Posts Tagged ‘Anastasia Pautova’
Rep’s ‘Sex with Strangers’: So What’s the Big Whoop?
What do two attractive, sexually healthy strangers do in a snowbound cabin with no electricity? They take their new relationship to the next level — and when the hard decisions eventuate, a faulty San Diego Repertory Theatre’s ‘Sex with Strangers’ says they can’t see the play through.
Read MoreRep’s Positively Superb ‘Disgraced’ Marks Rift over Muslim Identity in West
We’re all bozos on this bus, as Monty Python said — indeed, the illusion behind human perception bids us take our seats. In the Islam-intensive current events arena, a dark and absolutely extraordinary San Diego Repertory Theatre entry shows in no uncertain terms what happens when that illusion is washed away.
Read MoreThe Good Outweighs the Bad in SD Rep’s ‘Outside Mullingar’
Ireland is more than the home of great writers and greater potatoes. To hear San Diego Repertory Theatre’s decent ‘Outside Mullingar’ tell it, it’s also a lovers paradise despite some pretty weighty odds.
Read MoreJohn Logan Impersonates David Mamet in SD Rep’s Excellent ‘Red’
In terms of its intent, fine art is about as subjective an enterprise as you’ll find. Famed abstract expressionist Mark Rothko will have none of that, and that’s one thing that makes San Diego Repertory Theatre’s ‘Red’ so good.
Read MoreThe monarch never arrives, but SD Rep’s ‘Butterflies’ is commendable
San Diego Repertory Theatre is giving “In the Time of the Butterflies,” the story of four sisters’ valiant fight against Dominican Republic strongman Rafael Trujillo’s bloody regime, its English-language world premiere through Jan. 26. Curiously, the entry is missing a lot about its flesh-and-blood antagonist — but a highly developed culture of ensemble carries the performances in this commendable piece about a brutal reign the West can’t afford to forget.
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