This post was updated May 20 at 9:50 a.m. Serving as a bridge between the past and present, Eve Mori has transformed Freud Playhouse into a place where a new generation can watch history vividly come to life. Read more...
Photo: Eve Mori is pictured wearing a red cardigan over a white top in the UCLA Sculpture Garden. A second-year theater student with a focus on directing and scriptwriting, Mori wrote and directed her play, “Himeyuri.” (Charlie Hamilton/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 5 at 11:59 p.m. What does a man know about flying a kite? More than one might think. Written by Athol Fugard and directed by Emily Mann and Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Geffen Playhouse’s production of “‘Master Harold’ …and the Boys” opened in Westwood on April 8. Read more...
Photo: John Kani (left) in a yellow sweater and Nyasha Hatendi (right), kneeling, pose in “‘Master Harold’…and the Boys”. Written by Athol Fugard and directed by Emily Mann and Tarell Alvin McCraney, the production opened at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood on April 8. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
This post was updated May 3 at 7:48 p.m. “This Is Our Youth” may be a play centered on young people, but it is meant for everyone – a reminder of the universal experience of youth. Read more...
Photo: Cast members of “This Is Our Youth” pose together. Written by Kenneth Lonergan, the play opens May 1 and will run for three weekends through May 17 at the Two Roads Theater in Studio City. (Courtesy of Paul Zenas)
This post was updated April 28 at 9:09 p.m. In the eyes of director Avi Sol, the road to adulthood in America is paved by money, mistakes and misplaced confidence. Read more...
Photo: Members of the cast of “THIS IS OUR YOUTH” pose sitting between two yellow posts. The independent theater company is staging its first production, written by Kenneth Lonergan, at the Two Roads Theater in Studio City from May 1-17. (Courtesy of Paul Zenas)
This post was updated April 23 at 7:59 p.m. Editor’s note: This review contains descriptions of criminal sexual activity involving animals that some readers may find disturbing. Read more...
Photo: Steven Culp (left) and Joey Stromberg (right) are pictured on stage. Echo Theater Company held the world premiere of “For Want of a Horse” on April 18 at the Atwater Village Theater. (Courtesy of Cooper Bates)
This post was updated April 16 at 8:55 p.m. The next generation in the “Dragon Cycle” is lighting up the stage. Sara Porkalob’s solo show “Dragon Mama” – directed by Andrew Russell – is the second in a matrilineal trilogy based on the star’s family following “Dragon Lady” and preceding the in-development “Dragon Baby.” “Dragon Mama” made its Los Angeles premiere March 4 and will play at the Geffen Playhouse through April 26. Read more...
Photo: Beneath spotlights, actress Sara Porkalob is pictured mid-performance with blue and pink lights illuminating the panel behind her. The show “Dragon Mama,” directed by Andrew Russell, is the second chapter in Porkalob’s familial trilogy, the “Dragon Cycle.” (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
This post was updated April 16 at 8:35 p.m. The Fowler’s newest exhibit is nothing short of monumental. “Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines” opened at the Fowler Museum on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a section of the art exhibition “Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines.” The Fowler Museum exhibit opened on Sunday and will run until January 2027. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
