Holding the Man showcases the Australian Theatre Company’s talents at the Matrix

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By Armando Huipe Staff Writer The newly formed Australian Theatre Company (ATC) opens Holding the Man at the Matrix Theatre in West Hollywood. The company’s co-founders, Nate Jones and Nick Hardcastle, say, “[their]… Continue reading

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Playlists for Plays and Prosetry – Installment 1: As the Day is Long

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by Selene Santiago Staff Writer   Music is my writing go-to.  Before I sit myself down to write, I begin a playlist.  Atmosphere, lyric, tone – I create a world of sound that… Continue reading

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Introducing La Fogata: You’ve Got 99 Problems and a Mentor Ain’t One

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Fogata. Bonfire. An outdoor fire, corralled and controlled, used since The Dawn of Man to rid a space of refuse, and and for communities to gather around and celebrate Life itself. Yes. And… Continue reading

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Men will be men in ‘A Steady Rain’ at the Odyssey Theatre

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By Armando Huipe Staff Writer A Steady Rain by Keith Huff is a deeply rich text disguised as a buddy-cop drama. In his playwright’s note Huff explains that his words are to be… Continue reading

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‘Mother.Redux’ Takes on Motherhood at Miles Memorial Playhouse

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By Fanny Garcia Founding Editor SuarezDanceTheater is a Los Angeles based dance theater company with a mission to produce work that challenges the social constructs society places on women. Christine Suarez founded the… Continue reading

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The Dragon Lady: Lessons from a High School Drama Teacher

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By Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo Guest Contributer It was the fall of 1995. I was acting in my high school’s production of I Remember Mama, and we had just finished our penultimate dress rehearsal. The… Continue reading

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The Casting of a Play: Reflecting Community Diversity on Stage for the Audience

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by Fanny Garcia Founding Editor (Originally published on The Road Weeps Bulletin – Exploring the Journey of the Indigenous & African American Communities through Marcus Gardley’s play The Road Weeps, The Well Runs… Continue reading

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Hardest working teatristas in show business: Lucha VaVoom

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I first saw Lucha Vavoom back in 2007 at The Mayan Theater in Downtown Los Angeles – home to many a salsa night and, once,a clandestine home to a goth club or two.… Continue reading

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Local LA playwright Liz Femi’s “Take Me To The Poor House” Heads to New York

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by Liana Arauz Contributing Writer What is there to do if you are an artist born in England, raised in Nigeria, now living in the US. and growing tired of only hearing the… Continue reading

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Instructions Not Included: Maturity, Adulthood, and Parenthood

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By Priscilla Lynn Gonzalez Contributing Writer If you’re lucky enough, someone will unexpectedly enter your life, flip your world upside down, and help you realize just how selfish and cowardly you’ve been living.… Continue reading

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