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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Mystery Lit: Holmes, Sherlock and the Consulting Detective by Steven Morris

Mystery Lit: Holmes, Sherlock and the Consulting Detective Reviewed by Dana Martin Unbound Productions at the Santa Anita Train Depot Through July 1stWhat do you get when you combine three s…

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HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2017: This Side of Sweetwater by Steven Morris

This Side of SweetwaterReviewed by Lovell Estell IIILightning Rod Theater at Asylum @ McCaddenThrough June 24These shorts by the late Tom Stanczyk are all themed around the romantic and sexu…

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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Stealing From the Collection Plate: Sacred and Profane in Our Theater by Steven Morris

"First Baptist Church was not, ultimately, my tabernacle. When I found my faith, it was a different kind; and although my churches' resources are nowhere near those of FBC, the services stil…

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Friday, June 9, 2017

'Was it Rape Then'? In a Short Film, L.A. Women Leaders Use Shakespeare's Words to Examine Rape Culture by Steven Morris

"In the U.S. alone, 1 in 5 women will be a victim of rape in her lifetime. The film boldly draws attention to the largely glossed-over rape culture and portrays the women within it with stre…

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2017, Too Many Hitlers by Steven Morris

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HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2017: Orange Mango Cabaret by Steven Morris

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Archipelago by Steven Morris

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Nicky by Steven Morris

NickyReviewed by Paul Birchall Coeurage Theatre Company Through July 1 RECOMMENDEDPlaywright Boni B. Alvarez cunningly adapts Anton Chekhov's 19th century drama "Ivanov," shifting the settin…

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S/He & Me by Steven Morris

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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Penetration by Steven Morris

PenetrationReviewed by Mayank Keshaviah Dorie Theater @ The Complex Theatres Through June 18Despite a title that promises either emotional or sexual depth, Peter Foldy's sex comedy rarely pr…

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The Joe & Joshua Show! by Steven Morris

The Joe & Joshua Show! Reviewed by Mayank Keshaviah Sacred Fools Studio Theater Through June 21 RECOMMENDED If you're thinking the title of this Fringe production sounds like a variety s…

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Dogfight by Steven Morris

DogfightReviewed by Neal WeaverHudson MainstageThrough June 25 This new musical, with book by Peter Duchan and music and lyrics by the team that produced La La Land, Benj Pasek and Justin Pa…

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We Are Not These Hands by Steven Morris

We Are Not These HandsReviewed by Terry Morgan Rogue Machine in the Met Theatre Through June 24It is apparently an irresistible urge for writers of futuristic or post-apocalyptic fiction to …

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Friday, June 2, 2017

Blood Alley 3 by Steven Morris

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

Long Way Down by Steven Morris

Long Way Down Reviewed by Dana Martin Collaborative Artists Ensemble at the Sherry Theatre Through June 18Small-town family struggles weigh heavy as Nate Eppler's Long Way Down finds a ha…

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Spring News Roundup: Paul Birchall's Got It Covered by Steven Morris

". . . Another plaintiff in the AEA lawsuit, Michael A. Shepperd, was just elected to the union's National Council " yes the same Council that overturned a 2/3 referendum of local membership…

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≈ [Almost Equal To] by Steven Morris

≈ [Almost Equal To] Reviewed by Paul Birchall City Garage Theatre Through July 2 In addition to challenging the Stage Raw copy editing department with a title that uses one of those…

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Les Blancs by Steven Morris

Les Blancs Reviewed by Terry Morgan Rogue Machine in the Met Theatre Through July 3rd RECOMMENDED It's kind of amazing that a major play by Lorraine Hansberry is just having its Los Angeles …

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I Carry Your Heart by Steven Morris

I Carry Your HeartReviewed by Neal WeaverBootleg TheaterThrough June 10 RECOMMENDEDThe title of Georgette Kelly's play is both literal and figurative. On the literal level, it's about a hear…

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Friday, May 26, 2017

Five Guys Named Moe by Steven Morris

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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Next to Normal by Steven Morris

Next to Normal Reviewed by Martín HernándezEast West Players at the David Henry Hwang TheaterThrough June 11 RECOMMENDED A stellar cast, a rousing rock score (music by Tom Kitt, book a…

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Cemetery Man and Don't You Ever Call Me Anything But Mother by Steven Morris

Cemetery Man and Don't You Ever Call Me Anything But MotherReviewed by Paul Birchall Open Fist Theatre Company Through May 30RECOMMENDEDThe second in a set of two one-person plays, John O'Ke…

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The Lyons by Steven Morris

The LyonsReviewed by Lovell Estell IIIThe Road Theatre on LankershimThrough July 1RECOMMENDED Nicky Silver's mordant comedy revisits the familiar generative terrain of the dysfunctional fami…

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Separate Tables by Steven Morris

Separate TablesReviewed by Neal WeaverTheatre 40Through June 18 In the 1940s and 50s, British playwright Terrence Rattigan was considered an important playwright, scoring successes in both E…

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Emmitt & Ava by Steven Morris

Emmitt & AvaReviewed by Katie BuennekeEdgemar Center for the ArtsThrough June 18 There must be something cathartic for playwrights when they write prickly family dramas. The genre has ex…

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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Photos from the 2017 Stage Raw Theater Awards by Steven Morris

Photos from the 2017 Stage Raw Theater Awards at Los Angeles Theatre Center. All photos are owned and copyrighted by Tim Norris. The post Photos from the 2017 Stage Raw Theater Awards appear…

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Friday, May 19, 2017

Murray Mednick on the Primacy of Words and Language in the Theater by Steven Morris

"Mednick is perhaps L.A.'S most entrenched playwright, having resided in Southern California since 1975 and writing singularly poetical-spiritual works saturated in wry, existential and some…

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Species Native to California by Steven Morris

Species Native to CaliforniaReviewed by Gray PalmerIAMA Theatre Co. at Atwater Village TheatreThrough June 11 RECOMMENDEDPrompted by Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, Dorothy Fortenberry's new p…

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Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Sweetheart Deal by Steven Morris

The Sweetheart Deal Reviewed by Martín Hernández The Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center Through June 4  RECOMMENDED  As a veteran of El Teatro Campesino, th…

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The Designated Mourner by Steven Morris

The Designated MournerReviewed by Terry Morgan REDCAT at The Roy and Edna Disney/CALARTS Theatre Through May 21st Sometimes a play finds its moment long after its premiere and initial exposu…

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Lucky Stiff by Steven Morris

Lucky StiffReview by Neal WeaverActors Co-OpThrough June 18 RECOMMENDEDIt's hard to imagine a more far-fetched plot than the one that animates this zany musical by Lynn Ahren (book and lyric…

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