Posts Tagged ‘Moises Kaufman’
Not Your Grandmother’s Opera Company Any More
David Bennett, the newly appointed General Director of San Diego Opera, opens up his vision for the San Diego company based on his successes as Executive Director of New York City’s innovative Gotham Chamber Opera.
Read MoreWorld Premiere of Paul Robeson Play at La Jolla Playhouse Resonates with Contemporary Events
Mr. Beaty’s subject is Paul Robeson, the singer and actor who rose to the heights of his profession prior to and during World War II and then plummeted to the depths by his open admiration for equal treatment of people of color within the Soviet Union, an admiration that soured once Stalin came to power. Nevertheless, Mr. Robeson was called before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee, and like so many artists so called, he lost his prestige and his ability to work as an entertainer for years to come.
Read MoreOrange County’s Chance Trusts the Text With Laramie Plays
“Trust the process” is the theme of many successful projects. In the case of Chance Theater’s productions of The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, that theme might be revised to read, “Trust the process; trust the text.”
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