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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Octopus’s Garden’

Edward Hong

There is something truly remarkable when you witness a play that not only makes marine biologist wholly relatable but that you feel so much compassion for a giant octopus puppet and inspire mythical wonder in the deep watery unknown. Such is the accomplishment of Weston Gaylord’s Octopus’s Garden, now having its world premiere in this gorgeous co-production with Boston Court Pasadena, Circle X Theatre Co., and Outside In Theatre.

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Two actors in 'The Night of the Iguana' at Boston Court Pasadena.

NOC Review: ‘The Night of the Iguana’ at Boston Court Pasadena

Rosana Maris Arias

Boston Court Pasadena’s production of The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams opened on September 11. Set at the Costa Verde hotel in a quiet Mexican village in 1940, at the cusp of Hitler’s advancement on Europe, the rarely staged play tells the story of Episcopal clergyman Reverend Shannon (Riley Shanahan), who is in constant anguish as he questions his faith, God, and his choices, all while on the hotel property of Maxine Faulk (Julanne Chidi Hill) who recently became a widow.

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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts’

Edward Hong

John Anthony Loffredo’s Frou-Frou: A Menagerie of Sorts, which just had its world premiere at Boston Court Pasadena, is an extraordinary piece of theatre unlike any other where not only does it take the storyline of Tennessee Williams‘ The Glass Menagerie and completely riff off from it in wildly provocative ways, but makes a very compelling case that if a theatre company must depend on putting up classic works over and over again, why not present a thoroughly refreshing and updated take on it?

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