Posts Tagged ‘Phil Johnson’
Backyard Renaissance Mounts an Irresistible ‘Zoo Story’ at Diversionary
San Diego’s Backyard Renaissance Theatre opened an irresistible revival of Edward Albee’s iconic play “The Zoo Story” Saturday, July 14, at Diversionary Theatre in University Heights featuring Francis Gercke as the shiftless young man Jerry and Phil Johnson as the complacent Manhattan publishing exec Peter.
Read MoreExposition is leaky, Johnson is excellent in good ‘Jewish Joke’
Sen. Joseph McCarthy died young, and his obsession with communist infiltration probably stoked that. The Roustabouts Theatre Co.’s good ‘A Jewish Joke’ reflects McCarthyism’s repercussions — but, like McCarthy, it’s missing a few of its marbles.
Read More‘Red Hot Lovers’: Too Adult for TV, Too Timid for Today
North Coast Repertory Theatre’s production does the play justice but also exposes some of its flaws….
Read MoreFormer La Jolla Resident Thinks Inside the Box
How do you manage to — uh — contain yourself amid the magic of theater and all it means? Former La Jolla resident Dominique Salerno found the solution. You write and perform your own show from a space no bigger than two breadboxes.
Read MoreCygnet’s Great ‘Pageant’ Caught in a Time Warp
Beauty contests are sitting ducks for the high-camp treatment that casts and directors give them. That’s what makes Cygnet Theatre’s Pageant such a funny play; the show’s ensemble culture and hilarious writing take it from there.
Read MoreShe-Rantulas Spin a Parody Web at Diversionary
If you enjoy enjoy campy parody of 1950s culture featuring men in dresses and lots of sexual double-entendre, then get someone to bug you to see this show.
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