Giving Voice
The United States has produced a mighty amount of profound playwrights — among them Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, Lillian Hellman — but the American bard who is […]
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Hillbilly Elegy
JD Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy has been turned into a Netflix movie directed by Ron Howard, the competent — but too eager to satisfy the mainstream moviegoer — auteur of such popular films as Splash and Apollo 13, both starring […]
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The Reagans
“Make America Great Again,” piles of supposed proposals suggesting a formative policy agenda, right-wing Christians in the spotlight pushing hard for a thinner line between church and state, calls for government deregulation, a […]
Meet the Unsung Heroes of Impro Theatre
Impro Theatre Unscripted series represents one of the most ambitious theatre companies presently entering the online environment with entertainment. Since I’ve already experienced a number of fledgling offerings on Zoom, one […]
From Top: Phillip J. Lewis, Erin Anne Williams, Alex Dabestani and Matthew Floyd Miller. PHOTO by Mike Bradecich.
Daisy: A Chilling Reminder from the Past
Of Daisy, his chillingly prescient political play, Sean Devine says, “The [Daisy] commercial played only once. And we’re still talking about it.” I venture to say, we’re now living it. I hope you’re sitting […]
David Nevell and Erin Anne Williams. Photo credit: Mike Bradecich
Daisy
Canadian playwright Sean Devine’s 2016 play Daisy is now in production at Long Beach’s International City Theatre; it’s a virtual production that can be accessed online at https://www.virtualvenuetheatricals.com/internationalcitytheatre. Though the first televised political […]
That Kindness
V is the non-binary moniker taken by the playwright formerly known as Eve Ensler, she’s most known for her female liberating script, The Vagina Monologues. V has a new theater offering (now streaming […]
A Pithy Encounter, Drama or Not?
I once had a theater director tell me “Drama belongs on the stage; that’s where it’s welcomed, not in my off stage life.” Or as Aristotle is believed to have said, violence onstage purges […]
Lily Collins in Emily in Paris. Photo credit: Stephanie Branchu/Netflix
Emily in Paris
Emily in Paris is a new show by creator Darren Star and if you enjoyed other Star productions, such as last century’s Sex and the City and more recently Younger, starring Broadway sensation, Sutton Foster, you will undoubtedly be […]
Coastal Elites
Coastal Elites premiered on Saturday, September 12, on HBO and can be accessed On Demand through the various HBO options attached to your cable subscription. But why should you access it? Reason […]