The Irish Curse, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
The Irish Curse by Martin Casella. Bob Verini – ArtsInLA As a dramatic event, Martin Casella’s The Irish Curse is a complete and utter contrivance. But within its rickety structure are some...
View ArticleMutually Assured Destruction, Odyssey Theatre
Production photo by Ed Krieger. Mutually Assured Destruction by Peter Lefcourt. Pauline Adamek – ArtsBeatLA It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what is wrong with this play and production. The...
View ArticleANNAPURNA at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Photo by Enci ANNAPURNA by Sharr White Pauline Adamek – ArtsBeatLA In playwright Sharr White’s quirky two-person drama, directed by Bart DeLorenzo, a formerly married couple reunites and tries to...
View ArticlePASSION PLAY at the Odyssey Theatre
Photo by Michael Gend Steven Leigh Morris – LA Weekly A quartet of Big Idea plays has opened over the past two weeks, exploring the intersections of art, psychology and history. Sarah Ruhl’s Passion...
View ArticleTHE HUMAN SPIRIT at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Terry Morgan - Talkin’ Broadway Theatre has many functions, and sometimes its job is to remind or teach people about history. The trick, of course, is to do it in such a way that the piece still...
View ArticleTHE HAIRY APE at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Photo by Enci Box Myron Meisel – Stage Raw Class warfare has surged and ebbed in the U.S. public consciousness during harder or more prosperous times throughout the past century, but the distorted...
View ArticleGO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Photo by Enci Box Terry Morgan - Stage Raw One of the definitions of “meta-theatrical” is a theatre piece that constantly reminds the audience that they’re watching a play — one which comments on...
View ArticleTHE HUMAN SPIRIT at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Terry Morgan – Talkin’ Broadway Theatre has many functions, and sometimes its job is to remind or teach people about history. The trick, of course, is to do it in such a way that the piece still...
View ArticleTHE HAIRY APE at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Photo by Enci Box Myron Meisel – Stage Raw Class warfare has surged and ebbed in the U.S. public consciousness during harder or more prosperous times throughout the past century, but the distorted...
View ArticleGO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Photo by Enci Box Terry Morgan – Stage Raw One of the definitions of “meta-theatrical” is a theatre piece that constantly reminds the audience that they’re watching a play — one which comments on...
View ArticleGHOSTS at Odyssey Theatre
Pamela J. Gray and Barry Del Sherman in Ghosts. Photo by Cooper Bates. Deborah Klugman – Stage Raw Plays we now regard as classics aren’t always well-received when they debut. Like The Birthday Party...
View ArticleYAACOBI & LEIDENTAL, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Sera Heywood-Rakhimova, Michael Redfield, and Ilia Volok. Photo by Jenny Graham. Steven Leigh Morris – Stage Raw. The lure of lurid allure: Benny Hill meets Samuel Beckett in the late Israeli...
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