Ernest Kearney — In choosing Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus," Mat Sweeney, Jesse Rasmussen and Choreographer Sebastian Peters-Lazaro of Four Larks have a wealth of themes and concepts to experiment with in their adaptation of "Frankenstein" at the Wallis Annenberg Center
By Ernest Kearney — The rich soil of Frida Kahlo’s life has, spreading just beneath its surface, the roots of a dozen plays merely awaiting the sun and nurturing of the right playwright’s shining creativity. With "Frida – Stroke of Passion" at
By Ernest Kearney — Playwright Stanley Brown's 'Huckleberry Towers' is a show not without merit, but one without definition.
By Ernest Kearney — First and foremost, one leaves 'Dear Yoko' with the appreciation that Anzu Lawson has lived one heck of a life, and she is a powerhouse of a performer.
y Ernest Kearney — The story goes that while giving an interview, many years back, Playwright Edward Albee was asked his opinion as to Sam Shepard. Albee responded with, “He writes good plays – about every third one.”
By Ernest Kearney — I give to you my personal list of the best theatre Los Angeles offered in 2019, with a few swipes at the less of the best…. First off, the production of August Wilson’s "Jitney" at the Mark
By Ernest Kearney — David Mynne’s one-man show of Charles Dickens’ "Great Expectations" knocked me off my feet last year.
By Ernest Kearney — The Collaborative Artists Ensemble’s staging of "Unraveled" by Jennifer Blackmer brings to its audiences a serious, solid piece of theatre that displays the highest of good intentions while exhibiting the
By Ernest Kearney — With his play Jitney, August Wilson provided the book-end for both extremes of his ten-play series The Pittsburgh Cycle, which explores the black experience in the America of the 20th century.
By Ernest Kearney — While watching a stage magician’s performance there is an unavoidable disappointment when one can plainly see the plexiglass boxes beneath the surface of the water he’s supposedly walking on, or when we catch a glimpse of the metal
