Do Us Part at Zephyr Theatre

Interview: Jonathan Slavin's High on Introducing Us to FREUD ON COCAINE

September 04, 2023

The world premiere of Howard Skora’s Freud on Cocaine opens September 8, 2023, at the Whitefire Theatre. Howard also directs this comedy based on Freud’s Cocaine Papers with the cast of Jonathan Slavin, Barry Brisco, Kim Hopkins, Aaron LaPlante, Sara Maraffino, Sigute Miller and Amy Smallman-Winston. Jonathan graciously carved out some time from his rehearsals as the titular character Freud to answer a few of my analyzing queries.

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ANNEX By Maddox Pennington To Make World Premiere At Hollywood Fringe!

May 09, 2023

Fringe veteran (and award winner) Maddox Pennington has a profound interest in survivors, both the sturdy friend who gets their life together quickly and the “disaster” friend who takes a bit more time. Pennington (they/them) recognizes the loneliness that both can experience and how that loneliness can sometimes lead people to do something reckless…like conjuring a bowl of talking pink light without knowing what it wants in return.

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Interview: I'M More Than A COMEDIAN… I'M Ronnie Marmo

September 10, 2022

Like the proverbial phoenix, Theatre 68 has risen from its pandemic ashes to reclaim their Lankershim theatre space, now re-christened Theatre 68 Arts Complex. Inaugurating this newly re-modelled theatre, will be the reprise of Ronnie Marmo’s very successful I’m Not A Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce opening September 17, 2022. I got the chance to throw out a few queries to Ronnie, the always multitasking producer/actor/director/producer.

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Theatre 68 Arts Complex Returns to North Hollywood, CA

August 23, 2022

Ronnie Marmo (Theatre 68) and Racquel Lehrman (Theatre Planners), two powerhouses in LA Theatre, have partnered to bring you a new and improved state-of-the-art theatrical complex! 

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Interview: Carolene Joy Cabrera King Shows TOO MUCH SKIN in SheLA Summer Theatre Festival

July 02, 2022

Playwright Carolene Joy Cabrera King’s TOO MUCH SKIN will debut as part of SheLA’s annual Summer Theatre Festival July 15, 2022, at the Zephyr Theater.  Carolene depicts the story of Filipino siblings navigating assimilation and battling stereotypes via the world of cosplay and videos. Carolene took some time from her rehearsals to answer a few of my SKIN queries.

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BWW Review: FORT HUACHUCA at the Zephyr Theatre

July 27, 2021

Denied membership in the American Red Cross during WWII, 180 black women of the 32nd and 33rd WAAC companies were reluctantly accepted into the Army, assumed their duties at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and went on to contribute an important chapter to America's history.

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BWW Interview: THIS WILL BE Ali MacLean's YEAR @ SheLa Arts

July 13, 2020

The third annual SheLA Arts' Summer Theater Festival has gone completely digital this year, running July 13 through July 19, 2020. I had the socially distant chance to pose a few questions to one of the five elected playwrights chosen for this year's festival, Ali MacLean, whose THIS WILL BE OUR YEAR will world premiere July 17th via Zoom.

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BWW Interview: Dale Dickey Keeps Coming Back to Del Shores & CRAZY

January 23, 2020

The Los Angeles Premiere of prolific playwright Del Shore's latest THIS SIDE OF CRAZY begins January 30, 2020 at the Zephyr Theatre. Del's latest in his entertaining and relatable dysfunctional family tales centers on renown Gospel singer Ditty Blaylock as she's about to be honored by the Gospel Music Network. Unbeknownst to her adoring public, the promised reunion of her three singing daughters, estranged for twenty-five-plus years, may be the death of Ditty yet. I had the chance to ask a few questions of Del Shores regular Dale Dickey, who plays Abigail Blaylock, the crazy, angry daughter.

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DO US PART Comes to Zephyr Theatre

September 26, 2019

Dee and Nick are an acrimoniously divorcing couple. They run into each other at their former home while packing up their respective belongings, the day before their divorce is to become final. Sniping begins. Claws are out. Fangs are bared. Then, they make an odd discovery: Despite the anger, despite the bitterness, despite the various emotional cruelties, they still love each other. Is there hope for them?

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BWW Interview: Pam Trotter On Going From PURPLE to BLONDE

September 03, 2019

Fresh from the combined creative minds of Jake O'Flaherty and Tom Misuraca, their SUICIDAL BLONDE will world premiere September 19, 2019 at the Whitefire Theatre. Their dark comedy take on suicide will be directed by Candi Milo. I had the opportunity to field a few questions to Pam Trotter, who plays BLONDE's integral Felicia. 

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2nd Annual She LA Arts Summer Theater Festival To Play The Zephyr Theatre

May 20, 2019

She NYC Arts will present the second annual She LA Arts Summer Theater Festival, a festival featuring five new full-length shows by women playwrights, July 28-August 4 at The Zephyr Theatre (7456 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046). Tickets ($20) will go on sale in June at www.SheLAArts.org. The performance schedule for the festival will also be announced in June.  

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