This Labor Day “pay-what-you-can” for two stunning productions at the Lonny Chapman Theatre

BY JACKIE HOUCHIN

Two stunning, character-driven plays are running concurrently at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood — “A Walk in the Woods,” directed by Richard Alan Woody and performed by two amazing and skilled actors, and…

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A truly swashbuckling staging of The Three Musketeers

BY JACKIE HOUCHIN

The word that most often describes Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers” is swashbuckling, and indeed you’d be hard pressed to find three (no, four) more swaggering, vociferous, impetuous, and confident fellows than his Aramis, Athos, Portos and…

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Room to Improv at the Two Roads Theatre

An all-Asian American theatre troupe that performs and practices the art of short and longer form improvisation. Every performance is unique because the games and scenes that are created are based on…

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A brilliantly staged Amadeus at Chandler Studio

BY AMY LYONS

When fine playwriting meets inspired acting and directing, the result is a show like the Production Company’s “Amadeus.”

It’s about jealousy, it’s about…

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Truths in sexuality uncovered in coming of age comedy at the Secret Rose

BY AMY LYONS

Three high school students in Salem, Oregon, struggle through the teenage years without many friends and even fewer forums for honest self expression. Throw in a sex scandal and these young people are as confused as they…

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Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” comes alive at the Theatricum Botanicum

BY JACKIE HOUCHIN

Despite the threat of an afternoon scorcher (which never materialized), devoted fans the Bard poured into the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum to see HAMLET, Shakespeare’s most often quoted play. They were rewarded by an amazing…

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A Delicious Double Dose of “Lear” with star actors at Antaeus

BY AMY LYONS

If there’s anything better than a talented actor nailing the title role in “King Lear,” it’s two great actors doing so on a small stage. Antaeus Company, the 19-year-old classical theatre ensemble founded by accomplished classical dramaturg…

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“Priscilla’s Perfect Day” is pure entertainment for kids of all ages

BY JACKIE HOUCHIN

Catawba Club Productions in association with The Group Rep, happily presents the delightful, family-friendly musical “PRISCILLA’S PERFECT DAY” as a perfect way for kids (and grownups) to kick off their summer vacation.

It has everything…

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A thought provoking White People at The Road Theatre

BY AMY LYONS

They suffer under the oppressive heft of disappointment and disillusionment. Life wasn’t supposed to be like this; they were supposed to be dealt better hands; hard work was supposed to result in happiness. They believe in meritocracy…

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Kres Mersky is captivating as Einstein’s devoted secretary

BY JACKIE HOUCHIN

Kres Mersky’s one-woman play, “THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A. EINSTEIN” currently playing at Theatre West is charming, captivating and moving.

It’s not a flashy show; it doesn’t shock or astound. Instead it invites the…

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