THEATRE REVIEWS
Diversionary’s ‘The Moors’ Raises Gothic Satire to Dizzying Heights
San Diego’s Diversionary has mounted Jen Silverman’s arch 2016 play “The Moors,” a smartly acted, edge-of-your-seat production that defies easy categorization, but commandeers the audience on a wild ride through the environs of comedy, tragedy, romance, thriller, and historical melodrama . . .
Read MoreMcAnuff and Friends Hail Disco Queen Donna Summers at LJ Playhouse
It was a great decade for sex, drugs and a beat you could dance to. Donna Summer was hailed as Queen of Disco and she ha the catalogue to prove it. It took 30-plus songwriters to make this score and the highlight is a second-liohe song from ‘Hair.’ But it’s got strut and sleek chic.
Read MoreWitnessing a Real Life Tragedy
More than seven decades have passed since the publication of “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.” Her journal continues to be a heartbreaking reminder of the tragedy and atrocities of the Holocaust.
Read MoreRaising a Child Under Difficult Circumstances
Autism is a serious topic that’s been depicted in depth theatrically only in recent years. Aside from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, there aren’t a lot of notable examples of shows that revolve around this neurodevelopmental disorder.
Read MoreFine ‘Carnage’ Assails AI And the Beginning of the End
The death knell on humanity’s future has sounded, and ironically, it’s originated in man’s own creation. Robotics are an explicit threat to this species’ legacy and way of life — and in fruitlessmoon theatreworks’ fine « American Carnage: A Love Story, » the results are nigh unthinkable.
Read MoreTypecasting Is King in SDAT’S Withering ‘The Zoo Story’
Modernity has caught up with humanity, in all its virulent forms. San Diego Actors Theatre’s ‘The Zoo Story’ is a sound testament to that effect — besides, if Playwright Edward Albee likes his script that much, how bad can it be?
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