by Chris Rohmann | Nov 4, 2010 | Stage
A funereal air hangs over the opening scenes of two plays being performed on area campuses this weekend. Thing is, the one that takes place in an actual funeral parlor is a caustic comedy. The other one, set in a home that might as well be a cloister, begins in the...
by Chris Rohmann | Nov 11, 2010 | Stage
Jessica Litwak says she loves New York, but recently moved to the Valley because “I wanted more of a collaborative community feeling. I fell in love with this area and felt I could grow old in a cultural, intellectual, left-wing artistic community.” Litwak...
by Chris Rohmann | Nov 18, 2010 | Stage
When actors are preparing to play a role, they often dig into the character’s “back story”—the life history that brought that person to the moment s/he appears on the stage. The playwright often provides at least some of it in the script, but...
by Chris Rohmann | Nov 18, 2010 | Stage
“As a theater professional, I want to create theater that people can come and see, but I also want to be taking action to improve the real lives of women and girls around the world.” So says Kristen van Ginhoven, co-founder, with actor/educator Leigh...
by Chris Rohmann | Nov 25, 2010 | Stage
You’ve been caught shoplifting. A cop has cuffed you and the angry shopkeeper is in your face. Next stop, a courtroom and a criminal record. You’re under arrest for driving drunk, and not for the first time. You didn’t run anyone...
