LA Theatre Bites - Podcast

ROGUE MACHINE PRESENTS : MISS LILLY GETS BONED @ ELECTRIC LODGE IN VENICE www.latheatrebites.com 9.2 out of 10 - Exceptional Show! A virginal Sunday school teacher has a sexual awakening, while across the world, a doctor tries to communicate with an elephant. Sex, faith, and violence intersect in Bekah Brunstetter's Miss Lilly Gets Boned, which is an an exploration of how tenuous and permeable are...

SKINTIGHT @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE 8 out of 10 - A GOOD SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com Hanging on by a thread after her ex-husband gets engaged to a much younger woman, Jodi (Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, Rent, Wicked) retreats to her dad’s swanky Manhattan townhouse. But rather than the comforts of home, she instead finds her aging father’s new live-in boyfriend, Trey—who is 20. In his new comedy, Josh...

Echo Theatre Company presents: The World Premiere of Handjob @ Atwater Village Theatre 6.9 out of 10 - It Needs Work! www.latheatrebites.com When a gay writer hires a man to work as a “shirtless cleaner,” homophobia, racism and issues of consent bubble to the surface. Erik Patterson’s (One of the Nice Ones) dark comedy explores the deepest sensitivities in our culture — with unexpected and hilario...

The Lonesome West @ Little Fish Theatre 7.8 out of 10 - Above Average! www.latheatrebites.com Journey to the west of Ireland where McDonagh’s vision of small-town despair, restlessness, and plain old boredom inspire behavior of the homicidal sort. Two brothers squabble over the inheritance left by their recently deceased father. Also, there’s a rumor about town that one of them may have murdered t...

7.3 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com Set in the beautiful but dangerous landscape of the desert in a future reality, this production of Macbeth offers an alternate perspective of ambition, specifically through the lens of youth. When promised the deepest desire of his soul, Macbeth is faced with the choice to become the man he has dreamed he could be. Influenced and supported by th...

FRANKENSTEIN @ A Noise Within 10 out of 10 - A Masterpiece! www.latheatrebites.com This electrifying tale of a creature cast away by his creator into a hostile world—only to wind his way back in a dangerous game of destruction—has captivated audiences for over 200 years. The gothic story comes to life with Nick Dear’s adaptation of the chilling fable by Mary Shelley, animating the themes of social...

Puffs @ STAGEStheatre in Fullerton 8.5 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com August 9 - September 1,2019. Puffs is for anyone who has ever felt like a secondary character in someone else’s story. Join a familiar adventure from the perspective of three new heroes just trying to make it through magic school. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal rejects with a thing...

8.2 out of 10 - GOOD SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com Famous historical characters and a rich score propel Ragtime through a spectacular re-creation of turn-of-the-20th-century New York. Based on E.L. Doctorow’s acclaimed novel, this 13-time Tony-nominated musical paints a nostalgic and powerful portrait of three people — a stifled married woman from the upper classes, a determined Jewish immigrant, a...

8.5 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com We are proud to present the world premiere of Strong Arm, written by The Wayward Artist’s very-own, Wyn Moreno. An adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s, The Seagull, Strong Arm explores fame, parental love, sacrifice, and unfulfilled dreams. Following the lives of Elaine, a famous tennis player, her athletic superstar of a son, and her professional bas...

Interview with writer Wyn Moreno about his World Premiere play "Strong Arm" playing at Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana.

7 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com LOST VOICES – Three Women live ordinary lives. Behind their eyes lurks a secret each has kept buried in the deepest part of their souls until today. Today they can no longer hide their voices. Today, 7.6 Billion peoples lives hang in the balance and these three women don’t even know it.  Written by Rodney Nugent DEATH UNIT – East Texas Prison. Bas...

8 out of 10 - A GOOD SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com Imogen and Frederick have come to this national park on their 24th anniversary in a desperate attempt to rekindle their passion. Frederick, who is played by a femme-identifying actor, is looking forward to the perfect anniversary: hiking the park’s trails, wading in the lake, and, most importantly, tracking the whereabouts of a particular bird: the...

7 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com Actress Jennifer Lawrence has some pretty intense fears, and she's about to tackle her first one; a spider.

7.1 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com Alysha and Nick have been together for 7 years, never married and no children. After Nick arrives home beyond fashionably late for a much needed date night out, he and Alysha begin down the road of discussing their relationship. Through arguing over things all couples can relate to, laughing at old memories , sharing secrets, insecurities, and h...

8 out of 10 - GOOD SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com How do you kill a man who doesn’t exist? In this dark comedy, two roommates in a mental institution complain to their doctor about an imaginary man. A highly physical, absurdist exploration of mental health and sanity, featuring choreography and direction from the team behind HFF17’s Best in Dance and Physical Theatre and Ripest Show Award winner Def...

7.4 out of 10 - Average Show! latheatrebites.com Isaac Easton, a recently retired boxer, and his former sports manager open a gym together to help advance the popularity of female boxing. When their first female boxer gets into trouble only three weeks from the fight, they scramble to find a new fighter to train. Enter Zoey Jones, a young and shy fighter who has never fought in the professional ci...

8.2 out of 10 - A GOOD SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com When an Asian girl tells her parents she doesn’t want to be a doctor anymore, she wishes on a shooting star for supportive white parents.

8.6 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com In 1980, Lee Atwater was a scrappy Southern political strategist. By 1990, he’d changed American politics forever. A year later, he was dead, his spectacular career over in a flash, and his legacy just another story to spin. SON OF A BITCH chronicles Atwater’s journey from ambitious campaign manager to the “Bad Boy” of the Republican Party.

6.9 out of 10 - It Needs Work! www.latheatrebites.com To begin her first novel, a cynical writer must resist the temptation to fill the void left by the nonsensical death of her admired brother. However, her only writing apparatus is her indentured Humanoid—a personal robot stocked with Netflix, porn, and existential angst.

Interview with Estella Church creator of RESONANT: STUDENT VOICES ANTHOLOGY. www.latheatrebites.com A group of young people have come together to write a series of 10-minute plays on topics and issues they find most pressing among their generation. This anthology is nearly 5-years in the making and covers a variety of topics including, but not limited to, police brutality, self-harm, bullying, LGB...

7 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com JUNE 8TH - JUNE 30,2019 Victim or accomplice? Trapped or willing agent? Melania Trump is an enigma; her actions and words contradictory. As both media and public speculate about the First Lady’s true emotions concerning her husband and the presidency, she maintains an air of mystery, perhaps on purpose. Join Melania at an exclusive press conferenc...

8.2 out of 10 - GOOD SHOW! JUNE 7 - JUNE 23,2019 www.latheatrebites.com Cupid comes out of retirement to save modern love.

6.8 out of 10 - It Needs Work! JUNE 26TH - JUNE 28TH, 2019 www.latheatrebites.com Told through the creation of his first three films, ‘George’ is the story of how a young man from Modesto, California became George Lucas. With each act following a different film, George will learn all of the skills that eventually led to the creation of ‘Star Wars.’

8.5 out of 10 - A GREAT SHOW! www.latheatrebites.com On a ranch in Nevada, Grant Wilson rules a made-up nation through empty shows of power and ridiculous propaganda, with his family as his only subjects. When his son takes the mission too far and his daughter questions everything, Grant fights for control in the face of family, country, and reality.

6.4 out of 10 - It Needs Work! www.latheatrebites.com The School of Night is proud to present Christopher Marlowe’s medieval pageant of will, war and conquest re-imagined as epic sci-fi spectacle. Tragedy! Romance! Mighty verse! Great battles waged on land and in space! Honor and glory! Qapla’! An unofficial fan production adapted from Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great, Parts I and II.