Elyse Mirto
Latest News on Elyse Mirto:
New Political Drama MY DYING CITY VOL. II to be Presented at Kangalee Arts Ensemble (Nov 4, 2025)
Review: JUST LIKE US at Los Angeles Theatre Center (May 10, 2025)
JUST LIKE US West Coast Premiere Extended at Latino Theater Company (May 9, 2025)
New Political Drama MY DYING CITY VOL. II to be Presented at Kangalee Arts Ensemble (Nov 4, 2025)
Review: JUST LIKE US at Los Angeles Theatre Center (May 10, 2025)
JUST LIKE US West Coast Premiere Extended at Latino Theater Company (May 9, 2025)
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New Political Drama MY DYING CITY VOL. II to be Presented at Kangalee Arts Ensemble
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2025
The Kangalee Arts Ensemble will present the premiere of its newest original play, My Dying City Vol. II at the American Theater of Actors in New York City. My Dying City Vol. II marks the culmination of a yearlong workshop exploring modern protest theater and the anxieties of our era.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2025
The Kangalee Arts Ensemble will present the premiere of its newest original play, My Dying City Vol. II at the American Theater of Actors in New York City. My Dying City Vol. II marks the culmination of a yearlong workshop exploring modern protest theater and the anxieties of our era.
Review: JUST LIKE US at Los Angeles Theatre Center
by Evan Henerson - May 10, 2025
Tenderly staged by director Fidel Gomez, the docudrama boils our stomach juices more over the circumstances of our country than over what we witness being played out among the central characters.
by Evan Henerson - May 10, 2025
Tenderly staged by director Fidel Gomez, the docudrama boils our stomach juices more over the circumstances of our country than over what we witness being played out among the central characters.
JUST LIKE US West Coast Premiere Extended at Latino Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 9, 2025
Latino Theater Company has extended the West Coast premiere of Just Like Us by Karen Zacarías for an additional week of performances. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 9, 2025
Latino Theater Company has extended the West Coast premiere of Just Like Us by Karen Zacarías for an additional week of performances. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: JUST LIKE US West Coast Premiere Opens Saturday At Latino Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2025
The West Coast premiere of “Just Like Us,” a non-fiction play by Karen Zacarías inspired by the bestselling non-fiction book by Helen Thorpe, opens this Saturday in a Latino Theatre Company production at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. See photos from the show.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2025
The West Coast premiere of “Just Like Us,” a non-fiction play by Karen Zacarías inspired by the bestselling non-fiction book by Helen Thorpe, opens this Saturday in a Latino Theatre Company production at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. See photos from the show.
JUST LIKE US to Open Latino Theater Company 40th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2025
Latino Theater Company will open its 40th Anniversary Season with the professional West Coast premiere of Just Like Us. Learn more and see how to attend performances!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2025
Latino Theater Company will open its 40th Anniversary Season with the professional West Coast premiere of Just Like Us. Learn more and see how to attend performances!
THE MENOPAUSE MONOLOGUES to be Presented at Theatre of NOTE in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2025
The Menopause Monologues (directed by Lisa Anne Morrison) is set to open at the iconic birthplace for new plays, Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood. Learn more about the production!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2025
The Menopause Monologues (directed by Lisa Anne Morrison) is set to open at the iconic birthplace for new plays, Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood. Learn more about the production!
Theatre 360 Presents THE TEMPEST At Sierra Madre Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2023
Join Theatre 360's talented teens as they set sail for Shakespeare's enchanted island! This production is the result of a collaborative process between the students, 360 teaching artist and dramaturg Melissa Booey, and director Elyse Mirto.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2023
Join Theatre 360's talented teens as they set sail for Shakespeare's enchanted island! This production is the result of a collaborative process between the students, 360 teaching artist and dramaturg Melissa Booey, and director Elyse Mirto.
GARBO'S CUBAN LOVER Opens at Casa 0101 Theatre In February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2023
Macha Theatre/Films will present the critically acclaimed play Garbo's Cuban Lover at Casa 0101 Theatre from February 10 - 25, 2023. Opening night weekend Red Carpet will take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023 with a reception following the performance. The new mounting will be a “reimagined production” of the show, with more music, dance and multimedia.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2023
Macha Theatre/Films will present the critically acclaimed play Garbo's Cuban Lover at Casa 0101 Theatre from February 10 - 25, 2023. Opening night weekend Red Carpet will take place on Saturday, February 11, 2023 with a reception following the performance. The new mounting will be a “reimagined production” of the show, with more music, dance and multimedia.
GARBO'S CUBAN LOVER Comes to Casa 0101 Theatre in February
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2022
MACHA Theatre/Films will present the critically acclaimed play Garbo's Cuban Lover. First produced in 2001, the new mounting will be a 'reimagined production' of the show, with more music, dance and multimedia.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2022
MACHA Theatre/Films will present the critically acclaimed play Garbo's Cuban Lover. First produced in 2001, the new mounting will be a 'reimagined production' of the show, with more music, dance and multimedia.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to South Coast Repertory This Holiday Season
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2022
South Coast Repertory celebrates the holiday season with the 42nd production of A Christmas Carol, a longtime Orange County favorite.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2022
South Coast Repertory celebrates the holiday season with the 42nd production of A Christmas Carol, a longtime Orange County favorite.
BWW Review: South Coast Repertory Revisits Classic Play OUR TOWN
by Michael Quintos - May 25, 2022
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1938 three-act play OUR TOWN has a superb new iteration now performing at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, CA through June 4, 2022. Directed by Beth Lopes, the show employs a wonderfully diverse cast, as it re-stages its seemingly ordinary but ultimately impactful vignettes of everyday life.
by Michael Quintos - May 25, 2022
Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1938 three-act play OUR TOWN has a superb new iteration now performing at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, CA through June 4, 2022. Directed by Beth Lopes, the show employs a wonderfully diverse cast, as it re-stages its seemingly ordinary but ultimately impactful vignettes of everyday life.
Shakespeare OC Is Ready For Launch In Santa Ana
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2019
Orange County's oldest professional Shakespeare company (originally founded as The Grove Shakespeare Festival by Thomas F. Bradac 40 years ago), moves from the Garden Grove Amphitheater onto the SAC campus, and continues its community-driven mission under Artistic Director John Walcutt in three theaters at SAC.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2019
Orange County's oldest professional Shakespeare company (originally founded as The Grove Shakespeare Festival by Thomas F. Bradac 40 years ago), moves from the Garden Grove Amphitheater onto the SAC campus, and continues its community-driven mission under Artistic Director John Walcutt in three theaters at SAC.
Photo Flash: First Look at International City Theatre's THE PRICE
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2019
What price would you pay for respect and love? John Henry Davis directs Arthur Miller's riveting tour de force, The Price, for International City Theatre, opening May 10 at ICT's home in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Two low-priced previews are set for May 8 and May 9.
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2019
What price would you pay for respect and love? John Henry Davis directs Arthur Miller's riveting tour de force, The Price, for International City Theatre, opening May 10 at ICT's home in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Two low-priced previews are set for May 8 and May 9.
ICT Revives Arthur Miller's THE PRICE
by Julie Musbach - Apr 2, 2019
What price would you pay for respect and love? John Henry Davis directs Arthur Miller's riveting tour de force, The Price, forInternational City Theatre, openingMay 10 at ICT's home in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Two low-priced previews are set for May 8 and May 9.
by Julie Musbach - Apr 2, 2019
What price would you pay for respect and love? John Henry Davis directs Arthur Miller's riveting tour de force, The Price, forInternational City Theatre, openingMay 10 at ICT's home in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. Two low-priced previews are set for May 8 and May 9.
Casting Announced For L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival
by Julie Musbach - Jun 19, 2018
Center Theatre Group has announced casting for the inaugural L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival: New Plays Forged In L.A., a one day event at the Kirk Douglas Theatre celebrating some of the freshest and most exciting voices in modern American theatre. The festival will take place on June 23 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with readings of three new plays by three L.A. Writers' Workshop participants from throughout the program's 13-year history. The readings include "A Kind of Weather" by Sylvan Oswald, "New Life" by Dan O'Brien and "How To Raise A Freeman" by Zakiyyah Alexander.
by Julie Musbach - Jun 19, 2018
Center Theatre Group has announced casting for the inaugural L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival: New Plays Forged In L.A., a one day event at the Kirk Douglas Theatre celebrating some of the freshest and most exciting voices in modern American theatre. The festival will take place on June 23 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with readings of three new plays by three L.A. Writers' Workshop participants from throughout the program's 13-year history. The readings include "A Kind of Weather" by Sylvan Oswald, "New Life" by Dan O'Brien and "How To Raise A Freeman" by Zakiyyah Alexander.
BWW Review: Haunting World Premiere Play LITTLE BLACK SHADOWS Sees the Light at South Coast Repertory
by Michael Quintos - Apr 24, 2018
What our schoolbooks lack in historical accuracy, art can sometimes pick up the slack by being a reliable, more enthusiastic source to fill in those gaps. This becomes abundantly clear immediately upon experiencing the haunting yet beautifully-dramatized world premiere play LITTLE BLACK SHADOWS, Kemp Powers' captivating new drama under the astute direction of May Adrales, that is now continuing its final set of performances at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through April 29. Visually striking and richly layered, the play piques the audience's curiosity with its riveting storytelling while educating them on a side of American slavery that most probably didn't know too much about before.
by Michael Quintos - Apr 24, 2018
What our schoolbooks lack in historical accuracy, art can sometimes pick up the slack by being a reliable, more enthusiastic source to fill in those gaps. This becomes abundantly clear immediately upon experiencing the haunting yet beautifully-dramatized world premiere play LITTLE BLACK SHADOWS, Kemp Powers' captivating new drama under the astute direction of May Adrales, that is now continuing its final set of performances at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through April 29. Visually striking and richly layered, the play piques the audience's curiosity with its riveting storytelling while educating them on a side of American slavery that most probably didn't know too much about before.
South Coast Repertory Premieres LITTLE BLACK SHADOWS By Kemp Powers
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2018
Playwright Kemp Powers knew he'd found something incredible in the personal recollections of former slaves documented by a federal writers project during the Great Depression. Discovering the different voices and views in those first-person histories inspired him to learn more and write Little Black Shadows, which has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory, April 8-29, on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Directed by May Adrales, the show is part of the Pacific Playwrights Festival. Tickets are available now at www.scr.org.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2018
Playwright Kemp Powers knew he'd found something incredible in the personal recollections of former slaves documented by a federal writers project during the Great Depression. Discovering the different voices and views in those first-person histories inspired him to learn more and write Little Black Shadows, which has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory, April 8-29, on the Julianne Argyros Stage. Directed by May Adrales, the show is part of the Pacific Playwrights Festival. Tickets are available now at www.scr.org.
BWW Review: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Stage Adaptation Romances at South Coast Repertory
by Michael Quintos - Feb 1, 2018
Witty, enchanting, and joyously self-referential, the original film version of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE fantasizes a story involving a young, virile William Shakespeare in his prime, who quells a bout of writer's block by secretly romancing an engaged lady named Viola---which apparently becomes the inspiration for the Bard's infamous star-crossed tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet.' The plot of the film remains fairly intact in Lee Hall's mostly delightful if slightly diluted stage adaptation, now continuing performances in a gorgeous-looking new regional production at Orange County's Tony Award-winning theater South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through February 10, 2018. This spunky love letter to the theater is chockfull of stagecraft-insider amusements and fun-to-find Shakespearean Easter Eggs that both aficionados and casual fans will appreciate. But, shockingly, despite the spectacular production values and the beguiling, gusto-bathed performances of its large ensemble cast, this stage adaptation somehow loses some of the inescapable romanticism that is so much more prevalent in the original film.
by Michael Quintos - Feb 1, 2018
Witty, enchanting, and joyously self-referential, the original film version of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE fantasizes a story involving a young, virile William Shakespeare in his prime, who quells a bout of writer's block by secretly romancing an engaged lady named Viola---which apparently becomes the inspiration for the Bard's infamous star-crossed tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet.' The plot of the film remains fairly intact in Lee Hall's mostly delightful if slightly diluted stage adaptation, now continuing performances in a gorgeous-looking new regional production at Orange County's Tony Award-winning theater South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa through February 10, 2018. This spunky love letter to the theater is chockfull of stagecraft-insider amusements and fun-to-find Shakespearean Easter Eggs that both aficionados and casual fans will appreciate. But, shockingly, despite the spectacular production values and the beguiling, gusto-bathed performances of its large ensemble cast, this stage adaptation somehow loses some of the inescapable romanticism that is so much more prevalent in the original film.
Humor, Romance Abound in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at South Coast Repertory
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2018
Romance, mistaken identities, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics served up with a generous dash of comedy are at the heart of Shakespeare in Love, adapted by Lee Hall from the Oscar-winning film written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, with music by Paddy Cunneen. South Coast Repertory Artistic Director Marc Masterson directs the production on the Segerstrom Stage, Jan. 13-Feb. 10. Tickets are now on sale: www.scr.org.
by BWW News Desk - Jan 13, 2018
Romance, mistaken identities, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics served up with a generous dash of comedy are at the heart of Shakespeare in Love, adapted by Lee Hall from the Oscar-winning film written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, with music by Paddy Cunneen. South Coast Repertory Artistic Director Marc Masterson directs the production on the Segerstrom Stage, Jan. 13-Feb. 10. Tickets are now on sale: www.scr.org.
Humor, Romance Abound in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE at South Coast Repertory
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 12, 2017
Romance, mistaken identities, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics served up with a generous dash of comedy are at the heart of Shakespeare in Love, adapted by Lee Hall from the Oscar-winning film written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, with music by Paddy Cunneen. South Coast Repertory Artistic Director Marc Masterson directs the production on the Segerstrom Stage, Jan. 13-Feb. 10. Tickets are now on sale: www.scr.org.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 12, 2017
Romance, mistaken identities, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics served up with a generous dash of comedy are at the heart of Shakespeare in Love, adapted by Lee Hall from the Oscar-winning film written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, with music by Paddy Cunneen. South Coast Repertory Artistic Director Marc Masterson directs the production on the Segerstrom Stage, Jan. 13-Feb. 10. Tickets are now on sale: www.scr.org.
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