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April 26, 2022 | Costa Mesa, News, Press Releases, Uncategorized Comments Off on 1st Annual OC Theatre Guild Award winners |

1st Annual OC Theatre Guild Award winners

(Photo by Francis Gacad)

Taken from the Press release:

Awards were given for 16 categories in all. The four gender-neutral acting categories honored two recipients each for a grand total of 20 OCTG Awards handed out during the evening.

Broken down by theater company, Chance Theater had eight awards (Fun Home, Yellowman, Striking 12) Maverick Theater had six awards (The Crucible), Costa Mesa Playhouse had three awards (Silent Sky), and one award apiece for P3 Theatre Company (Doris Day), The Wayward Artist (The Nether), and Curtis Theatre (All Shook Up).

The OC Theatre Guild was founded in 2015 and officially organized in 2019 as a not-for-profit 501(c)3 to serve Orange County’s vital artistic community with a mission to nurture, support, and promote live theatre in greater Orange County. Continue Reading

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April 26, 2022 | fullerton, Review, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on Whittier Community Theatre in cooperation with UUCF and First Christian Church presents: The Laramie Project – Review |

Whittier Community Theatre in cooperation with UUCF and First Christian Church presents: The Laramie Project – Review

Written by Patrick Chavis

The Laramie Project, now playing at the First Christian Church in downtown Fullerton, is a play about the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay man in Wyoming. It’s a compilation of various interviews and opinions surrounding the murder and the case. Continue Reading

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April 23, 2022 | Musical, Review, Santa Ana, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on Toxic Love : Toxic Avenger the Musical @ Wayward Artist in Santa Ana – Review |

Toxic Love : Toxic Avenger the Musical @ Wayward Artist in Santa Ana – Review

(photo courtesy Francis Gerard Gecad)

Written by Patrick Chavis

Toxic Avenger, the Musical is playing now at the Wayward Artist in Santa Ana from April 22nd – May 8th.  The Wayward Artist put on a loud, frantic, and generally hilarious take on this silly rock musical. Fans of the material and fans of raunchy humor will enjoy this production. Continue Reading

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April 11, 2022 | Review, The Chance Theater, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on Orange County Premiere of Cry It Out @ Chance Theater – Review |

Orange County Premiere of Cry It Out @ Chance Theater – Review

Written by Patrick Chavis

(Photos by Camryn Long)

The Orange County Premiere of Cry It Out is now playing at the Chance Theatre in Anaheim Hills. This play is a dramatic comedy about new mothers dealing with the struggles of motherhood in modern times. It’s set in 2019 and somewhere in Port Washington, Long Island. Chance Theater’s production of Cry It Out is incredibly entertaining, comedic, and serious. It is a beautifully cathartic telling of three different women living very close to each other but with very different lives. Continue Reading

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April 7, 2022 | podcast, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on LA Theatre Bites Presents : HOUSE OF DOG – An Audio Play by Alina Mae Wilson Part 2 |

LA Theatre Bites Presents : HOUSE OF DOG – An Audio Play by Alina Mae Wilson Part 2

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LA Theatre Bites Presents: HOUSE OF DOGS – An Original Audio Play

If you like what you just heard, visit this link to buy the full-length play at the link below.
http://latheatrebites.com/la-theatre-bites-original-audio-plays-from-southern-california/

There is nothing more important than family–at least that’s what Jake’s mother says. With Mom out of town, 14-year old Jake is given no choice but to stay with his needlessly strict relatives. But what begins as a sub-par sleepover quickly has Jake realizing he has more in common with the kennel dogs than he ever imagined.

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April 3, 2022 | podcast, Theater, Uncategorized Comments Off on HOUSE OF DOG – An Audio Play by Alina Mae Wilson |

HOUSE OF DOG – An Audio Play by Alina Mae Wilson

If you like what you just heard, visit this link to buy the full-length play at the link below.
http://latheatrebites.com/la-theatre-bites-original-audio-plays-from-southern-california/

There is nothing more important than family–at least that’s what Jake’s mother says. With Mom out of town, 14-year old Jake is given no choice but to stay with his needlessly strict relatives. But what begins as a sub-par sleepover quickly has Jake realizing he has more in common with the kennel dogs than he ever imagined.

Read more