A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘For Want of a Horse’

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Edward Hong

It’s been a few days but after watching the world premiere of Olivia Dufault’s For Want of a Horse at Echo Theater Company, I am still at a loss of what exactly the point of the play is. It’s well acted and well directed with perhaps a deep meaning to it but ultimately, it’s a play about a man who has sex with a horse. Are we supposed to be more empathetic of folks who commit such acts? Do we condemn it? Is this even a discussion worth having?

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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘The Dignity Circle’

February 26, 2026February 25, 2026 Edward Hong

Exceptionally strong acting from their two leads make up for a somewhat predictable and safe pyramid scheme story in Lauren Smerkanich‘s The Dignity Circle, now having its world premiere at Theatre of Note.

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‘The Enabler Monologues’ is a Two-Night Only Theatrical Protest Event

April 3, 2025April 13, 2025 Edward Hong

Echo Theater Company presents the The Enabler Monologues, a searing, darkly comedic, two-night-only theatrical protest event that exposes the enablers of fascism — the politicians, billionaires, media moguls and power players who paved the way for Trump’s return.

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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Hungry Ghost’

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Edward Hong

Written by Lisa Sanaye Dring and directed by Jessica Hanna, the world premiere of Hungry Ghost at the Skylight Theatre Company is easily one of the best Los Angeles plays of 2023 with some of the most innovative acting, stage, and lighting design I’ve seen this year.

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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Untitled Baby Play’

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Edward Hong

I will always cherish plays, especially original plays, that have global majority actors be the leads in content that have nothing to do with their race/culture but rather other pressing issues of life, which in this particular case is an upcoming baby shower for a group of friends and the “baby question” that all the women in Nina Braddock’s Untitled Baby Play individually grapple with. Presented by IAMA Theatre Company and currently playing at the Atwater Village Theatre, the play does a tremendous job giving each of the ensemble members a chance to shine.