Gallery

  • American Night

    American Night (29)

     
  • Peer Gynt

    Peer Gynt (3)

     
  • Break the Whip

    Break the Whip (29)

     
  • The Good Woman of Setzuan

    The Good Woman of Setzuan (16)

     
  • Getting Frankie Married --- and Afterwards

    Getting Frankie Married --- and Afterwards (3)

     
  • The Devil with Boobs

    The Devil with Boobs (2)

     
  • State Capitol Museum of Louisiana

    State Capitol Museum of Louisiana (6)

    Herbert Siguenza as Hughey Long, Alex Wright as George Washington For BRC Imagination Arts Directed by Charlie Otte
     
  • The Illusion

    The Illusion (13)

    Translator Ranjit Bolt’s adaptation of Corneille’s 17th-century classic starts out stodgily but soon swerves merrily into comic gear. A remorseful father (Kevin McCorkle) seeks the help of a magician (Alexander Wright) in tracking down his estranged son. It turns out the young man, Clindor (Benny Wills) — attached to a fatuous nobleman named Matamore (Jon Monastero) — has been acting as emissary for this overblown buffoon to a lady named Isabelle (Nicole Disson). Something of a Don Juan, Clindor has clandestinely wooed both Isabelle and her maid, Lyse (Kendra Chell), who now smolders with jealousy, aware that her opportunistic paramour has upped his sights on the social ladder. Directed by David Bridel, the production gets laughs from Monastero’s lisping braggart-nobleman, whose grandiose claims to be a mighty warrior and lover evaporate at the mere whiff of a challenge. As the maid, Chell airs much of the script’s wit and wisdom in a smart, snappy performance. Disson and other supporting players also deliver the goods. Wills is fine as the dashing hero, but the production might have been more interesting if he’d played it less upright and instead exploited the character’s deviousness a little more. Eventually the play’s humor deflates, as the magician’s tale mutates into a portrait of adultery and of the marriage between Isabelle and Clindor gone awry. Christina Wright’s costumes add color and charm. Open Fist Theater, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. (Deborah Klugman)
     
  • Both

    Both (9)

    Open Fist Theatre Company
     
  • I Zanni

    I Zanni (11)

    Orange County Center for the Performing Arts
     
  • Godspell

    Godspell (7)

    The Knightsbridge Theatre
     
  • Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light

    Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light (6)

     
  • Happy End

    Happy End (5)

    MOCA
     
  • Lincoln Library

    Lincoln Library (16)

    BRC Imagination Arts
     
  • Salvage

    Salvage (7)

    Native Voices at The Autry
     
  • Henry the IV, part I

    Henry the IV, part I (17)

    Bedford Thompson Winery
     
  • Stoneheart

    Stoneheart (2)

    Native Voices at the Autry
     
  • Kino and Theresa

    Kino and Theresa (5)

    Native Voices at the Autry
     
  • The Berlin Blues

    The Berlin Blues (8)

    Native Voices at the Autry
     
  • Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking"

    Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking" (2)

    Berkely Repertory Theatre
     
  • The King Stag

    The King Stag (4)

     
  • The Rocky Horror Show

    The Rocky Horror Show (2)

     
  • Sinbad the Sailor

    Sinbad the Sailor (10)

    Artistry Entertainment
     
  • The Mystery of Irma Vep

    The Mystery of Irma Vep (3)

     
  • The Tempest

    The Tempest (7)

    Bedford Thompson Winery
     
  • A Winter's Tale

    A Winter's Tale (3)

    Bedford Thompson Winery
     
  • Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler (9)

     
  • The Red Road

    The Red Road (3)

    Native Voices at the Autry (Arigon Starr, actress)
     
  • Ancestor Eyes (film)

    Ancestor Eyes (film) (17)

     
  • Walking on Turtle Island (film)

    Walking on Turtle Island (film) (13)

     
  • Culture Clash's "The Birds"

    Culture Clash's "The Birds" (7)

    The Getty Villa
     
  • The Mission

    The Mission (2)

    MOCA
     
  • Paramount's Magic of the Movies

    Paramount's Magic of the Movies (12)

     
  • Quintet of the Astonished

    Quintet of the Astonished (3)

    Bill Viola
     
  • Coming of Age in Ancient Greece

    Coming of Age in Ancient Greece  (6)

    The Getty Museum
     
  • James Joyce's "The Dead"

    James Joyce's "The Dead" (13)

    Open Fist Theatre Company, 2008
     
  • Surfing DNA

    Surfing DNA (4)

    East/West Players, 2006 (Photos: Michael Lamont)
     
  • Monsters of Grace

    Monsters of Grace (2)

    Robert Wilson (featuring actress Christine Sang)
     
  • As You Like It

    As You Like It  (35)

    Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company