Sunday, August 14, 2016

I Learned How to Swim Before I Knew The History by Enci

With the first week of the Rio Olympics coming to an end, my soul had been filled with joy and anguish. NBC’s coverage has been absolute crap but then again, I didn’t expect much…

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Friday, July 29, 2016

Oeuvre Total Part 6: Billy Wilder, Giant Killer by Enci

  – cowboys –   In an election year you hear a lot of history. A recent statement that the White House was built by slaves was rebutted with the astonishing assertion t…

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Monday, July 25, 2016

In Extremis by Enci

When I was young, every night after my swing shift I rode down to the Staten Island Ferry. I’d float home at midnight, or 5, because I would get off the train and close bars on the way…

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Sunday, July 24, 2016

“Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am?” by Enci

A society can’t claim perfection until it kills its critics. That is how it knows when to make the announcement. Ask Stalin. Ask Mao. Ask the Americans who assault people at …

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

MANIFESTO, a play of historical fiction by Enci

MANIFESTO a play of historical fiction by Dmitry Zvonkov   Veranda of suburban cottage. A sunny spring day. VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN and LEV DAVIDOVICH TROTSKY, both in their 50s, with mus…

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Oeuvre Total Part 4: The World Aflame by Enci

“Nobody’s perfect.” It’s one of the great European last lines, and it hangs on one of the great American movies. But it’s not the end of the picture. As Michael…

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Heard Any Good Poop Jokes Lately? by Enci

  To say last week was rough would be an understatement. Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, and the Dallas PD shooting? Honestly, rough can’t come close to expressing what I’…

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Saturday, July 9, 2016

Being Helpless in Your Own Country by Enci

I apologize in advance. This post might be long. I’m sitting in a hotel room alone in Boston and I’m utterly disheartened. I’m writing to help myself – as I sit in fr…

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Friday, July 8, 2016

Philando Motherfucking Castile by Enci

Philando Castile is the best name in America right now. In 1955, Rosa Parks did what Claudette Colvin could not. Claudette Colvin was calculatedly dismissed by civil rights leaders…

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

On the Fringe with George by Enci

To his friend Brian Aherne, the depressive cad actor George Sanders wrote:   December 31st, 1937 Dear Brian, I was very happy to receive your angry letter, and I am glad I shook you up …

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Much Ado At Archway Theatre by Stevensabel

NORTH HOLLYWOOD – Shakespeare’s most endearing classic comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing,” brings Renaissance Italy to life at the Archway Theatre now through Sept. 20. Performances ar…

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Rogue Machine Presents: A PERMANENT IMAGE by Samuel D. Hunter by Judith

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: BORNE IDENTITIES PR Brett Henson – [email protected] A Play by Samuel D. Hunter “A PERMANENT IMAGE”   Opening June 6th and runnin…

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Monday, May 25, 2015

A Late Thursday Thought

In honor of the late great Lenny Bruce whose birthday would have been today. This is an audio recording of the routine after his famous obscenity bust. Happy Birthday, Lenny and well blah bl…

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Kat Primeau: AdvoK@, Actress, Rock Star

Our very own multi-talented AdvoK@, Kat Primeau, has been rocking the SoundCloud with her collaborator Chris Sousa lately. Her latest tune Settled really caught my ear and thought I’…

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For Hire: Arts for All Development Associate

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission seeks a full-time development associate. This contract position will support the Arts for All arts education collaborative in achieving its development…

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Advok@ Spotlight: Red Dog Squadron to spawn Red Pups program for children in LA USD

 Confucius said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” As any theatre artist knows, taking that first step towards fundraising, self-producing, or articulating a cr…

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Critique of the Week – Runner Runner Up

WONDERLUST Kat Michels – Stage and Cinema SCIENCE, GOD, AND LOVE: BEGIN ARGUING Buried somewhere in the convoluted twists, turns and ramblings of playwright Cody Henderson’s Wonderlu…

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RABBIT HOLE (THEATRE PALISADES): 75% – BITTERSWEET

SWEET Though not a perfect production, this is one hole well worth falling into. Steven Stanley – StageSceneLA SWEET Theatre Palisades took a risk in staging the Pulitzer Prize-winning…

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Casting for King of the Ice Cream Mountain

Casting for King of the Ice Cream Mountain (Adults performing for kids) August 7th and August 8th (OPEN CALL NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY) West Valley Playhouse 7242 Owensmouth Ave Canoga Park C…

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NEXT FALL (GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE): 83% – SWEET

SWEET Director Sheryl Kaller elicits multilayered performances. Marked with sensitivity and grace, this West Coast premiere rendition is alternately hilarious and heartbreaking. Les Spindle …

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Moliere’s “Le Misanthrope” at the Knightsbridge

Alceste is disgusted with mankind. Everywhere he looks he sees dishonesty, greed, and flattery. The irony is that he is hopelessly in love with Celimene, the biggest flirt and gossip in high…

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Critique of the Week

DAY DRINKERS Madeleine Shaner – Park La Brea News/Beverly Press If I have to see one more bar play, I might disappear with a bad case of “the morning after”. Playwright Justin Tann…

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Moonlight Spent in Toil

Artists in America have to do a lot of other things to keep themselves in art.  Ain’t it? Unless you were born wealthy, in which case I sympathize with your struggle to grow character…

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Casting – THE COLLECTOR, a staged reading

Off-Chance Productions seeks a French speaking actress for the staged reading of a new screenplay by the creator of The Real Girl’s Guide to Everything Else – Carmen Elena Mitche…

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Audition: A Record of Light

Site-Specific World Premiere A Record of Light by Jesse Bliss Produced by Peter Woods Fall 2011 Downtown Los Angeles@ The Last Bookstore www.therootsandwingsproject.com “You don’t co…

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Critique of the Week – Runner Up

YOU MAKE ME PHYSICALLY ILL & SO DAMNED HEAVENLY BOUND David C. Nichols – Backstage It must be said, though without pleasure in the saying: This specious, spurious double bill, a su…

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The Thursday Thought

A mesmerizing murumuration. Like living art. Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

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BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL comes to the Victory Theatre in Burbank!

BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL comes to the Victory Theatre in Burbank! With recent productions in New York (Sage Theatre, Times Square) and Los Angeles (Whitefire Theatre–where it was no…

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THE 1940′S RADIO HOUR (ACTORS CO-OP REVIVAL): 100% – SWEET

SWEET The effect is friendly and inviting, and director Nan McNamara keeps the energetic pace up throughout the show without making it chaotic or overwhelming. Ellen Dostal – Musicals …

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THE WIZARD OF OZ (3-D THEATRICALS): 100% – SWEET

SWEET As notable as 3-D’s first three shows at its new home in Plummer Auditorium, the production’s visuals, special and technical effects, music and musical scenes are first-rat…

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BHUTAN: 100% – SWEET

SWEET Director Elina de Santos has assembled a top-notch cast and deploys the actors with a keen awareness of the play’s nuances. Neal Weaver – Backstage SWEET Bhutan is well dir…

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards