Virtual Reality, Real Vices in ‘The Nether’
Jennifer Haley’s unsettling play, a hit in L.A. and London now on its way to New York, both dramatizes and questions our immersion in technology.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
East West Players Prepares for a More Diverse 2042
The new 51% Preparedness Plan calls for SoCal theatres to lead the national charge toward greater diversity onstage, backstage and in the house.
Ana Rose O’Halloran in as Executive Director of Antaeus Company
The Los Angeles-based classical collective has a new leader with nonprofit experience.
Stephanie Gularte Is New Producing Artistic Director at American Stage
The former founding artistic director of California’s Capital Stage Company is tapped to lead the South Florida theatre.
Cygnet Theatre to Mount ‘Dogfight,’ ‘Stupid F***ing Bird,’ Two Cowards and More
The San Diego theatre’s 2015-16 season has West Coast premieres and a rotating rep. Also this season: a new associate artistic director, Rob Lutfy.
Adam Szymkowicz, a Regular at ‘Clown Bar’
While his play about gangster clowns surfs the immersive-theatre wave, the well-known blogging playwright has other tricks up his sleeve.
Jonathan Moscone to Leave Cal Shakes Artistic Director Post
The longtime artistic director will step down in August after 15 years at the helm of one of California’s largest Shakespeare theatres.
Virginia’s Jase Smith Takes Helm of Calif.’s Novato Theater Company
The longtime Old Dominion director makes the move to the West Coast, as Novato makes plans for a move from community to professional.
Know a Theatre: North Coast Repertory of Solana Beach, Calif.
This 194-seat theatre in San Diego’s North County has grown over three decades into a year-round professional company without losing its intimacy and immediacy.
B.D. Wong Newest Artist-in-Residence at La Jolla Playhouse
The Tony winner will be in residence at the theatre, where he’ll develop writing and directing projects, starting this month.
