Posts Tagged ‘Horton Plaza’
Can San Diego Go From a ‘Good’ to a ‘Great’ Theatre Town?
I don’t pretend to be an expert in the business of theatre, but as an interested observer I have been alarmed by both the decrease in the number of professional productions, as well as the difficulty of finding venues where work can be produced.
Read MoreHistory Gets Short Shrift, But ‘Black Pearl Sings!’ Radiates Great Chemistry
Authentic history is sustained by its wealth of anecdotes. Copies of authentic history are sustained by nothing. That said, some very nice production values sustain San Diego Repertory Theatre’s ‘Black Pearl Sings!’ regardless.
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 MoreVenus in Fur: The [Fore]play’s the Thing
It is easy to see why regional theatres have found Venus in Fur to be the most appealing of recent New York offerings to produce… It is written by David Ives, a proven commodity with audiences (his All in the Timing is a staple of regional theatre). And, it’s about sex, though with enough other “stuff” thrown in so as not to shake audience sensibilities too much. San Diego REP’s production takes advantage of all of these pluses, and if it doesn’t achieve maximum potential it won’t disappoint its audiences, either.
Read MoreMalashock/RAW4 Inspired by Lou Reed and Emotional Narrative
Filled with provocative physicality and adult themes, Malashock/RAW4, is known as the soft-porn of San Diego dance programs. Now in its 4th year, the hit series hits the Lyceum Stage Nov. 14-16 with daring and bruising new works by John Malashock, Michael Mizerany, and Andy Noble.
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