by David Maurer | Nov 2, 2013 | Theater and Dance |
Building a story around an unlikeable character is a little like building a boat out of corn husks; it will float for a while, but is eventually destined to become waterlogged and sink. In order to hook us and keep us wanting more from a character, the writer must...
by David Maurer | Oct 24, 2013 | Theater and Dance |
Pierre Corneille’s comedy The Liar (Le Menteur) was first staged in 1643, the same year that the 4-year-old Louis XIV ascended the throne of France to begin his storied 72-year reign. So yes, the play is old — antique really — and you could be forgiven for wondering...
by David Maurer | Sep 21, 2013 | Theater and Dance |
I was intrigued by the flyer describing “The Burnt Part Boys” — getting its West Coast premiere from L.A.’s Third Street Theatre and West Coast Ensemble Theatre — as “a coming-of-age musical set in a West Virginia mining town with a soaring Appalachian-inspired...
by David Maurer | Sep 17, 2013 | Classical Music and Opera |
Gaudy, flashy and with eye-popping colors, the over-the-top visuals of Pacific Opera Project’s The Mikado are the Technicolor herald of a new cultural gun in town. Not that LA Opera has to worry about being dethroned as L.A.’s preeminent source of operatic...
by David Maurer | Sep 3, 2013 | Theater and Dance |
Since I’m not much of a dance aficionado, I don’t usually write dance reviews. In fact, I find myself declining more often than accepting when invitations to see dance or ballet come my way. But Diavolo is another story. Maybe that’s because they transgress the...
