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Anthony Byrnes Host
Anthony Byrnes

host of 'Opening the Curtain'

Anthony Byrnes is a director, producer, educator, critic and arts administrator, based in Los Angeles, California. He has served as the founding Artistic Director of Burning Wheel & the Umbrella Company, a weekly columnist on KCRW, Director of Cultural Relations for the University of Southern California, and Associate Producer of New Play Development for Center Theatre Group.

Byrnes received an MFA from CalArts and currently teaches at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts.

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The Chicago Greeks
Opening the Curtain

The Chicago Greeks Each fall the Getty opens its outdoor amphitheater in Malibu to a theater company to produce a classic Greek or Roman play for a modern audience. The gods are particularly demanding in Euripedes' final play, Iphigenia in Aulis , this year's offering, produced by Chicago's Court Theatre.

3 MIN, 46 SEC Sep 12, 2017

Fall theater preview
Opening the Curtain

Fall theater preview Okay, get out your calendars. Here's a short list of LA theater that's going to be worth the trip this fall.

3 MIN, 26 SEC Sep 05, 2017

A crisis in governance
Opening the Curtain

A crisis in governance Last week the Geffen Playhouse announced a new artistic director . . . but the real news is how they got rid of their old one.

3 MIN, 18 SEC Aug 29, 2017

Don't look behind this door
Opening the Curtain

Don't look behind this door The joy of the familiar is that it let's you focus on the specific.  Unfortunately, Tom Jacobson's The Devil's Wife is familiar, but that doesn't help.

3 MIN, 18 SEC Aug 22, 2017

When the policy is more important than the dramaturgy
Opening the Curtain

When the policy is more important than the dramaturgy The trouble with autobiographical solo shows is that sometimes what happens in life doesn’t match up with the best dramaturgy. In Alex Alpharoah’s case, that’s a good thing.

3 MIN, 46 SEC Aug 15, 2017

Making sense of an inscrutable world
Opening the Curtain

Making sense of an inscrutable world The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time doesn't so much tell you a story as it does allow you to sense the world through the lens of a 15-year-old boy, Christopher.

3 MIN, 19 SEC Aug 08, 2017

Why the all-star game isn't much of a game
Opening the Curtain

Why the all-star game isn't much of a game Antaeus Theatre Company has a problem: they have too many trained actors. I know that sounds like a blessing but sadly, that's what it feels like in Antaeus' thoroughly generic production of As You Like It.

3 MIN, 23 SEC Aug 01, 2017

The beasts among us
Opening the Curtain

The beasts among us Ionesco's play Rhinoceros is a perfect commentary on our political times. Unfortunately, Pacific Resident Theatre's production squanders that power on cheap laughs

3 MIN, 28 SEC Jul 25, 2017

Missing Dad
Opening the Curtain

Missing Dad There is a lot, and I mean a lot, to Lauren Yee's play The King of the Yees , so let's start simply. On one level, it's a play about a red door.

3 MIN, 30 SEC Jul 18, 2017

Sweet when it should be savory
Opening the Curtain

Sweet when it should be savory The Cake is a sweet play that really wants to be savory.

3 MIN, 19 SEC Jul 11, 2017

The wrong kind of spectacle
Opening the Curtain

The wrong kind of spectacle A lot of things are moving in LA's larger theaters and it's got me freaked out.

3 MIN, 8 SEC Jul 04, 2017

A Long way to go
Opening the Curtain

A Long way to go Everything is compelling in The Pride… until it isn't. It's a bit like a scenic drive that never really takes you anywhere.

3 MIN, 38 SEC Jun 27, 2017

A romance with slippery time
Opening the Curtain

A romance with slippery time What would a romance look like in the multi-verse?  What even is a multi-verse?  Nick Payne's Constellations at the Geffen Playhouse tries to answer all your questions.

3 MIN, 21 SEC Jun 20, 2017

A civic tragedy in 4 tweets
Opening the Curtain

A civic tragedy in 4 tweets "Julius Caesar can be read as a warning parable to those who try to fight for democracy by undemocratic means" or …not.

3 MIN, 20 SEC Jun 13, 2017

Getting lost in a playwright's mind
Opening the Curtain

Getting lost in a playwright's mind If you're a lover of muscular playwriting, great acting and Los Angeles - you need to spend next Sunday with Murray Mednick.

3 MIN, 21 SEC Jun 06, 2017

A lost classic
Opening the Curtain

A lost classic Les Blancs by Lorraine Hansberry is a stunning production of a lost classic that’s beautifully directed.

3 MIN, 41 SEC May 30, 2017

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Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians
Design and Architecture

Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”

28 MIN, 31 SEC Jun 06, 2017

Shaking up the USDA, 'The Beef Cookbook' and 'Tartine All Day'
Good Food

Shaking up the USDA, 'The Beef Cookbook' and 'Tartine All Day' Peggy Lowe explains why Trump’s pick for USDA Secretary is rattling rural America. Dario Cecchini talks future plans for Chianti ramen, and Richard Turner shares cuts from “PRIME: The Beef Cookbook.” Writer Matthew Sedacca looks at the controversy behind liquid smoke. Jonathan Gold tries Chengdu-style dishes, and Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine fills us in on the latest. Plus, chef Michael Beckman shares a recipe for cactus confit.

56 MIN, 46 SEC Jun 03, 2017

Revisiting showrunner Steven Bochco on his memoir
The Business

Revisiting showrunner Steven Bochco on his memoir Steven Bochco, the writer-producer behind record-breaking Emmy winners Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, fought battles with everyone from out-of-control actors to network censors in his long career. He isn’t afraid to tell those tales in his memoir, Truth Is a Total Defense. This week we revisit the conversation where he shared some of his favorite stories with us.

28 MIN, 30 SEC May 27, 2017

What did Trump accomplish on his first trip abroad?
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What did Trump accomplish on his first trip abroad? President Trump is wrapping up his Mideast and European tour. We find out what he has accomplished -- good and bad -- and look at what he faces when he comes home.

51 MIN, 33 SEC May 26, 2017

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