

Spectacle and Restraint Hold Equal Purchase in Cygnet’s Cabaret
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, Sept. 22, 2022 Prepare to be disarmed and subsequently dismantled if you have time to catch Cygnet Theatre’s...


If you “let the people decide,” they’ll doubtless call Scripps Ranch’s The Outsider the winner
From the first beat of the pre-show announcement to the very last scene, get ready to laugh your way all the way out of the governor’s...


Sequins, stilettos, and stars overhead (and on stage) grace Moonlight's final 2022 show, Kinky Boots
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, September 15, 2022 Moonlight is going big, flashy, and kinky with the final production in their summer season,...


Annabella in July brings fantasy and a microscope on relationships at North Coast Rep through Oct. 2
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, September 11, 2022 The flame of love can be kindled and extinguished, but sometimes is simply neglected for too...


Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) y la experiencia humana e inmigrante
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, September 7, 2022 “If you don’t have the language, how does anyone know you?” Rogelio beseeches the audience, and...


Measuring the Luminous Universe, Silent Sky runs in La Mesa through Sept. 18
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, August 28, 2022 “The mind is sexless and so is the sky.” The distance between agency and legacy for women narrows...


Visually stunning crowd-favorite The Lion King plays at the Civic through Sept. 11
Delicious pageantry, athletic choreography, robust costumes, life-size puppets… the visually stunning The Lion King has it all. Returning...


“Surprise the missus!” with a madcap murder mystery date featuring Sherlock Holmes
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, August 24, 2022 Frenetic energy, full commitment to zany characterization, and all of the intrigue you’d expect…...


Less-than-simple pleasures are at play in Moxie’s The Pleasure Trials, running through Sept. 11
What is pleasure exactly… and what are we willing to do or compromise to capture it? These questions – and more – are highlighted in...


Ragtime unpacks the turn of the century American Dream at Moonlight through September 3
by Cassiopeia Guthrie, August 17, 2022 Red, white, blue, and undercurrents of discontent echo through the amphitheater in Ragtime the...