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“ART” at Intrepid Theatre

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 10/7/16 RUN DATES: 9/29/16 - 11/6/16 VENUE: Intrepid Theatre Art as provocation. Typically, the outrage is political. But in Yazmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning play, “Art,” the affront is personal. Marc, Serge and Yvan have been best friends for 15 years. But when Serge pays an outrageous amount --- $200,000 -- for what appears to be a 5-foot by 4-foot solid white painting, Marc is incensed. His reaction threatens to unravel the relationship. There are discussions Read More →

“THE LION” at The Old Globe

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 10/9/16 RUN DATES: 9/29/16 - 10/30/16 VENUE: The Old Globe Maybe you were wondering how The Old Globe would manage a solo musical on the White Theatre’s arena stage. I was. Would they have a turntable to rotate the performer in “The Lion,” so he could be seen from all sides? Nope. What they did was rotate the actor/singer/writer, Benjamin Scheuer, around the stage. The set (Neil Patel) comprises four chairs, six microphones and six Read More →

“DISTRICT MERCHANTS” at South Coast Repertory

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 10/21/16 RUN DATES: 10/2/16 - 10/23/16 VENUE: South Coast Repertory It’s always been a ‘problem play,’ even though Shakespeare’s First Folio lists it as a comedy. But Aaron Posner, lifelong adapter and provocateur, isn’t intimidated by “The Merchant of Venice.” In his version, “District Merchants,” the Jews aren’t the only battered, beleaguered minority. Posner sets his drama in post-Civil War Washington, D.C. during Reconstruction. This merchant, Antoine, is a prosperous, free-born black man. His friend, Read More →

“OCTOBER SKY” at The Old Globe

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Aired on KSDS-FM on 9/30/16 RUN DATES: 9/10/16 - 10/23/16 VENUE: The Old Globe Small town, Big Dreams. The new musical, “October Sky,” having its West coast premiere at The Old Globe, tells of a high schooler in a West Virginia coal mining town, who is expected to spend his life like his father, underground. But he sets his sights on the sky It’s a compelling story, but what makes it really sing is its basis in fact, inspired by Read More →

“THE TRUMP CARD” at the La Jolla Playhouse

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 10/5/16 RUN DATES: 10/4/16 - 10/9/16 VENUE: La Jolla Playhouse Mike Daisey is not a happy camper. He rants, he rages, he curses (a lot). But the acclaimed monologist doesn’t just lament the sorry state of the Presidential campaign. He’s hellbent on connecting all the historical dots that got us to this terrifying place. He can be as funny as he is angry. But he implicates all of us, for how far “The Orange Read More →

“4000 MILES” at ion theatre

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Posted at TimesofSanDiego.com on 9/25/16 RUN DATES: 9/17/16 - 10/15/16 VENUE: ion theatre A narcissistic young man drops into his grandmother’s Greenwich Village apartment at 3am, with backpacks and bicycle in tow. On his long-planned cross-country cycling trip, he had a traumatic experience. Then, when he arrives in New York, his girlfriend breaks up with him. He’s too insular and self-involved to talk about any of it, or to notice that his grandma is having trouble with her hearing, Read More →