIS POCKETS

The inhabitants of a village in County Kerry are abuzz with excitement as filmmakers descend to shoot a movie, and everyone is out in force to play extras. More than willing to offer advice is Mickey, a grizzled surviving extra of The Quiet Man, whose philosophy for success is: "Put ...

MIXED MESSAGES

Somewhere out there is a play about claiming and celebrating one's identity. Unfortunately, Cherylene Lee's mixed-up play is so far "out there" that it never lands on a solid concept. The battle between academic anthropology and cultural conscience is joined when Jake (Luis Villalta) confronts Wai (Mia Riverton ...

Tunnel Visions

This 60-minute, three-act world premiere offers a trilogy of interlinked stories using the same two characters, Emma and Sean (Meredith Zealy and Ron Geren). These two lonely hearts keep meeting, by chance, at the same bar; however, at each encounter, they are totally different characters, and only their names are ...

PRIME

at the El Portal Theatre

Third Child: Orestes Revisited

Condensing Aeschylus' trilogy of vengeful family dysfunction into a mere 40 minutes, the Suzuki Method-trained ensemble offers up impressions and fragments of the Greek tragedy. Unfortunately, the production never quite comes together.

No Exit

Hell hath no fury, no blazing inferno, no whips, chains, or racks. At least that's Jean-Paul Sartre's vision of the afterlife.

CAMELOT

at the La Mirada Theatre for

IRL (IN REAL LIFE)

Playwright Rick Robinson's comedy has an engaging premise: the encounter of four characters who have become online friends through the world of gaming but have never met in person. Unfortunately, Robinson's meandering script rarely probes much beyond the obvious, and the solid cast struggles to bring the characters ...

Scarcity

While the topic may be timely, Thurber's gifted-boy-trying-to-escape-small-town story line sadly has very little to say that's actually new.

Breeze Off The River

Breeze Off the Riverhas an intriguing premise -- call itKramer vs. Kramerwith the Dustin Hoffman character moving in with a gay buddy.