Posts Tagged ‘ion Theatre’
A Decade of Theatre in San Diego
January 1, 2020, marks the start of a new decade. Looking back, I notice that I have been reviewing theatre in San Diego for more than ten years. It seems appropriate to consult what I’ve written and see, what has changed about San Diego theatre. So, instead of summarizing 2019, I’m returning to 2010 and working my way forward to the present.
Read MoreCan 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 MoreSan Diego Arts 2017: Theatre
2017 was an average year in San Diego theatre. Nothing wrong with that…
Read MoreRaygoza Triumphs in Bogosian’s ‘Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll’
Claudio Raygoza’s chilling tour de force performance of Eric Bogosian’s volatile one-man play ‘Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll’ blew the roof off ion theatre’s modest Sixth Avenue playhouse Saturday, October 14 . . .
Read MoreCharlene Baldridge
Noted arts critic Charlene Baldridge, who died Sept. 9 at age 83 after a lengthy illness, had a relationship with her daughter that involved far more than the written word.
Read More‘The Ballad of Emmett Till’ Sings an Impassioned Song for Justice
The brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in rural Mississippi in August, 1955, is recalled by many as the decisive beginning of the last century’s Civil Rights movement. Ifa Bayeza’s stirring one act play “The Ballad of Emmett Till” recounts this event as a kind of passion play, taking us on a fervent journey with Till on his unintended via dolorosa . . .
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