Posts by Cassiopeia Guthrie
‘The Grinch’ centers family memory making at The Old Globe
A quarter century has come and gone and How the Grinch Stole Christmas continues on with much merriment at The Old Globe’s Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, running now through the end of December…
Read MoreScripps Ranch Theatre’s ‘Extreme Home Makeover’ a universal exploration of grief and growth
Set in a world where opportunity comes with conditions and a VHS tape can be a lifeline to survival, Makasha Copeland’s Extreme Home Makeover, running through Dec. 4 at Scripps Ranch Theatre, offers some welcome side-eye to that process while elevating one family’s desperation to simply come out standing on the other side…
Read MoreMoxie’s dystopian drama ‘The Children’ an intriguing glimpse into the aftermath of nuclear disaster
Dystopia, drama, and something sinister underlie Lucy Kirkwood’s play The Children, directed by Kim Strassburger and running through December 4 at the Moxie Theatre…
Read MoreSprinkle of swing a surprisingly joyful addition to ‘Hamilton’ recipe as the tour arrives in San Diego
A host of understudies opened Hamilton’s 11 day tour swing through San Diego and reaped the reward of a standing ovation. This production, in its return to the Civic through November 20, was artistry in motion, and the roaring audience was ready to experience it…
Read More‘Not Working’ highlights pandemic experience commonalities in its county-traveling run
‘Not Working: A New Musical for a Different World’ is open for its second weekend, this time at Diversionary Theatre in University Heights, where it runs through Sunday, November 6 before moving on to the Chula Vista Library for one final weekend…
Read MoreServing the war effort sometimes means Shakespeare in ‘Into the Breeches’ at North Coast Rep
From ghost light to opening night, Into the Breeches is an irreverent, irresistible comedy that brings the challenge of staging a play in wartime 1942 (without the troupe) into the spotlight…
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