You may recognize the name Rob Lufty from your Cygnet Theatre programs as both the Associate Artistic Director of the theatre and as the director BADJEWS, SHOCKHEADED PETER, amongst other plays over the last few years. His newest directorial project is THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS, a lyrical drama that follows a…
DeAnna Driscoll talks about THE MAN ON THE MOON…
If Deanne Driscoll looks familiar, it’s probably because you’ve seen her on one of the many stages in San Diego. From The Old Globe, Moxie Theatre, Diversionary, and more DeAnna has performed from San Diego, to New York and back again. Now she finds herself playing the challenging part of Beatrice, a mother of two…
Sigourney Weaver on her mysterious character in THE DEFENDERS
What is there to say about Sigourney Weaver that would introduce her appropriately? If you don’t know her then I’m assuming you grew up in on a space ship in a cryogenic sleep, wait that’s ALIENS, or you were in cut off in another dimension by a powerful being named Zuul, sorry that’s GHOSTBUSTERS. Well,…
Charlie Cox talks DAREDEVIL, THE DEFENDERS, and working with Sigourney Weaver
Charlie Cox is no stranger to the stage, having last performed in the off-Broadway show INCOGNITO in 2016. Many people know him from his work as the title character of the Marvel and Netflix series DAREDEVIL. While the second season of DAREDEVIL may be done the newest series in the Marvel world on Netflix, THE…
Murder and madness in HAMLET at the Old Globe
Shakespeare’s HAMLET is so ubiquitous that it seems amazing that there are still so many unexplored ways to present this story of revenge of the Prince of Denmark. Yet, the Old Globe brings a smart, imaginative, and powerful version to their San Diego stage that you don’t want to miss. Grantham Coleman carries the title…
EVITA is a very ambitious blonde at SD Rep
Politics hasn’t really changed all that much since the Peron’s time in the 1940’s – there are still the schemers, the authoritarians, and those who have a magnetic personality and the strategy to climb the ladder to get where and what they want no matter the cost. Plus, this couldn’t be timelier as we contemplate…
Laughter, family, and a lot of blood in the dark comedy KILL LOCAL at La Jolla Playhouse
Running a small business can be tough; the larger and more sophisticated entrepreneurs are crowding out the neighborhood finds. Walmart and Target are pushing out Mom and Pop grocers, Amazon is killing local independent bookstores, and those slick impersonal contract killing companies are pushing out the little guys. That’s how it feels for Sheila, Abi,…
ROBIN HOOD! at The Old Globe
It’s hard to keep a good legend down, and like other heroes Robin Hood is always ready for his return to pop culture. Not that he really ever truly left, having been portrayed in movies and on stage for the last 80 years, and in stories for longer than that. The new work by Ken…