Part 3: Outdoor vs. Indoor Out of the 19 productions I saw, only 5 were indoors. The remaining 14 lacked at roof, if not seats or even a stage. I’m … Continue Reading ⇒

Part 2: We Are Not Amused OR Shakespeare is Hard Before I tell you how little I was impressed by some of them (I’m a Shakespeare snob, get used to … Continue Reading ⇒

Part 1: 19 plays in 59 days. As you may remember I had a long list of Shakespeare plays to see this summer. Now as summer draws to an end … Continue Reading ⇒

One of the many things I’ve been pondering lately is how we, in the performing arts community, define the word professional. I’d like to hear what you think, because I … Continue Reading ⇒

I’ve been told for years and years that if you want to do theatre, LA’s not the place to go; that the worst theatre happens in LA; or LA has … Continue Reading ⇒

This blog post is in response to Don Shirley’s recent LA Stage Blog post, The Fringe, the Ring, and Supernova. Dear Don Downer, We know that LA has an “excess … Continue Reading ⇒

After a lot of fiddling around with my website cleaning things up, I decided to add the blog to my website. I’ve needed a place to post my thoughts for … Continue Reading ⇒