Posts by David Dixon
Clever and Ridiculous Antics Collide in The Roustabouts’ Hilarious ‘Savoyard Murders’
Earlier this year, the Artistic Director of The Roustabouts Theatre Co., Phil Johnson, starred in one of the most grim, tragic and intense satires of the year, gUnTOPIA. Johnson clearly has range, because he is now co-directing and starring in one of the silliest and funniest plays of the year, >The Savoyrard Murders.
Read MorePlenty of Empathy in OnStage’s Wonderful ‘Mugre’
heatre has the power to take seemingly ordinary stories and make them riveting and impactful. A current staging that exemplifies this is OnStage Playhouse’s World Premiere production of Mugre, which is a drama about a short period of time in the lives of Mexican employees at a South San Diego car wash, Los Mojados.
Read MoreTeatro San Diego Stages an Intensely Raw Classic
West Side Story is often presented in an epic style in big venues with large sets and orchestras. Teatro San Diego’s version might be staged at the intimate City Heights Performance Annex to recorded music, but the grand scale of the musical is felt with an expansively diverse cast and beautiful dancing.
Read MoreOld Globe’s ‘Windsor’ Gleefully Mixes Shakespeare and the 50’s
Staging The Merry Wives of Windsor in the style of a 1950’s sitcom might not appear to be the most natural period setting for William Shakespeare’s comedy. However, director, James Vásquez, delightfully makes it work with standout contributions from his cast and crew.
Read MoreEmotionally Truthful Jukebox Musical at Coronado Playhouse
The world premiere Ben Folds alternative rock show, Underground, is notable for being the first staging that Coronado Playhouse has presented with another theatre company. Labeled as an immersive musical mashup, the terrific production is in partnership with Blindspot Collective.
Read MoreModern Relevance Throughout New Fortune Theatre’s Haunting ‘Public Enemy’
New Fortune Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Richard Baird, is no stranger to being featured in plays by revered Norwegian writer, Henrik Ibsen. His resume includes performing in North Coast Repertory Theatre’s productions of Ghosts and Hedda Gabler as well as a version of A Doll’s House from The Old Globe.
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