ion theater company – San Diego Story

Historical Subtext Is Nearly Absent in ion’s Unfinished ‘The Jacksonian’

By Martin Jones Westlin | March 7, 2016 |

Racism is and has been here to stay, but even in our lifetimes, it’s been worse. Playwright Beth Henley seeks to illustrate this in her play ‘The Jacksonian,’ currently in its regional premiere at ion theatre — but everything considered, her theories fall woefully short.

PsyPhi’s ‘Geeks’ Very Entertaining Despite the Miscues

By Martin Jones Westlin | July 12, 2014 |

Geeks are the woolly mammoths of society, but there’s nothing un-cool about woolly mammoths (or, for that matter, staying true to yourself). It has its miscues, but PsyPhi Productions’ ‘Geeks! The Musical!’ conveys the moral very well.