Faith to Faith Confrontation
A new cycle of plays about religious belief prompts L.A.’s Cornerstone Theater Company to rethink some definitions: of community, of tolerance, of Cornerstone itself.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
A Lesson From the Birds
Anthony Clarvoe takes flight to ‘Our Practical Heaven.’
The Boiling Point
Renegade energy and sophisticated technique are the marks of Printer’s Devil.
West Probes Traumas, With No Flinching
Cheryl L. West is unafraid to go where her work take her, whether it’s the front lines of the HIV/AIDS crisis or the lives of generations of black women.
Green Theatre: Confessions of an Eco-Reporter
As the planet burns, what can art do that activism can’t? Perhaps, as the work of 3 path-breaking companies attests, that’s a false choice. Plus: a to-do list for green theatre, and sketches toward an eco-canon.
Golden Streets of San Francisco
A new adaptation of ‘McTeague’ is more about longing than greed.
Hellraiser
The shock tactics of Reza Abdoh push audiences to the edge.
The Taper’s Trojan Horse
Jack Viertel goes from daily critic to in-house dramaturg at L.A.’s flagship theatre.
Casting Across Cultures
Ott finds a new vision of ‘Kingdom Come.’ Also: video promos for theatre and a new Equity contract for Oregon Shakes.
Across the Finish Line
Orchestrating the record-breaking Olympic Arts Festival has been a logistical 3-ring circus.
