by Cassiopeia Guthrie, Nov. 14, 2025 Attitude, drive and touseled 80s hair reach new heights in Cyndi Lauper, Theresa Rebeck, and Christopher Ashley's new screen-to-stage adaptation of Working Girl, currently enjoying its debut at the La Jolla Playhouse. Based on the 1988 star-studded film of the same name, the musical's callbacks to the source material begin immediately with the opening scene aboard the Staten Island Ferry as Tess (Joanna “JoJo” Levesque), her best friend Cy

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, Sept. 23, 2025 It is rare that I enter the theatre without any context whatsoever. After all, I work, live, and interact in a theatre town. I was once a theatre administrator. Many of my former colleagues still work in the industry in some capacity, and their various artistic ventures trickle across my social feeds... But The Heart's opening night slammed into me without fanfare during a particularly vulnerable time. I had just served as overnight careg

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, November 24, 2024 La Jolla Playhouse is jumping into the holiday hullaballoo with their newest production, the aptly named Your Local Theater Presents: A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, Again, a world premiere on the Potiker stage. The production, written by UCSD alum Anna Ouyand Moench, captures a different angle on the traditional yuletide production... quite literally, it turns out... sneaking into the back recesses of the theatre and following

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, Oct. 2, 2023 “Art can be very beautiful when you’re reaching into the other with humility and compassion,”...

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, September 17, 2023 Contraceptives, literate children, funding for the arts, radical mercy, and weed. The demands...

By Cassiopeia Guthrie, March 6, 2023 Fans of the S.E. Hinton’s coming of age novel The Outsiders will want to be sure to catch the newest...

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, December 5, 2022 Shakespeare's pastoral comedy As you Like It has been celebrated and performed since its...

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 7, 2022 I remember stitching masks at my home sewing machine, one after another. I tried pleats, the Olson...

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, September 7, 2022 “If you don’t have the language, how does anyone know you?” Rogelio beseeches the audience, and...