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 Danny Rangel ~
Moose On the Loose, an uproarious, wildly entertaining play worthy of its recently successful run at Theatre West, is nearly upended by transparent plot lines, over-the-top performances, and an increasingly deafening collection of disparate Italian accents. But wait! Moose On the Loose is not a bad show. In fact, it’s rather difficult [...]
by Joel Elkins~
If nothing else, Theatre West knows its audience. And doesn’t mind catering to it. Whether the play determines the audience or, as I suspect, the audience determines the play, the crowd last weekend had a definite Catskills feel, perfect for the world premiere of “Goodby, Louie . . . Hello!” [...]
by Erin Daley ~
Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology holds a warm, cozy connotation for me. We used the text in a number of my early acting classes, I played a piece in high school band inspired by the poems and I’m a sucker for American history so I love to see any variation [...]
by Marcus Kaye-
Waiting for Lefty at Theatre West is a play that should resonate with today’s audiences, given the current economic slump that many find themselves in the middle of. The play, about an impending labor strike in the 1930′s, finds its themes of unrest, poverty, and distrust in government are mirrored in today’s society. [...]
