Too Much or Too Little of One Jewish Boy

Yesterday was World Theatre Day and LA’s very own poet/playwright, Luis Alfaro, was asked to give one of the three addresses. If you’ve got five minutes, give him a listen. He’ll tell you about his journey and why theater still matters.

Did you know that if you’re a teen in LA County there’s a $5 ticket program for rush tickets? (Yeah, me neither. But more on that in a minute.) The key details: TeenTix Los Angeles is a free pass for folks 13–19 years old in LA County.

Before I went to see Arrowhead, I didn’t know that I needed the climax of a comedy to be the incineration of a cat condo (no cats) –– but, oh my god, did I! You need to go see Arrowhead, playwright Catya McMullen’s world premiere comedy at IAMA Theatre

Farce is a particular tool in the playwright's bag of tricks. It’s often a rough tool, less scalpel more sledgehammer, but the best farces have a razor’s edge specificity that helps them cut to the core quickly and with such a force as to topple the

Farce is a particular tool in the playwright's bag of tricks. It’s often a rough tool, less scalpel more sledgehammer, but the best farces have a razor’s edge specificity that helps them cut to the core quickly and with such a force as to topple the

Usually, when there’s a great show in Pasadena, I say it’s worth the drive. Let’s just say, KATE at the Pasadena Playhouse isn’t worth the drive. In fact, you can skip it. KATE is Kate Berlant’s one-woman show, directed by Bo Burnham. That gives it