Angelica – San Diego Story

Funny ‘Manifest Destinitis’ Needs a Dash Less Moliere

By Martin Jones Westlin | September 23, 2016 |

Audience and authorial tastes are changing all the time, and that’s why a Moliere adaptation (amid its originator’s bawdy humor) might not catch up in one fell swoop. Nonetheless, San Diego Repertory Theatre’s ‘Manifest Destinitis’ is a lot of fun as it looks at a core premise of 19th-century American expansionism.

Good ‘Journey’ Lifts Magica from Its Temporary Bout with Obscurity

By Martin Jones Westlin | June 17, 2014 |

Depending on your point of view, the Day of the Dead is a pretty cool holiday amid its spooky history. The middle of June doesn’t fuel the mood, but you’ll like Teatro Mascara Magica’s “Journey of the Skeletons” nonetheless.