LEWIS AND TOLKIEN by Steven Morris

Phil Crowley, Bianca Akbiyik and Michael Beattie (Photo by Larry Sandez) Reviewed by Terry MorganActors Co-op Theatre CompanyThrough December 3 Plays portraying actual people in moments from…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 10:12pm on November 6, 2023☆⚑

SHE by Steven Morris

Camille Ariana Spirlin and Lorenz Arnell (Photo courtesy Anteaus Theatre Company) Reviewed by Martίn HernándezAntaeus Theatre CompanyThrough November 20 RECOMMENDED Thirteen-year-ol…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 9:52pm on November 6, 2023☆⚑

Spring Awakening by Steven Morris

Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreEast West PlayersThrough Nov 19, 2023 RECOMMENDED As another snowless Los Angeles winter approaches, East West Players is in full bloom with its latest production: …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 9:36pm on November 6, 2023☆⚑

Ms. Tucker Will See You Now by Steven Morris

Photo by Craig Allyn Cochrane Reviewed By Julia StierGardenia Supper ClubThrough December 8 RECOMMENDED Part musical revue, part therapy session, Ms. Tucker Will See You Now is an 80 m…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 9:21pm on November 6, 2023☆⚑

A Bridge Over Troubled Water in Kosovo by Steven Morris

An International Theater Festival Ponders Consequences of Bullying and Marauding  By Steven Leigh Morris "Negotiating Peace" at the Oda Theatre, Prishtina, Kosovo: Emma Andrea, Harald Th…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 7:24pm on November 6, 2023☆⚑

The Addams Family by Steven Morris

George Chavez, Delilah Shafer and Emma Yarian (Photo by Jan Glasband)     Reviewed by Socks WhitmoreActors' Repertory Theatre of SimiThrough Nov 12 They're creepy, they're kooky, and t…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 2:58pm on November 1, 2023☆⚑

Baby Foot by Steven Morris

Hope Lauren (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Reviewed by Martin HernandezRogue Machine at the Matrix TheatreThrough November 30 RECOMMENDED Budding musician Alexis (Hope Lauren) is leaving the Pacific …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 2:50pm on November 1, 2023☆⚑

Befok (or the Desperate Attempt to Impress Iñárritu) by Steven Morris

Asta Leigh (Photo by Cassandra Ropert) Reviewed by F. Kathleen FoleyOdyssey TheatreThrough November 5 RECOMMENDED It's seven days until her 40th birthday, and Lola Luvv [sic] hasn't accompli…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 8:55pm on October 30, 2023☆⚑

Reset by Steven Morris

Tyler Perez and Zachary Bones (Photo by Joey Solano) Reviewed by Deborah KlugmanMoving ArtsThrough November 20 In Reset, a new play by Howard Ho, a 20-something man at loose ends...

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 8:47pm on October 30, 2023☆⚑

Self-Discovery & Healing Through a Personal Relationship with Theater by Steven Morris

I Am HereBy Socks Whitmore This essay is provided in partnership Theatre Unleashed, which commissioned Stage Raw to write and edit a series of articles for its print magazine, Devise, to.…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 3:58pm on October 30, 2023☆⚑

An Actor's Journey from Iran to LA by Steven Morris

Notes From the First Iranian Female Admitted to USC's MFA Acting ProgramBy Elmira Rahim This essay is provided in partnership Theatre Unleashed, which commissioned Stage Raw to write and edi…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 2:11pm on October 30, 2023☆⚑

Pop Psychology and Pop Musicals by Steven Morris

Why Theater is Essential for a Young Therapist-in-TrainingBy Taylor Kass This essay is provided in partnership Theatre Unleashed, which commissioned Stage Raw to write and edit a series of a…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 1:28pm on October 30, 2023☆⚑

Theater as an Antidote to Despair by Steven Morris

A Personal Journey from Darkness to the StageBy V Cate This essay is provided in partnership Theatre Unleashed, which commissioned Stage Raw to write and edit a series of articles...

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 4:40pm on October 29, 2023☆⚑

The Angel Next Door by Steven Morris

James Newcomb, Taubert Nadalini and Barbara E. Robertson (Photo by Jason Niedle) Reviewed by Dana Martin North Coast Rep and Laguna Playhouse Thru November 5th RECOMMENDED The Angel Next Doo…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 5:22am on October 25, 2023☆⚑

Slow Thunder by Steven Morris

Ann Noble and Robert Yacko (Photo by Suse Sternkopf and Allen Corben/ImageWorks Reviewed by F. Kathleen FoleyTheatre 68 Arts ComplexThrough November 12 RECOMMENDED When a local theater puts …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 5:16am on October 25, 2023☆⚑

Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchett by Steven Morris

Kirsten Vangsness (Photo by J Doyel Photography) Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreOutside in TheatreThru October 30th Set in 1887 in High Court of Knobbs end, Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchet is s…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 5:12am on October 25, 2023☆⚑

The People Have Spoken, Part 3 by Steven Morris

  Our audiences on festivals, and on our digital era By Steven Leigh Morris   This is the third article in a series based on Stage Raw's Patron and Theater...

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 6:15pm on October 21, 2023☆⚑

The Wild Party by Steven Morris

Madelyn Claire Lego and Kyle Steven Stocker (Photo by Corran Villalobo) Reviewed by F. Kathleen FoleyThe Jaxx TheatreThrough October 28 RECOMMENDED If you were a New York theater critic d…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 3:22pm on October 18, 2023☆⚑

The Engagement Party by Steven Morris

Wendie Malick, Richard Bekins, Bella Heathcote and Jonah Platt (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Reviewed by Terry MorganGeffen PlayhouseThrough November 5 RECOMMENDED Post-pandemic theater, that ever-f…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 3:16pm on October 18, 2023☆⚑

A Midsummer Night's Dream by Steven Morris

Riley Shanahan, Jeanne Syquia, Kasey Mahaffy (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Reviewed by Dana MartinA Noise WithinThru November 22 RECOMMENDED A Midsummer Night's Dream conjures spirits of another…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 3:09pm on October 18, 2023☆⚑

Nevermore: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe by Steven Morris

Spike Pulice and Chloe Reyes (Photo by Sej Gangula) Reviewed by Martίn HernándezOphelia's JumpThrough October 29 RECOMMENDED What better way to ring in the Halloween dread than a music…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 11:53pm on October 17, 2023☆⚑

Quixote Nuevo by Steven Morris

Herbert Siguenza and ensemble (Photo by Jenny Graham) Reviewed by Deborah KlugmanSouth Coast RepertoryThrough October 28 RECOMMENDED Staged with spectacular flair at South Coast Repertory, Q…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 11:47pm on October 17, 2023☆⚑

Fear of Heights by Steven Morris

Kevin Flynn (Photo by Catherine Donovan) Reviewed by Steven Leigh MorrisOdyssey Theatre Ensemble & Kevin FlynnThrough Oct. 29 RECOMMENDED Kevin Flynn's autobiographical solo performance,…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 8:11pm on October 16, 2023☆⚑

Rise by Steven Morris

RaeAnne Carlsen, Bernadette Speakes, Doug Kabak, Markhum Stansbury (Grettal Cortes Photography) Reviewed by Julyza CommodoreCompany of AngelsThru November 5th RECOMMENDED It is the time of O…

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 1:55am on October 10, 2023☆⚑

The Thanksgiving Play by Steven Morris

Devin Sidell, Will Block, Adam Hagenbuch and Ashley Platz  (Photo by Zach Mendez) Reviewed by Philip BrandesEnsemble Theatre Company at The New VicThrough October 22 RECOMMENDED Devising …

SOURCE: stageraw.com at 8:17pm on October 9, 2023☆⚑