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 the powerful love of his “dearest partner of greatness”, he goes against his nature to seize his desti...
Aug 20, 2019•4 min
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 rejection, intellectual hubris, and the nascency of good and evil.
Aug 19, 2019•4 min
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 for badgers "who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the st...
Aug 10, 2019•3 min
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, and a daring young musician from Harlem — whose fates become unexpectedly intertwined. With music and...
Jul 18, 2019•3 min
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 baseball-playing boyfriend, Strong Arm examines the life-changing consequences brought about by the com...
Jul 15, 2019•4 min
Interview with writer Wyn Moreno about his World Premiere play "Strong Arm" playing at Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana.
Jul 15, 2019•8 min
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. Basement. Mr. Shoehorn has long worked transporting bodies to the Coroners Car. Assisting him is Mr. Red...
Jul 10, 2019•2 min
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 Dickinson Blue-Breasted Warbler. But for Imogen, who is played by a masc-identifying actor, the woo...
Jul 09, 2019•3 min
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.
Jul 04, 2019•1 min
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 honest thoughts of how their life could be, they ultimately remind themselves how deep their love is....
Jul 04, 2019•2 min
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 Definition of Man. Breathe… Inhale 1-2-3, exhale 1-2-3…
Jul 04, 2019•1 min
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 circuit. Easton and Jones take a crash course in trusting and learning from each other over three week...
Jul 04, 2019•1 min
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.
Jul 02, 2019•2 min
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.
Jul 02, 2019•2 min
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.
Jun 28, 2019•1 min
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, LGBTQ+ visibility, trauma, poverty, and voice. Each piece that makes up the collective is a winner of t...
Jun 28, 2019•21 min
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 conference, as she tries to get re-elected as the First Lady of the United States, and discover the answers t...
Jun 27, 2019•1 min
8.2 out of 10 - GOOD SHOW! JUNE 7 - JUNE 23,2019 www.latheatrebites.com Cupid comes out of retirement to save modern love.
Jun 27, 2019•2 min
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.’
Jun 24, 2019•2 min
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.
Jun 23, 2019•2 min
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.
Jun 20, 2019•3 min
6.7 out of 10 - It Needs Work! www.latheatrebites.com One summer evening, five friends gather to drink and celebrate a big accomplishment. Over the course of the party, tensions arise and truths are revealed as the group comes to terms with who they were, who they are, and who they are about to become. How To Adult, a serio-comedy in the style of hyper-realism, embraces and celebrates our constant-evolving identities, relationships, and personhoods.
Jun 20, 2019•2 min
6.9 out of 10 - It Needs Work! www.latheatrebites.com Otto Sparks and Reggie Spencer are two online activists with dreams of changing the world. When Otto decides to take a leap out from behind the computer and into the business of vigilante justice, he and Reggie are cast on an adventure that sets them on a collision course with colorful characters and powerful figures they only thought existed in comic books. But how will they know who the bad guys are? And do the good guys ever really win? Th...
Jun 15, 2019•2 min
7.8 out of 10 - Above Average! www.latheatrebites.com June 15 - June 28,2019 “And Now It’s All This!” follows John Lennon during the height of Beatlemania in 1966 when he made his infamous quote that “the Beatles were bigger than Jesus.” From the moment John says these words, we see him and the Beatles manager, Brian Epstein grappling with the fallout with the American Press; with the burning of Beatles records and the numerous death threats to every member of the group. Should John be forced to...
Jun 15, 2019•1 min
8.1 out of 10 - A GOOD SHOW! June 16 - 30,2019 www.latheatrebites.com An epic medieval fantasy comedy, where kickass women rule.
Jun 14, 2019•2 min
6.8 out of 10 - It needs work! www.latheatrebites.com James Fritz’s Start Swimming is a surrealistic play drenched in political upheaval that asks what power young people have to create change. In a room: there are five people with nothing to go on other than their instincts and their desire to live. Is it worth taking risks when a misstep can destroy all they’ve worked for? How do they fight the unseen powers, that manipulate their fear in an attempt to abuse control…all when the rules keep cha...
Jun 13, 2019•1 min
7.7 out of 10 - Above Average! June 15 - June 26,2019 Stranded outside of a bar at 2AM on Halloween in L.A., four young women, dressed in what’s left of their costumes, deal with an existential crisis, some shenanigans, Magic Mike, and Frankenstein’s monster, all while waiting for an elusive Uber that someone was supposed to call…but maybe didn’t?!
Jun 13, 2019•2 min
7.2 out of 10 - Average Show! www.latheatrebites.com June 6 - June 16,2019. Shakespeare’s lost play: The Porters of Hellsgate present DOUBLE FALSEHOOD by Lewis Theobald, adapted from the lost manuscript of CARDENIO by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. This adaptation of Shakespeare’s play reemerged in the 18th century. 55-minutes; directed by Alex Parker.
Jun 12, 2019•3 min
The Color Collective @ The Hollywood Fringe 2019. www.latheatrebites.com https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5183
Jun 12, 2019•24 min
7.9 out of 10 - Above Average! www.latheatrebites.com GRAIL PROJECT IS BACK!! Last year’s OVATION AWARD WINNER (BEST ENSEMBLE, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CHOREOGRAPHER) returns to LA. Theatre Movement Bazaar continues its investigation into classic texts, this time inspired by the Arthur Legend and Grail Myth. Co-creators and company founders, Kronis + Alger, are joined by an ensemble of 9 actors to present this surprising and dynamic new work. GRAIL PROJECT guides us through the labyrinthine intrigues...
Jun 11, 2019•2 min
