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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.

The monarch never arrives, but SD Rep’s ‘Butterflies’ is commendable

By Martin Jones Westlin | January 13, 2014 |

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.