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 would be wonderful if we all came pre-programmed with the tools that we need to navigate life's many challenging circumstances. However, it is undeniable that certain situations, times, places, and people can often disrupt our equilibrium. Taking back one's power can look like a number of things, including committing to any number of treatment plans and procedures. Such is the case in North Coast Repertory Theatre’s world premiere com

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

This year’s Fringe offerings include a bold original work by Riot Productions, 'Death and Murder and Poison and Scene,' a farcical murder mystery play about the production of a murder mystery play, and explores sheer will and how base instincts can guide behaviors in the most outlandish of ways.

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, February 26, 2024 Can you ever outrun grief? La Jolla Playhouse’s newest world premiere musical, Redwood, follows Jesse, a self-proclaimed perfectionist who fills her days and nights with work in the wake of the loss of her son, Spencer. It quickly becomes clear that she and her wife, Mel, have very different means of coping: where Mel needs to process the grief, Jesse veers away from it—and, eventually, into the driver’s seat of a car, fleeing across t

by Cassiopeia Guthrie, October 7, 2023 American author Washington Irving first wrote 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' in 1820, a story which...

By Cassiopeia Guthrie, December 21, 2022 There's something so relatable and warm about localized theatre, and such is the case with New...