by Jordan R. Young | Dec 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Brian Pirnat and Brooke Lewis in “Mr. Burns.” Photo by Amy Lauren Gettys. Can a play recover from an unsatisfactory first act, one that leaves you frankly wondering, what am I doing here? Absolutely, if Anne Washburn’s “Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play” and Branden...
by Jordan R. Young | Nov 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
“The Lost World” (1925). If there was ever a silent film I never wanted to see again after my first viewing it was “The Lost World,” the 1925 original I clapped eyes on as a teenager. Or so I thought. I was bowled over when this prehistoric adventure flick surfaced at...
by Jordan R. Young | Nov 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Preston Butler III and L. Scott Caldwell in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. Photo by Jordan Kubat/SCR. August Wilson’s “Gem of the Ocean” (at South Coast Repertory through Nov. 11) is one of those quirky character-driven plays it’s hard to get a handle on at...
by Jordan R. Young | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Musée Picasso, Paris. Photo © 2017 by Jordan R. Young. The Musée Picasso seems to be closed every time I’m in Paris. I finally managed to visit the museum devoted to the celebrated artist on a recent trip to Europe, though it was (natch) partially closed. Better yet,...
by Jordan R. Young | Sep 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
James McHale and Amanda Zarr in “In a Word.” Photo by Doug Catiller, True Image Studio. Give ‘em the old razzle dazzle—gets ‘em every time. I have no evidence this thought passed through Simon Stephens’ brain en route to adapting “The Curious Incident of the Dog in...
by Jordan R. Young | Aug 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
David Edward Reyes and Talia Goodman in Karen Fix Curry’s “Celtic Knot” at OC-centric. Photo by Kirk Huff Schenck. Theresa Rebeck’s “The Understudy” (at Modjeska Playhouse in Lake Forest through Sept. 3) is an example of what can happen when a playwright makes a...
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