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January 01, 1990 - January 23, 2013 + Opening the Curtain
A World of Desire 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100928a_world_of_desire
The question raised by two works performed in Southern California this weekend is: To what length will we go to pursue a forbidden desire? And...
The Cart before the Horse
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100921the_cart_before_the_
OK, there are these young lovers and their love is thwarted by their pompous elders. So they ask their wacky servants to help out, and...
How Big Is Your Chorus?
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100914how_big_is_your_chor
You'd think that something as tried and true as Greek tragedy was cut in stone. But watching Sophocles Elektra performed at the expansive outdoor amphitheater...
Dinosaurs and Storytelling
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100907dinosaurs_and_storyt
Before the onslaught of fall theater openings I thought we'd leave the intimacy of local theater and go big . . . really, really big. ...
The History Next Door
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100831the_history_next_doo
Neighbors, a new play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, starts in a peaceful, familiar middle class suburb, home to Richard, a black upwardly mobile professor and his...
The Theater Needs You
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100810the_theater_needs_yo
It's been said that the role of the theater is to synchronize the audience and the artists in time and space. Traditionally that's been pretty...
Bloody Irresponsible
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100803bloody_irresponsible
It's about two thirds of the way through Martin McDonagh's play The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and the stage is covered in blood. Not just a...
Brewsie and Willie
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100727brewsie_and_willie
When I first came to LA from Colorado, I struggled with time. There was something about the loss of seasons, or at least seasons as...
Procreation
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100720procreation
Male Frontal nudity . . . . check.
Profound familial dysfunction . . . . check.
Gratuitous crotch grab for humorous effect . . . check.
Closeted gay...
A Warehouse and a Dream
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100713a_warehouse_and_a_dr
There are works of theater that hold a mirror, or a magnifying glass to life. We go to the theater to examine life as we...
A Human Lear
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"Don't play the idea of a king. You are the king" That's a note you'll hear in Shakespeare classes every time a young thespian tackles...
Theater on the Fringe
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100622theater_on_the_fring
Stick with me. This is a long quote from 25 years ago but it's really relevant right now. "Los Angeles has no great public monument...
Theater of the Cliche
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I laughed, I cried. It's better than Cats. It's a play for the whole family. I'm going again. I heard Shakespeare for the first time....
Anton's Uncles
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100608antons_uncle
Anton Chekhov is a daunting figure in the theater. One hundred fifty years after his birth, he's rightly revered as one of the great ensemble...
Towards a Slow Theater
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab100601towards_a_slow_theat
What if we started a slow theater movement? I’m not talking about boring theater or long theater but what if we stole an idea from...
