x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Opening the Curtain

Musings on what Los Angeles theater is - and can be. Want to know more? Subscribe to Anthony"s weekly Theater newsletter.

arts

All Episodes

4:35

Our Historical Selves

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/08/11

With the 50th anniversary of the Watts Riots, the first anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, the murders in South Carolina, the seemingly endless, and senseless, litany of unarmed black men dying at the hands of white police -- with all of this -- it's hard to imagine a more timely subject for the theater to tackle than American racism.

en-us

4:22

A Taper Play

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/08/04

The latest production at the Mark Taper Forum, Bent is a 'Taper play,' one connected to our moment and urged, if only implicitly, towards inclusion and social justice.

en-us

4:34

Can We Go Home?

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/07/28

Think about home: the home of childhood. The home where you grew up. The home where your mother was. The home you had to leave. This summer there are a trio of plays in Los Angeles that you shouldn't miss that are all set there - in that distant and complicated place called home.

en-us

4:24

Going Home

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/07/21

This is one of those plays that’ll stick with you, in part because, true to Rogue Machine's reputation, the acting is wonderful, the casting spot on. It’s the decisions that’ll shake you and leave you with profound questions: why are we here? What makes life meaningful? It's one of those plays that's an argument for the theater: that allows us to tackle these dilemmas together as a community. What could be better?

en-us

4:19

Why Do We Laugh?

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/07/14

At its core, The False Servant is a Commedia-inspired, biting romantic comedy with a cross-dresser as a catalyst.

en-us

4:18

The Veil of Youthful Comedy

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/07/07

A comedy about Jewish heritage and values which, on its surface the question is "what does it mean to be a Jew?" More broadly, it's a legacy play.

en-us

4:24

It's in the Air

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/06/30

Have you ever been trapped by a Midwestern summer, where the stale heat seems to stop time, the limitless sky is only juxtaposed by the prison of your space and the confines of expectation? Where the air stifles you with an electric desperation. It's that air that the Antaeus Theatre Company captures in William Inge's Picnic.

en-us

4:26

An Audience of One

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/06/23

For the sixth year, the Hollywood Fringe Festival has taken over Hollywood with over 250 scrappy, boot-strap shows across three weeks -- and perhaps most compelling are the shows that wouldn't exist outside of the Fringe context and take LA's intimate theater to its logical extreme...

en-us

4:34

Don't Pause...Go

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/06/16

Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, currently being revived by Pacific Resident Theater, is frightening, funny, profound, and most importantly does honor to Pinter's "muscular" language. If you love Pinter, or just really good drama, don't miss this one.

en-us

4:21

Old-School School

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/06/09

The Royal Shakespeare Company has adapted Raoul Dahl's Matilda into a delightful musical and, now, after stopping in New York to pick up some Tony Awards, it's at the Ahmanson Theatre.

en-us

4:28

What Difference Would It Make?

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/06/02

What would a great Los Angeles theater community look like?

en-us

4:31

You Don't Exist

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/05/26

Act Two of the actors-union-versus-their-Los-Angeles-members' battle royale.

en-us

4:14

A Vaudevillian Prism

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/05/19

It's rare, while enjoying a play, for me to think, "gosh, I wish this was dinner theater!"But from the opening lobby serenade, complete with accordion, checkered table cloth, and wrapped Chianti bottle, Big Shot, the latest from Theatre Movement Bazaar, had me craving a good meatball.

en-us

4:19

Brutally Beautiful

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/05/12

Why do we go to the theater? If words like 'the human condition,' 'honesty,' and 'catharsis' pepper your answer - Mr. Bock's brutally beautiful play at the Echo Theater Company is a must see.

en-us

4:29

Art vs. Commerce

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/04/28

This is a story that pits local against national and art versus commerce. Nationally, LA's a liability to Actors' Equity because for all this 99-seat theater the union isn't collecting a penny. The union wants to get rid of a liability and standardize business practices.

en-us

4:32

The Unexpected Circumstances of Virtuosity

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/04/21

In simplest terms, Anna Deavere Smith's latest piece at the Broad Stage is an exploration of the struggle of Civil Rights in America dating back to Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." In more complex terms? It's a study in the unexpected circumstances of virtuosity.

en-us

4:31

The Next Chapter?

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/04/14

There's a delicious moment in great dramas when the world comes into sharp focus for an instant and where you're not really sure how it's going to turn out. LA's 99-seat theater community had one of those moments last night at the first annual 1st Annual Stage Raw Awards.

en-us

4:22

A Lot of Words

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/04/07

Playwright Neil LaBute likes to get under your skin. Love him or hate him, he's going to push your buttons, challenge your assumptions. City Garage theater is tackling his 2011 play The Break of Noon and it's no exception.

en-us

4:26

The Monkey on Our Backs

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/03/31

With all the off-stage drama in 99-seat-theater of late, it's been easy to forget the art itself. Trevor written by Nick Jones is the latest 99-seat gem from Circle X. It's as passionate an argument as any for why you should care about LA's small theaters.

en-us

4:31

The Tough Questions

Opening the Curtain ·

2015/03/24

Why does small theater in LA matter? Where's the audience rallying to support us? Why should you care? We have to answer those questions not for New York or Chicago or Athens but for Los Angeles.

en-us

462 results

Similar Podcasts

Start The Breakthrough Full Audiobook Now, Thriller Fans!

thebookvoice.com

Get Hooked On The Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook Experience!

thebookvoice.com

西四五条

主播郑捕头

Podcast Patapoe

0d0a

On Mic Podcast

Jordan Rich