Screamscape: The timely play "Dreamscape" about police killings
"Dreamscape" is an urgent, ripped-from-the-headlines story about a police shooting of a young Black person.
China is near: Reds versus rednecks in “Occupation”
In this play, in the not-too-distant future an indebted USA sells Florida to the People's Republic of China.
Today in history: Irish playwright Sean O'Casey is born
After the Easter Rising of 1916, an armed insurrection mounted by Irish republicans, O'Casey was inspired to write.
Let them eat opera: "The Ghosts of Versailles"
A specter is haunting opera in this epic about revolution by Academy Award-winning composer John Corigliano and librettist William Hoffman.
“Sassy Mamas”: Generational and gender role reversals
"Sassy Mamas" is a comedy-drama about three longtime girlfriends in Washington, D.C.
Revolutionary Soviet ballet premieres in the U.S.
It took a full 82 years, but a revolutionary Soviet-era ballet that was purported to be Joseph Stalin's favorite has finally come to American shores.
"Train to Zakopané" is a hard hitting play about bigotry
The plight of Jews in 1928 Poland, with the rise of the Nazis lurking and looming in the background, is strong stuff.
Florence of Suburbia: “The Vortex” in review
While "The Vortex" contains more than its fair share of sharp banter, it is also a powerful dramedy.
Laughter through tears in Canada's "Rez Sisters"
First Nation women and one man give virtuoso performances in a play as true today as when written 28 years ago.
Trust and obey: “Choir Boy”
Residents of Greater Los Angeles are lucky to have the West Coast premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's play "Choir Boy" currently running at the Geffen Playhouse.
