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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

MAMA MAMA CAN'T YOU SEE by Steven Morris

Stan Mayer and ensemble (Photo by Meredith Adelaide) Reviewed by Julia Stier Coin & Ghost Through December 10 An apt show to watch the night before Veterans Day, as I did, Mama Mama Can…

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ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) by Steven Morris

Nikita Chaudhry and Suni M! (Photo by Nick Graves) Reviewed by F. Kathleen Foley Greenway Court Theatre Through November 19 RECOMMENDED The phrase "American Born Confused Desi," which …

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FREIGHT: THE FIVE INCARNATIONS OF ABEL GREEN by Steven Morris

(Alphonse Nicholson (Photo by Jonathan Benavente) Reviewed by Julyza Commodore The Fountain Theatre Thru December 16. RECOMMENDED Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green, a one-man show…

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Monday, November 13, 2023

The Effect by Steven Morris

Photo courtesy of Sixty-Six Productions The Effect Reviewed by Martá½·n Hernández Sixty-Six Productions at The Marilyn Monroe Theatre Through May 21 RECOMMENDED Welcome to…

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Dragon Show: The Extended Tail by Steven Morris

Shoshanna Ruth Green as MyfootsAsleep in Spy Brunch's immersive Dragon Show: The Extended Tail. (Photo by Nick Malis) Dragon Show: The Extended Tail Reviewed by V Cate Spy…

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

White Nights, Black Paradise: The Play by Steven Morris

Sikivu Hutchinson's Play about Jonestown, 1978, as told through the voices of Black Women  By Julyza Commodore In 1978, Peoples Temple, a progressive, Black multiracial church perished i…

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Medea Unleashed by Steven Morris

Photo courtesy of Immersive Art Colletive Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreThe Immersive Art Collective/Count's DenThru November 12th RECOMMENDED  So this young woman named Medea leaves her ho…

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Lines in the Dust by Steven Morris

Kelly Jenrette, Tony Pasqualini and Erica Tazal Reviewed by Deborah Klugman Collaborative Artists Bloc & Support Black Theatre at the Matrix Theatre Through December 10 Playwright Nikko…

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Monday, November 6, 2023

LEWIS AND TOLKIEN by Steven Morris

Phil Crowley, Bianca Akbiyik and Michael Beattie (Photo by Larry Sandez) Reviewed by Terry MorganActors Co-op Theatre CompanyThrough December 3 Plays portraying actual people in moments from…

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SHE by Steven Morris

Camille Ariana Spirlin and Lorenz Arnell (Photo courtesy Anteaus Theatre Company) Reviewed by Martίn HernándezAntaeus Theatre CompanyThrough November 20 RECOMMENDED Thirteen-year-ol…

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Spring Awakening by Steven Morris

Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreEast West PlayersThrough Nov 19, 2023 RECOMMENDED As another snowless Los Angeles winter approaches, East West Players is in full bloom with its latest production: …

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Ms. Tucker Will See You Now by Steven Morris

Photo by Craig Allyn Cochrane Reviewed By Julia StierGardenia Supper ClubThrough December 8 RECOMMENDED Part musical revue, part therapy session, Ms. Tucker Will See You Now is an 80 m…

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A Bridge Over Troubled Water in Kosovo by Steven Morris

An International Theater Festival Ponders Consequences of Bullying and Marauding  By Steven Leigh Morris "Negotiating Peace" at the Oda Theatre, Prishtina, Kosovo: Emma Andrea, Harald Th…

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

The Addams Family by Steven Morris

George Chavez, Delilah Shafer and Emma Yarian (Photo by Jan Glasband)     Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreActors' Repertory Theatre of SimiThrough Nov 12 They're creepy, they're kooky, and t…

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Baby Foot by Steven Morris

Hope Lauren (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Reviewed by Martin HernandezRogue Machine at the Matrix TheatreThrough November 30 RECOMMENDED Budding musician Alexis (Hope Lauren) is leaving the Pacific …

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Monday, October 30, 2023

Befok (or the Desperate Attempt to Impress Iñárritu) by Steven Morris

Asta Leigh (Photo by Cassandra Ropert) Reviewed by F. Kathleen FoleyOdyssey TheatreThrough November 5 RECOMMENDED It's seven days until her 40th birthday, and Lola Luvv [sic] hasn't accompli…

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Reset by Steven Morris

Tyler Perez and Zachary Bones (Photo by Joey Solano) Reviewed by Deborah KlugmanMoving ArtsThrough November 20 In Reset, a new play by Howard Ho, a 20-something man at loose ends...

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Self-Discovery & Healing Through a Personal Relationship with Theater by Steven Morris

I Am HereBy Socks Whitmore This essay is provided in partnership Theatre Unleashed, which commissioned Stage Raw to write and edit a series of articles for its print magazine, Devise, to.…

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An Actor's Journey from Iran to LA by Steven Morris

Notes From the First Iranian Female Admitted to USC's MFA Acting ProgramBy Elmira Rahim This essay is provided in partnership Theatre Unleashed, which commissioned Stage Raw to write and edi…

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Pop Psychology and Pop Musicals by Steven Morris

Why Theater is Essential for a Young Therapist-in-TrainingBy Taylor Kass This essay is provided in partnership Theatre Unleashed, which commissioned Stage Raw to write and edit a series of a…

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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Theater as an Antidote to Despair by Steven Morris

A Personal Journey from Darkness to the StageBy V Cate This essay is provided in partnership Theatre Unleashed, which commissioned Stage Raw to write and edit a series of articles...

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

The Angel Next Door by Steven Morris

James Newcomb, Taubert Nadalini and Barbara E. Robertson (Photo by Jason Niedle) Reviewed by Dana Martin North Coast Rep and Laguna Playhouse Thru November 5th RECOMMENDED The Angel Next Doo…

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Slow Thunder by Steven Morris

Ann Noble and Robert Yacko (Photo by Suse Sternkopf and Allen Corben/ImageWorks Reviewed by F. Kathleen FoleyTheatre 68 Arts ComplexThrough November 12 RECOMMENDED When a local theater puts …

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Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchett by Steven Morris

Kirsten Vangsness (Photo by J Doyel Photography) Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreOutside in TheatreThru October 30th Set in 1887 in High Court of Knobbs end, Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchet is s…

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Saturday, October 21, 2023

The People Have Spoken, Part 3 by Steven Morris

  Our audiences on festivals, and on our digital era By Steven Leigh Morris   This is the third article in a series based on Stage Raw's Patron and Theater...

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Wild Party by Steven Morris

Madelyn Claire Lego and Kyle Steven Stocker (Photo by Corran Villalobo) Reviewed by F. Kathleen FoleyThe Jaxx TheatreThrough October 28 RECOMMENDED If you were a New York theater critic d…

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The Engagement Party by Steven Morris

Wendie Malick, Richard Bekins, Bella Heathcote and Jonah Platt (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Reviewed by Terry MorganGeffen PlayhouseThrough November 5 RECOMMENDED Post-pandemic theater, that ever-f…

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A Midsummer Night's Dream by Steven Morris

Riley Shanahan, Jeanne Syquia, Kasey Mahaffy (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Reviewed by Dana MartinA Noise WithinThru November 22 RECOMMENDED A Midsummer Night's Dream conjures spirits of another…

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe by Steven Morris

Spike Pulice and Chloe Reyes (Photo by Sej Gangula) Reviewed by Martίn HernándezOphelia's JumpThrough October 29 RECOMMENDED What better way to ring in the Halloween dread than a music…

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Quixote Nuevo by Steven Morris

Herbert Siguenza and ensemble (Photo by Jenny Graham) Reviewed by Deborah KlugmanSouth Coast RepertoryThrough October 28 RECOMMENDED Staged with spectacular flair at South Coast Repertory, Q…

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Monday, October 16, 2023

Fear of Heights by Steven Morris

Kevin Flynn (Photo by Catherine Donovan) Reviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisOdyssey Theatre Ensemble & Kevin FlynnThrough Oct. 29 RECOMMENDED Kevin Flynn's autobiographical solo performance,…

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