by Ashley Steed~
“What does justice look like?”
This question is posed in the prologue of Cornerstone Theater Company’s sixth and final installment of the four-year Justice Cycle, which examines laws and their affect on the community.
3 Truths by Naomi Iizuka bridges the entire cycle, thereby using themes and elements from the previous five plays. With this [...]
June 10, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Theatre of NOTE
Neighborhood: Hollywood (Cahuenga Corridor)
Address: 1517 N Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
Website: www.theatreofnote.com
Seat capacity: 42
When founded: 1981
Parking: Street parking (metered). Lots: next to theatre, at CNN building and Arclight Cinemas (we do not validate).
Handicap accessible: Yes
Restrooms:Yes
Amenities: wi-fi, lights and sound equipment, a/c, heat, microwave oven
Lobby: Yes
Concessions: Yes
What’s Nearby:
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by Ashley Steed~
Trapped inside a home with a group of people with dwindling resources and knowing stepping foot outside risks imminent death to you and your comrades is enough to make anyone crazy. Some more than others. Deity Clutch, written and directed by Gus Krieger and presented by the Porters of Hellsgate, chronicles the lives [...]
May 13, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Art|Works Theatre and Studios, home to:
viaCorpora, International Performance Research and Development House &
ARTEL Theatre Laboratory
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Address: 6567 – 6585 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Website:
www.artworkstheatre.com/
www.viacorpa.com/
www.arteltheatre.org/
Seat capacity: 84
When founded: 2005
Parking: Parking lot on site (16 cars only); Street parking easily accessible
Handicap accessible: Yes – Let them know [...]
by Ashley Steed~
The Issacs’ upstate New York aging home, just 45 minutes from Broadway, is decorated with memorabilia of shows and performances of yester-year. It’s thespian inhabitants, although going through tough times, still embody the show biz saying “the show must go on.”
In this somewhat charming play by playwright and filmmaker Henry Jaglom, the eccentricities [...]
April 23, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Theatre Banshee
Neighborhood: Burbank – Magnolia Park
Address: 3435 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
(corner of Magnolia and Avon)
Website: www.theatrebanshee.org
Seat capacity: 60-72
When founded: 1995
Parking: Ample free, safe, street parking
Handicap accessible: Yes
Restrooms: Two – one is HC accessible
Amenities: Brand new theater-style seating, full compliment of light and [...]
by Ashley Steed~
“Tonight I have seen that I have been the fool, just a bit player in a story you all know too well.”
The story is that of a man prophesied to kill his father and marry his mother. That bit player is, of course, Oedipus. Luis Alfaro’s Oedipus El Rey, playing at Boston Court, [...]
March 11, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
(Full Disclosure: Ms. Steed is a proud new member of Son of Semele Ensemble and is therefore very much biased. That being said, she is partial to anyone who is passionate about the theatre.)
Company: Son of Semele Ensemble
Neighborhood: Silver Lake
Address: 3301 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(on the corner of [...]