Kristen Potter

RED Stage's premiere production 'Worse Than Tigers' is more than an emotional roller coaster-- it is a full emotional carnival. Directed by Emily Penick, this jostling, absurdist comedy misleadingly kicks off with understated, easily digestible absurdity, including odd, disjointed language exchanged between an incompatible married couple. But buckle up, because you will plummet into this couple's Lynchian fever dream where getting thrown to the lions (or in this case, tigers) brings their dying marriage back to life. 

The world premiere of 'Palestine, New Mexico,' written by Richard Montoya for Culture Clash., opens Sunday, December 13, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum.