Konstantine Stanislavski Love art in yourself and not yourself in art.
Harold Clurman The stage is life, music, beautiful girls, legs, breasts, not talk or intellectualism or dried-up academics.
by Tony Bartolone~
It was fitting that the grand re-opening of Bang Comedy Institute and Theater was topped off with a dance party. The entire event felt like a party. And it was quite possibly the least pretentious and most welcoming theater I have ever walked into. After fighting my way through LA traffic and scavenging [...]
by Tracey Paleo~
In 1947 George Orwell wrote Animal Farm, an allegory about events leading up to and during Stalinism. It contained a very human story played out by animals, who attempted to address corruption, wickedness, indifference and greed, doing so by liberating themselves from human bondage, but whose chief characters in the end become very [...]
Born Again Bohemian at Open Fist Theatre
by Tony Bartolone~
Born Again Bohemian is an honest series of stories of a girl raised by her Christian mother with the absence of her hippie father weighing heavy on her developing identity. Besides being a bit drab, the one-woman show has quit a bit of potential.
The biggest problem in [...]
Hog Riot! at Theatre of Arts @ Arena Stage
by Danny Rangel~
It’s not altogether surprising that a cast made up of teenagers and tweens wouldn’t hold much water in this year’s Fringe. Perhaps one day they’ll find themselves in a better vehicle for their burgeoning talents, but the unfortunately named Hog Riot! is not that show.
Hog [...]
Hi, How Can I Help You? @ The Annex, ArtWorks Theatre & Studios
by Melanie Keller~
As if anything about BDSM wasn’t already interesting enough, comedian Scout Durwood ups the entertainment factor of this subject matter in her lively and eccentric one woman show. Playing the many characters that inhabit her imaginary version of the whips and [...]
Apocalypse, Not Now! at Fringe Central
by Marcus Kaye~
Apocalypse, Not Now! showcases stoner, alcoholic and former hand model, Clara York. Telling the story of how the fires in Tujunga forced her agoraphobic little self out of her home after nine years, only to be faced with two other natural disasters in the form of flood and [...]
Am I Black Enough Yet? at Comedy Sportz Theatre
by Vince Duvall~
Am I Black Enough Yet? could be about a lot of things. Thankfully, it transcends heavy handed cultural and ethnic issues to find a balance of humor and heart that, let’s face it, is probably more endangered in today’s theatre. ISMO Theatre Co. [...]
How Did I Get Here? at The Complex
by Tony Bartolone~
Laura Levites hits the stage like a neurotic hurricane of loss, laughs and loneliness. Her one woman show twists her painful relationship history into a series of delightful anecdotes and light commentaries. I felt a little uneasy at times, perhaps because I identified with the material. [...]
Our own Joel Elkins loves crossword puzzles and as a hobby creates his own. He created one for our coverage of the Hollywood Fringe Festival so that, when you have time between all the shows you’re seeing, you can fill it with something more fun than sitting in your car on Santa Monica Blvd. waiting [...]
[Editors Note: there is no day Seven edition of the Daily Rag.]
Voices from Chernobyl Jr. at Artworks Theatre and Studios @ The Annex
by Danny Rangel~
It has been 25 years since the famous nuclear incident at Chernobyl. Since then, rampant misinformation as well as the passing of time has obscured details from the disaster.
Playwright Cindy Marie [...]
