Posts Tagged ‘San Diego Repertory Theatre’
San Diego Theatres Continue to Cope During the Pandemic – Here’s an Update as the ‘Fall Season’ Begins
As what would have been the fall season comes upon us, the local companies are keeping up their work…
Read MoreA 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
On its surface, San Diego theater acquitted itself quite well in 2017…Indeed, theater here grows more practiced and comfortable with itself each year…
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 MoreNothing’s Sacred in Rep’s Despicable ‘Hand to God’
Just as human beings make mistakes, they ideally take advantage of the reprieves that life magically hands them. San Diego Repertory Theatre’s terrible ‘Hand to God’ resorts to puppetry as an extension of human behavior — and it doesn’t work any better onstage than in real life.
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