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Marcus Truschinski, left, as Benedick and Jessica Ko as Beatrice in APT’s production of ‘Much Ado About Nothing.’ American Players Theatre’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ offers big laughs and joy…

Daniele Tyler Mathews designed the costumes for “Much Ado About Nothing” at American Players Theatre. LIZ LAUREN By Lindsay Christians Benedick, that legendary Shakespearean enemy-to-lover, sounds like a girl whose Tinder date…

Outstanding performances further elevate SCR’s superb new revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking 1959 play. By: Michael Quintos The title of Lorraine Hansberry‘s bold, groundbreaking 1959 Broadway play, A RAISIN IN THE SUN—the first…

Lorraine Hansberry’s drama explores the racial tension and antipathy within 1950’s societal standards and the struggles African-Americans faced with constructing their own racial identity. NOVEMBER 2, 2023—COSTA MESA In telling…

From left, C.J. Lindsey, Veralyn Jones, Ashembaga (Ashe) Jaafaru and Tiffany Yvonne Cox appear in South Coast Repertory’s production of “A Raisin in the Sun.” (Photo by Robert Huskey, SCR)…

PCPA’s Production Embraces Cultural Traditions — Both New and Old  By Maggie YatesTue Aug 15, 2023 | 7:57pm ‘American Mariachi’ | Photo: Luis Escobar, Reflections Photography Studio  José Cruz González’s American Mariachi deftly…

THE FANTASTIC FIVE: American Mariachi, the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA) new show at the Solvang Festival Theater, follows an all-girl mariachi group during the 1970s. Courtesy photo by Luis Escobar, Reflections…

Meredith Noël, Chioma Anyanwu, Tiffany Yvonne Cox, and Gregory Warren in “the ripple, the wave that carried me home.” (Photo by Don Ipock.) Water is one of the most enduring…

Christina Anderson’s timely play gets a superb production at KCRep. By: Kelly Luck Mar. 19, 2023 In her new play the ripple, the wave that carried me home, Christina Anderson (who hails originally from…