The Los Angeles Times isn’t reviewing productions at some of LA County’s bigger theaters. Meanwhile, one summer Shakespeare tradition is suspended, while another is enlarged. READ MORE
The Fringe, the Ring, and Supernova
by Don Shirley | June 29, 2010
The Hollywood Fringe Festival was fun, but its scattershot programming didn’t bring much of anything new to LA theater. Let’s compare it to the Ring cycle — and to the kind of festival that might actually yield long-term benefits for our theatrical ecology. READ MORE
How to Win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Don Shirley | April 13, 2010
Step One: Make sure your play is running in New York during the first week in April. READ MORE.
South Coast Rep’s Story: A Role Model?
by Don Shirley | January 28, 2010
Books on Southland theater history are rare. But Lawrence Christon’s SCR saga could help those who are planning Southland theater futures. READ MORE.
Size Matters
by Don Shirley | December 4, 2009
…and so does the decision about which reviews to feature on the front page of the Calendar section. READ MORE.
New Study of Gender Discrimination for Playwrights
by Janet Thielke | July 5, 2009
Princeton economist Emily Sands shares the finding of her thesis studying gender discrimination in American theatre. READ MORE
