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BWW Feature: VIRTUAL THEATER SERIES Continues by Kentwood Players PhotosBWW Feature: VIRTUAL THEATER SERIES Continues by Kentwood Players
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(11/10/2020) - The Kentwood Players Virtual Theater Series, offering new plays free of charge on its You Tube channel at https://youtube.com/c/kentwoodplayers, announces upcoming new plays presented November 2020 through April 2021.

BWW Interview: Shawn Plunkett on SAFER APART by The Left Hand Productions PhotosBWW Interview: Shawn Plunkett on SAFER APART by The Left Hand Productions
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(11/08/2020) - Writer and director Shawn Plunkett wants to fill the void of no theater by taking audiences back to days of live television, just without the in-person studio audience. 'SAFER APART will be performed LIVE so anything can happen, which is one of the major appeals of attending an in-person show. I am aiming to give it a cinematic touch, making sure it is not as static as actors sitting in a chair and just reading a script. We are moving, adjusting, using more than one camera. I will even be walking outside while holding a camera in one scene. And there will be lots of action, made all the more exciting since it is being done live.'

BWW Interview: Diana Wyenn on Her Very Personal Journey in BLOOD/SUGAR PhotosBWW Interview: Diana Wyenn on Her Very Personal Journey in BLOOD/SUGAR
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(11/07/2020) - Diana Wyenn's solo show BLOOD/SUGAR takes place at the intersection of public health and performance, focusing on her life as a diabetic. Performed live and broadcast from Wyenn's home, using multimedia effects, original movement, and Wyenn's physical surroundings to create a vivid account of the life-sustaining self-care that diabetes currently demands from one out of every 10 American adults. And since I am also a Type 1 diabetic, I knew I was the perfect person to speak with her about the creation of the show.

BWW Feature: THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN at Torrance Theatre Company PhotosBWW Feature: THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN at Torrance Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(11/02/2020) - The timely nature of the play, given how many seniors are now dealing with living alone in isolation which can lead to loneliness and depression to the point of feeling hopeless, THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN adds in a much-needed dose of how important it is to stay in touch and support our elderly family members who are struggling during our current on-going pandemic.

BWW Feature: KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE at Kirk Douglas Theatre PhotosBWW Feature: KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE at Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(11/01/2020) - KRISTINA WONG FOR PUBLIC OFFICE is a 75-minute comedic performance that crosses the aesthetics of campaign rallies, church revivals, and solo theater shows to tell the story of what it means to run for local office, the history of voting, and the impact artists can have on democracy. The subject matter reflects Kristina Wong’s experience as an actual elected representative of Koreatown, Los Angeles. But before she created this raucous show about her current stint in Public Office, Wong was a scrappy performance artist with a bright future in reality television. So which career better suits her talents? Perhaps both!

BWW Feature: WE THE PEOPLE Opens a Conversation About Democracy as Our Country R PhotosBWW Feature: WE THE PEOPLE Opens a Conversation About Democracy as Our Country Rests at a Crossroads
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/30/2020) - Now more than ever is the time to consider what the foundation of democracy means to you, especially with the Presidential election less than a week away with our country so divided it seems there is no middle ground on which to stand. Perhaps it's been more years than you can count, if ever, when you last read the Constitution upon which our democracy is based and our rights as American citizens are outlined. I encourage you to tune in to WE THE PEOPLE streaming through Monday, November 2.

BWW Feature: DAISY Examines the First Political Attack Ad Created in 1964 PhotosBWW Feature: DAISY Examines the First Political Attack Ad Created in 1964
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/26/2020) - Based on true events and strikingly relevant today, DAISY explores the moment in TV history when the political attack ad was born. In the autumn of 1964, one year after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bloody turmoil over Civil Rights was spilling onto the streets, a fearful ideology that made the threat of nuclear war palpable was growing from the conservative right, and a skirmish in the far-off nation of Vietnam wouldn't go away. With the presidential election looming, an advertising agency working for Lyndon Johnson unleashed the most devastating political commercial ever conceived, the 'Daisy' ad.

BWW Interview: Playwright and Director Jessica Litwak on THE FEAR PROJECT PhotosBWW Interview: Playwright and Director Jessica Litwak on THE FEAR PROJECT
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/24/2020) - Here is my interview with Jessica Litwak, the playwright and director of THE FEAR PROJECT and Artistic Director of the H.E.A.T. Collective, who shares information about the group, the show, and the actors/collaborators who worked with her on its creation. Then register and tune in on October 25th and/or 30th.

BWW Feature: BAUER Continues PLAY-AT-HOME Series by Torrance Theatre Company PhotosBWW Feature: BAUER Continues PLAY-AT-HOME Series by Torrance Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/20/2020) - For the past few months, I have been enjoying the PLAY-AT-HOME series of nine plays being presented online by Torrance Theatre Company. What makes their virtual theater series unique from others is that each play is being broadcast live from within the walls of their theater, staged on three pre-set playing areas separated far enough apart to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines for the cast and production team. On Sunday, October 18th, I tuned in for Lauren Gunderson's BAUER which has a 24-hour encore on Sunday, October 25th.

BWW Interview: Christine Joëlle of REACH at The Road Theatre Company PhotosBWW Interview: Christine Joëlle of REACH at The Road Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/17/2020) - For an inside look at the creation of 'Reach' by Jennie Webb, one of the four plays being streamed on Saturday, October 24 as part of the UNDER CONSTRUCTION Zoom series, I reached out to that play's producer Christine Joëlle, who shared how the short piece was created via a collaboration with the two musicians of firehill and their first song 'Believe.'

BWW Feature: Rex & Friends CONCERT FROM THE STARS at The Blue Door 10/24 PhotosBWW Feature: Rex & Friends CONCERT FROM THE STARS at The Blue Door 10/24
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/14/2020) - CRE Outreach and Rex & Friends are please to present CONCERT FROM THE STARS, a Zoom performance by musicians with disabilities on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 7pm PST. Led by musician Rex-Lewis Clack, the 23-year-old blind and autistic pianist hailed as a musical savant by a?oe60 Minutes,a?? and helmed by Musical Director Laurie Grant, Rex & Friends provides training and performance opportunities for musicians with disabilities, during which participants develop their musical repertoire in an environment that grows friendships, self-esteem, and interpersonal skills while performing for live and virtual audiences.

BWW Feature: THE GREEN ROOM by Dramatically Incorrect Theatre Group PhotosBWW Feature: THE GREEN ROOM by Dramatically Incorrect Theatre Group
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/13/2020) - Imagine being in your last year of college as a theatre major. There are so many things happening: recitals, senior projects, juries and final productions. THE GREEN ROOM musical takes us on a journey of 4 college seniors who are approaching their final days on campus together, wondering and worrying about entering the real world.

BWW Review: STILL. Written and Performed by Javon Johnson PhotosBWW Review: STILL. Written and Performed by Javon Johnson
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/13/2020) - As one of the nation's most prominent spoken-word artists, and a three-time national poetry slam champion and a four-time national finalist, Javon Johnson now takes to the Pasadena Playhouse stage in STILL. to share his very personal experience growing up as a Black man in America at a pivotal time in our history.

BWW Review: GHOSTWALK 2020 at Santa Paula Theatre Center PhotosBWW Review: GHOSTWALK 2020 at Santa Paula Theatre Center
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/11/2020) - As one of the lucky October-born people, the celebration of Halloween has always been a very important occasion for me as it is just a handful of days after my birthday. Growing up enjoying playing dress-up at this time of year always brought out my imagination into the realm of spirits, goblins, and how I just assumed they lived together with us in this world. So at this time of year, I have always wanted to attend the annual GHOSTWALK an in the streets production held in Santa Paula which brings to life encounters with local sprits who share the history of unique locations in the lovely quaint town. And now virtually I have - and so should you!

Photo Flash: SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR at North Coast Repertory Theatre PhotosPhoto Flash: SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR at North Coast Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Los Angeles

(10/09/2020) - Cherished by audiences and critics alike both in America and abroad, Bernard Slade’s wickedly funny comedy explores a 25-year love affair between two seemingly ordinary people who meet once a year.

BWW Feature: New Family-Friendly Musical Adventure GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP D PhotosBWW Feature: New Family-Friendly Musical Adventure GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP Debuts Online October 11
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/08/2020) - Broadway and Los Angeles artists join forces in an online workshop of the new musical adventure, the family-friendly GIDEON AND THE BLUNDERSNORP in which Gideon is a stableboy who dreams of being a knight, despite belonging to the wrong social class. Alanna is a young viscountess trapped in the system of royal succession. Together they team up to escape bandits, navigate a treacherous forest, and confront the vicious Blundersnorp, whose dream is simply to eat everyone. Ita??s a musical about aspiration, adventure, and escaping societya??s expectations. (And fighting giant monsters.)

BWW Review: THE DRAG by Mae West Presented by The City Of West Hollywood and Cla PhotosBWW Review: THE DRAG by Mae West Presented by The City Of West Hollywood and Classical Theatre Lab
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(10/01/2020) - Westa??s play, in which she turned her anger at injustice into witty repartee, tells of a married but closeted high society man who throws a wild drag ball that proves to be a fateful event in more ways than one, given the various degrees of scandal going on around so many of the characters. Written under a pseudonym before she became a blockbuster Hollywood star, THE DRAG scandalized New York audiences in 1927 with its portrayal of homosexuality, transgender characters, and drag queens. The premiere production closed out of town by the authorities after two weeks of sold-out performances to appreciative audiences.

BWW Review: Nancy Ma Searches for HOME While Growing Up Sandwiched Between Two D PhotosBWW Review: Nancy Ma Searches for HOME While Growing Up Sandwiched Between Two Disparate Cultures
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(09/30/2020) - This very personal, one-woman show speaks to that universal truth in all our lives, with each of us fighting to be who we are and struggling to live an independent life as best we can. But like Nancy, sometimes that only leads to loneliness - and just being alone a?" not able to love yourself enough to really love others. But then there are those joyous moments of personal accomplishment when the world is your oyster and you feel your dreams are coming true. Nancy takes along with her on those journeys as well as down into the wells of disappointment when things dona??t work out as she planned, be it trying to please her parents, boyfriend or just her own need to feel loved exactly the way she is, faults and all.

BWW Feature: DIVANALYSIS by The Quarantine Players PhotosBWW Feature: DIVANALYSIS by The Quarantine Players
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(09/28/2020) - DIVANALYSIS began as Divas themselves begin: in front of the mirror. Stephen Foster and Scott Wilkerson wanted to combine their interests (Diva culture and Deconstruction Theory) into one theatrical experience. Thus, with a rented theater on Santa Monica Boulevard, four dresses, two cast members, and a borrowed lighting kit, DIVANALYSIS arrived as a kind of post-modern drag review with extensive footnotes.

BWW Review: THE PUZZLE WITH THE PIAZZA at Torrance Theatre Company PhotosBWW Review: THE PUZZLE WITH THE PIAZZA at Torrance Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(09/21/2020) - THE PUZZLE WITH THE PIAZZA tells the story of septuagenarian Althea Witlin, who has one jigsaw puzzle among her large collection that shea??s never worked. It contains 3,000 pieces and now she has less than a day to finish it, because poor health has forced her to move in with her younger sister Ina - without being able to take her beloved puzzles with her. But since she lives alone, who will assist her in completing the puzzle in time?

BWW Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS THE BULLY OF BAKER STREET at Culver City Publi PhotosBWW Review: SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS THE BULLY OF BAKER STREET at Culver City Public Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(09/20/2020) - a?oeSherlock Holmes Meets the Bully of Baker Streeta?? offers a new twist on the beloved and brilliant Arthur Conan Doyle tales of London's greatest detective. This time 'round, Holmes is confounded by a mysterious menace lurking very close to his home. But just who is the Bully of Baker Street? And when his/her identity is discovered, can that bully be stopped? Will Sherlock's keen observational and deductive skills foil this scourge or will the stately Holmes of England be stumped, especially since his trusty sidekick Watson is away on an a?oeextendeda?? vacation? And what is Little Orphan Annie doing in the story? And just what role does she play in the disappearance Holmes is attempting to solve?

BWW Review: THE ART OF FACING FEAR Produced By Company Of Angels and Rob Lecrone PhotosBWW Review: THE ART OF FACING FEAR Produced By Company Of Angels and Rob Lecrone
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(09/13/2020) - Opening in São Paulo, Brazil to audiences of as many as 600 viewing devices per night, and followed by an African/European run featuring a cast from three different continents, THE ART OF FACING FEAR has now arrived in the United States and runs Saturdays at 5pm Pacific and Sundays at 3pm Pacific through Sunday, September 27th. This U.S. production features a cast of actors performing from across the U.S., including California, New York, Oregon, Nevada, Georgia, and Alaska, most of whom have never met in person but have managed to create strong connections with each other to the point of connecting down to our basic and universal humanity which unites us all. And that is apparent in every scene of the play with each version of the script tailored to reflect the countries in which it is performed, pushing the boundaries of digital theatre.

BWW Interview: Lesley Fera on Creating the PRETTY LITTLE WINE MOMS Podcast PhotosBWW Interview: Lesley Fera on Creating the PRETTY LITTLE WINE MOMS Podcast
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(09/11/2020) - Combining her television and stage experience has led Lesley and her husband Ned Mochel to create the podcast, 'Pretty Little Wine Moms,' producing new episodes every Wednesday. Lesley hosts the show along with her 'Pretty Little Liars' co-stars and friends Holly Marie Combs and Nia Peeples. But it isna??t your ordinary podcast. During each installment, the trio break down a complete episode of the fan-favorite TV series for listeners, revealing little-known facts and behind-the-scenes tidbits during each episode, which also includes an in-depth interview with special guests from the series and a quiz show testing everyonea??s knowledge of the episode.

BWW Review: Delightful Comedy IT HAD TO BE YOU at Torrance Theatre Company PhotosBWW Review: Delightful Comedy IT HAD TO BE YOU at Torrance Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(09/08/2020) - The first play in the series was IT HAD TO BE YOU, written by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, on Sunday, September 6 at 6pm. This delightful comedy, directed by Gary Kresca, shares a fantasy story created by Theda Blau (Jessica Plotin), a failed actress, health food nut, and would-be playwright who wants to find love and success in New York. After an audition, the totally unprepared Theda meets Vito Pignoli (Steve Oreste), a hugely successful TV commercial director who had been sitting quietly in the booth listening to her jabber uncontrollably, her flighty nature both a turn-on and turn-off.

BWW Review: THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL at Fountain Theatre PhotosBWW Review: THE BALLAD OF EMMETT TILL at Fountain Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(09/06/2020) - Part history, part mystery and part ghost story, Bayezaa??s lyrical integration of past, present, fact and legend turns Emmetta??s story into a soaring work of music, poetic language and riveting theatricality, transformed into an online format that breaks the notion of what a virtual performance can be. With the actors seen as cut-outs inserted into backdrops to fit each scene, characters move about each other in cars, on a living room couch, or while riding on a Ferris Wheel as if they really are in the scene together at the same time.

BWW Review: AMERICAN STREET KID by Writer/Director Michael Leoni PhotosBWW Review: AMERICAN STREET KID by Writer/Director Michael Leoni
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(08/25/2020) - We are taken along with Michael Leoni during his journey with homeless teens in Los Angeles as they learn to trust him with his camera and willingly expose the truth and illuminate the hardcore reality of this American crisis which has no apparent easy or available solutions to get kids off the streets. The teens interviewed have traveled from across the country to converge in Los Angeles with the dream of finding something better, most escaping from abusive family situations at home or timing out of the foster care system at 18 and dropped off on the streets to find their own way, often with no support system except other homeless street kids. Their powerful stories are heartbreaking while their unrelenting hope and determination to create a better life shines through when drugs dona??t get in the way. In this true tale of trust, love, friendship, and the triumph of the human spirit, Leoni shines a beam of light into these kidsa?? lives, showing them that someone cares what happens to them and will do what he can to secure their safety.

BWW Review: Sacred Fools Continues REPRISE Streaming Series With THE VALUE OF MO PhotosBWW Review: Sacred Fools Continues REPRISE Streaming Series With THE VALUE OF MOSCOW
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(08/21/2020) - With a keen eye for the most well-coordinated staging of any online production I have seen to date, director Carrie Keranen has expertly adapted the blocking from the staged 2018 play to make it appear the socially distancing cast members appearing in individual boxes are actually in the same apartment together. Surrounded by a multitude of moving boxes with the appropriate sistera??s name emblazoned upon them, unpacked items are handed off between blocks, with several props thrown between the squares with perfect aim and timing. Truly this production is at the forefront of a new creative challenge, and I cannot wait to watch as online theatre brings the world closer together through the Arts.

BWW Feature: 2019-2020 MARCOM MASQUE AWARD WINNERS at Kentwood Players PhotosBWW Feature: 2019-2020 MARCOM MASQUE AWARD WINNERS at Kentwood Players
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(08/17/2020) - Kentwood Players presented their annual Marcom Masque Awards during this yeara??s ceremony held on Zoom on Saturday, August 15, 2020, honoring the shortened 2019-2020 season of five productions: Pippin, Blithe Spirit, Dial M for Murder, Little Women, and The Giver. It was a wonderful evening of entertainment, filled with the community theater spirit which has fueled Kentwood Players during its 70 years of presenting quality live theatre in Westchester. Here is the complete list of winners.

BWW Review: ALLERGIC TO WALNUTS at Skylight Theatre PhotosBWW Review: ALLERGIC TO WALNUTS at Skylight Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(08/16/2020) - a?oeAllergic to Walnuts' written by Michelle Kholos Brooks and directed by Jenny Sullivan for Skylight Live features three-time Emmy Award nominated actress and Academy Award nominated director JoBeth Williams stars with Emmy Award winning Broadway actor Joe Spano as an awkward couple who declare their affection for each other and, in the course of conversation on various topics, discover ita??s their first time being loved. But how do they know that for sure? Is love a logical equation or simply about nuts?

BWW Review: GOOD PEOPLE by Torrance Theatre Company Wraps its First Play-at-Home PhotosBWW Review: GOOD PEOPLE by Torrance Theatre Company Wraps its First Play-at-Home Series
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(08/10/2020) - As the last reading in their online Play-at-Home series of free online theatrical experiences, all designed to entertain our community during the stay-at-home orders, Torrance Theatre Company presented GOOD PEOPLE, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Sasha Stewart Miller on Sunday, August 9 The production was originally scheduled to be seen onstage in the middle of March 2020 at the groupa??s intimate theater, located at 1316 Cabrillo Ave. in downtown Torrance, until COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the show just prior to its opening. The original as well as the online presentation featured cast members, Danielle Montreal, Melodie S. Rivers, Don Schlossman, Christine Seibert, Johnathan Strand, and Wendy Way.

BWW Review: DIAVOLO Architechture in Motion Presents THIS IS ME: LETTERS FROM T PhotosBWW Review: DIAVOLO Architechture in Motion Presents THIS IS ME: LETTERS FROM THE FRONT LINES
by Valerie-Jean Miller - Los Angeles

(08/07/2020) - DIAVOLO Architecture in Motion presents This Is Me: Letters From The Front Lines.

BWW Interview: Jon Peterson of P3 Theatre Company on Presenting Streaming Perfor PhotosBWW Interview: Jon Peterson of P3 Theatre Company on Presenting Streaming Performances of Tour-de-Farce Comedy GREATER TUNA
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(07/28/2020) - The long-running Off-Broadway hit a?oeGreater Tunaa?? by Joe Sears, Jaston Williams, and Ed Howard is a tour-de-farce comedy of quick-change artistry, with non-stop costume and character changes that run by faster than a jack rabbit from a coyote in the third smallest town in Texas, named Tuna. Now fans (and those who are destined to become one) can experience the towna??s zany denizens during two streaming performances presented by P3 Theatre Company under the direction of Jon Peterson, who performs all the characters with Philip McBride, on Monday, August 3 and Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 7:00pm.

BWW Review: INSIDE OUR TIME: STORIES FROM THE SHELTERING Offers True Tales Told  PhotosBWW Review: INSIDE OUR TIME: STORIES FROM THE SHELTERING Offers True Tales Told During the Time of Coronavirus
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(07/25/2020) - Performed virtually by invitation to join the National Womena??s Theatre Festival in North Carolina, 'Inside our Time'presents eight selected stories (from a series of 31) performed by four talented and dedicated actors whose only prop is a notebook containing the story being read. Like all JWT Salon series shows, usually performed in homes around the Westside, the story is the focus, told without scenery, props or costumes. And as presented online, I guarantee you wona??t miss those embellishments since the emotional content of each story is presented with such authenticity that you will find yourself identifying with each character as their stories connect all of us, all the time, thanks to the skill of the incredibly talented cast.

BWW Review: 3 WAY LOVVE Centers on a Talented Street Painter and the Three Muses PhotosBWW Review: 3 WAY LOVVE Centers on a Talented Street Painter and the Three Muses Who Help Launch his Career
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(07/25/2020) - For those missing the Hollywood Fringe Festival this year, I encourage you to check out its website at https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/ for information about On the Virtual Fringe performances that are scheduled online during July and August this year. And while ita??s not exactly the same watching plays online as it is sitting in a dark theater as part of a live audience, it certainly allows the directors and performers a more relaxed timeframe to prepare in that there is no rushing to load in and then dismantle a show in less than 10 minutes! And I have found the intimacy of performances in small theaters transfers well to the Zoom and You Tube formats, especially since up close and personal examinations of human emotions appear within inches of the viewera??s eyes and ears. Such is the case during 3 Way Lovve.

Photo Flash: Cheryl Hines Joins Groundlings' CRAZY UNCLE JOE SHOW Online Edition PhotosPhoto Flash: Cheryl Hines Joins Groundlings' CRAZY UNCLE JOE SHOW Online Edition
by Stephi Wild - Los Angeles

(07/24/2020) - On Wednesday evening, Groundlings alum Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) joined the online edition of one of the most popular shows at  The Groundlings Theatre - “The Crazy Uncle Joe Show.”

BWW Review: For Goodness' Sake World Premiere by Jewish Women's Theatre Examines PhotosBWW Review: For Goodness' Sake World Premiere by Jewish Women's Theatre Examines Personal Choices and the Morality Behind our Decisions
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(07/24/2020) - Jewish Womena??s Theatre based at The Braid in Santa Monica has been voted one of the a?oeBest Live Theatres on the Westsidea?? three years in a row by readers of The Argonaut. The group presents American Jewish stories, art, and other programming that highlights Jewish contributions to contemporary life. For Goodnessa?? Sake ends the 13th season of JWTa??s' salon series, now being presented online rather than in homes around the city as in previous seasons. The play was created by The NEXT @ The Braid Emerging Artists Fellowship program, a career-training strategy that annually selects a new cohort of aspiring theater professionals to explore how to create meaningful shows from young-adult perspectives, under the guidance and mentorship of JWTa??s experienced staff.

BWW Interview: Branda Lock on Directing “Romeo & Juliet: Choose Your Own Endin PhotosBWW Interview: Branda Lock on Directing “Romeo & Juliet: Choose Your Own Ending” for Little Fish Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(07/16/2020) - No doubt anyone who has read or seen a production of Shakespeare's tragic love story a?oeRomeo and Julieta?? has wished they could change the ending so that the lovers can be reunited rather than separated by death due to a seemingly split-second decision. And now, thanks to Little Fish Theatre and director Branda Lock, you CAN choose to change things around during a?oeRomeo & Juliet: Choose Your Own Endinga?? airing online Saturday, July 25 at 6pm (Pacific) and on Sunday, July 26 at 2pm. But exactly how will it work? I spoke with the production's director, Branda Lock, to find out.

BWW Review: Torrance Theatre Company Continues Play-At-Home Online Series with K PhotosBWW Review: Torrance Theatre Company Continues Play-At-Home Online Series with KALAMAZOO
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(07/13/2020) - On Sunday, July 12 at 6pm, I tuned in for the third play in the series, KALAMAZOO, written by Michelle Kholos Brooks and Kelly Younger, originally developed in 2014 at Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, CA. The Torrance Theatre Company production was directed by Gary Kresca and featured real-life married couple Diana Mann and John Mann as Peg and Irv, two quirky but endearing baby-boomers who bravely venture into the world of modern dating thanks to their children urging them to register on the Silver Fox Dating Service Website. Both have lost their long-term spouses and hope to find someone with whom they can spend the golden years of their lives.

BWW Feature: Star-Studded RADIO ROUND Premieres Online July 12 PhotosBWW Feature: Star-Studded RADIO ROUND Premieres Online July 12
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(07/09/2020) - In a nod to the bygone days of radio plays, Casey Stangl created RADIO ROUND, a series of 10 short interlinked two-character plays written by 10 visionary writers, performed online by 10 all-star actors, in which one character from each play moves forward to the next play until it comes full circle. Thus, a character from the last play winds up meeting a character from the first, proving the whole of humanity is interconnected and absolutely greater than the sum of its parts. Tune in Sunday, July 12 at 4pm Pacific at http://HouseSeats.LIVE

BWW Review: SQUEAKY: OLD FLAMES CAN REALLY BURN Offers Five Actors Portraying Di PhotosBWW Review: SQUEAKY: OLD FLAMES CAN REALLY BURN Offers Five Actors Portraying Different Dimensions of the Troubled Charles Manson Follower
by Shari Barrett - Los Angeles

(07/06/2020) - One thing for sure a?" after watching the play and listening to Squeaky during various time periods of her life, I feel even more sorry for the troubled young woman who allowed herself to be so misguided by a man who knew exactly how to manipulate her need to belong somewhere to his own advantage. So much so that in a 2019 televised interview, Fromme said about Manson, 'Was I in love with Charlie? Yeah, I still am.a?? One wonders at the sanity of such a statement until you realize how her mind was warped through the use of drugs and mind manipulation.




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