Posts Tagged ‘Diversionary Theatre’
Bravos and Boos for 2016
We asked each of our writers to cast their thoughts as “bravos” and “boos.” As you’ll see, some of them found it easier to do than others. Be that as it may, we proudly present essays by Ken Herman, Kris Eitland, Bill Eadie, David Dixon, Martin Jones Westlin, and Welton Jones.
Read MoreInnermission’s Fine ‘Seven Spots’ Holds the World Between the Lines
Solar radiation carries a deadly potential rivaled by only one phenomenon — war. The former upends commerce the way the latter upends lives; Innermission Productions’ current ‘Seven Spots on the Sun’ is a very good case in point.
Read MoreFormer La Jolla Resident Thinks Inside the Box
How do you manage to — uh — contain yourself amid the magic of theater and all it means? Former La Jolla resident Dominique Salerno found the solution. You write and perform your own show from a space no bigger than two breadboxes.
Read MoreThe Ways of the Universe Are Too Much for Backyard’s ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’
Two of the summer’s better performances are up at Diversionary Theatre — but amid some criminally ingratiating material, the actors can do only so much in Backyard Renaissance Theatre Company’s slovenly Gutenberg! The Musical!.
Read MoreInnerMission’s ‘Disappearing Act’ Tackles PTSD
Give InnerMission Productions a lot of credit: it’s put together a thoughtful, professional-level, show on a limited budget…
Read MoreLack of References Scuttles Well-Intentioned ‘Bright Half Life’
Married life is either a patiently enduring proposition or a gamble lost as often as won. Diversionary Theatre’s well-intentioned ‘Bright Half Life’ tries to make us think it’s both, and that’s where the problems lie.
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