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THEATRE REVIEW Playwright Dionna Michelle Daniel tackles historic racism from the days of slavery, the bloody repercussions of which trickle down through...

THEATRE REVIEW Another evening well spent at an excellent small theater experience at the lovely Atwater Village Theater – so nice to have it nearby, with...

THEATRE REVIEW It’s time for the mandatory Christmas reunion of the fervently Christian Dahl family, and the family begrudgingly complies. By Carol Edger...

THEATRE REVIEW Although Culver City is a trek for us in the Greater Pasadena area, and although there is just one performance left of this excellent production...

If you haven’t yet heard of Culture Clash, now is your chance. The Latino/Chicano playwright/performer trio has been banging the drum of southwestern...

I was happy to hear that Rogue Artists Ensemble, under the direction of Sean T. Cawelti, was going to give me another chance to visit Shoreside, the dark,...

Though she never appears onstage, Nigerian-American playwright Mfoniso Udofia might just be the real star of Boston Court Pasadena’s newest show “Her...

Join Violet on the bus as she pursues her quest for a miracle to heal herself physically and emotionally, and make her whole and beautiful, only to find that...

THEATRE REVIEW The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theater presents its second one-act play competition. From 150 entries they selected 9 winners, presented...

THEATRE REVIEW Immigration being a current topic with many aspects and opinions, this play is timely. However, it is unique in many ways, primarily because...

THEATRE REVIEW A review of three small theater gems! By Carol Edger Germain – The Chosen “The Chosen,” a book by Chaim Potok about two Jewish...

THEATRE REVIEW An engrossing psychological drama that keeps you puzzling and guessing, but not because you are buoyed by grand, shocking waves of twists and...

THEATRE REVIEW As expected from the folks at A Noise Within, another excellent, full-bodied production of a classic. By Carol Edger Germain “A Raisin in...

THEATRE REVIEW In the end, the problem lies with the play. Henry V asks: is there a moral war? And answers “Yes”… because God wants me to win. Who...

THEATRE REVIEW This play was written in 1946 by Swiss writer Max Frisch, after Hitler and World War II, triggered by his reflections on fighting fascism and...

"Pirates of Penzance" at Pasadena Playhouse - Theatre Review by Carol Edger Germain