Ron Martin News

The Los Angeles Times reports that the Orange County school district where varsity athletes threatened to rape and kill the female lead actress of a student production of the musical RENT has now agreed to provide harassment and discrimination prevention training to all Corona del Mar High School students, teachers and administrators and other district officials, according to a legal settlement announced this morning. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District will also apologize to the former student.

The Masquers Playhouse presents LOOT, a black comedy by Joe Orton and directed by Jessica Holt, from August 21 to September 26.

The Masquers Playhouse presents LOOT, a black comedy by Joe Orton and directed by Jessica Holt, from August 21 to September 26.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate its groundbreaking with a ceremonial carillon bell casting and ringing Tuesday, May 26, 2009. A 4.75 acre complex housing the Nevada Ballet Theatre and the Las Vegas Philharmonic, The Smith Center will become the cultural hub of Las Vegas when it opens in the Union Park 61-acre development in downtown Las Vegas in early 2012.

Eastenders Repertory Company closes Season 2008-2009 with PRIDE OPEN, an ensemble-created story-telling project exploring our contemporary conceptions of sexual identity. Conceived of and directed by Eastenders Founding Artistic Director and Playwright in Residence Charles E. Polly, the production features an ensemble of Eastenders company members and local performers, including Reg Clay, John Hutchinson, Rachel L. Jacobs, Suzan Kendall, Aaron Martinsen, Adeola Role and Vidya Sundaram.

Eastenders Repertory Company closes Season 2008-2009 with PRIDE OPEN, an ensemble-created story-telling project exploring our contemporary conceptions of sexual identity. Conceived of and directed by Eastenders Founding Artistic Director and Playwright in Residence Charles E. Polly, the production features an ensemble of Eastenders company members and local performers, including Reg Clay, John Hutchinson, Rachel L. Jacobs, Suzan Kendall, Aaron Martinsen, Adeola Role and Vidya Sundaram.

RENT will be performed at Corona del Mar High School beginning April 23rd in a happy ending to a sticky and drama filled lead up to rehearsals. The production was halted by Principal Fal Asrani because of 'homosexual' content. Last week, she replaced RENT with You're A Good Man Charlie Brown as the school's upcoming spring musical.

Various online news services including Queerty.com and the NY Times Online are reporting that Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, Calif., has cancelled a student production of RENT, due to the fact that the school's principal, Fal Asrani, objected to RENT's gay characters.

Theatre Rhinoceros proud recipient of a 2008 GLAAD Media Award presents The Rhino Christmas Panto by John Fisher Music and Lyrics by James Dudek. Now Playing through December 21 Only One Weekend Left!

Theatre Rhinoceros proud recipient of a 2008 GLAAD Media Award presents The Rhino Christmas Panto by John Fisher Music and Lyrics by James Dudek. Now Playing through December 21 Only One Weekend Left!

Eastenders Repertory Company presents its Seventh Annual Festival of Short Works, a co-production with Theatre Rhinoceros.

The streamlined Las Vegas production of Hairspray starring Harvey Fierstein and Dick Latessa will begin previews on February 6th and open on February 15th