ADVENTURE, CRISIS, TRANSFORMATION IN ACTORS’ JOURNEY: “FATHER COMES HOME FROM THE WARS” Sep 28, 2017 Arts and Entertainment, Features, Theatre by Barbara Smith “The Hero’s Journey” is an intriguing story pattern, common in ancient myths as well as modern day exploits, in which a hero goes on an adventure, encounters a decisive crisis and then comes...
SAN DIEGO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASES ART, COMMITMENT May 2, 2017 Arts and Entertainment, Community, Theatre By Barbara Smith When you love your craft, you’re going to do anything and everything you need to do to achieve your dream. This is how actor Taurean J. Royal described the journey of “Then There Was You” to...
“SKELETON CREW” FILLS DETROIT WITH HEART Apr 20, 2017 Arts and Entertainment, Community, Theatre By Barbara Smith In describing how she creates characters in her play “Skeleton Crew,” now playing at the Old Globe Theatre, playwright Dominique Morisseau posits, “I chose to excavate these people from the ...
World-Renowned Opera Singer and SD Native Performs Epic Die Winterreise Mar 7, 2017 Arts and Entertainment, Theatre World-renowned operatic singer DeAndre Simmons performs Franz Schubert’s epic song cycle Die Winterreise alongside pianist Robert Cassidy Sunday, March 19, at 4 p.m., at Castleton in Performance (CiP). Simmons,...
Moxie’s “Blue Door” Paints Compelling Portrait of Ancestral History Feb 28, 2017 Theatre By Barbara Smith Under the expert helm of founding Artistic Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, the Moxie Theatre has long given San Diego theatre lovers stimulating out-of-the-box theatrical expe...
