A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘In Response 2025: Rise Up!’

I’m normally not a fan of watching an anthology of short plays, but attending the opening night of Towne Street Theatre’In Response was a most pleasant surprise as there were some exceptionally strong short plays that truly stood out.

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A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘West Adams’

Earlier this month, I watched the opening premiere of West Adams at the Skylight Theatre Company and the first immediate thought I had when it finished was:

“Oh damn, this is Rich Liberal White People (And One Chinese Woman) Gone Crazy.”

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I’ll definitely go more into this after the break as there were tremendous things to be praised for this show (acting, directing, and production design aspects) but at the core of it was a very troubling and, at times, a baffling story. Who was the intended audience? That aspect remains unclear but more on this later:

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