Elaine Mura – Splash Magazines

Open Fist’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Review – Shakespeare in the Antebellum South

July 4, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Move over, Shakespeare. Open Fist has just tweaked your centuries-old tale and brought it up-to-date – sort of. Open Fist’s interpretation of MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM takes place in 1855 (just before the Civil War). Instead […]

Roe Review – A “Hyper-staged” Reading at the Outdoor Fountain Theatre

July 3, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Originally commissioned through the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s American Revolution program, ROE was first presented in Ashland, Oregon, in 2016. Prolific award-winning playwright Lisa Loomer, a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize, was awarded the Jane Chambers […]

To T, or not to T Review – The Hard Decisions

June 30, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

The Los Angeles LGBT Center production of D’Lo’s solo show, TO T, OR NOT TO T is currently playing at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Commissioned as a workshop production by Dixon Place in New York […]

The Beautiful People Review – What Drives Kids to Kill?

June 26, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

The Rogue Machine has done it again! Their current production of THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is gripping, fascinating, intriguing, and controversial – all at the same time. Based on playwright Tim Venable’s personal reactions and experiences […]

King Lear Review – Joe Morton’s Lively Monarch

May 19, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Possibly Shakespeare’s greatest play, KING LEAR has seen multiple productions and adaptations over the years. The Wallis tackles the latest – and possibly the most controversial – adaptation with Joe Morton taking center stage as […]

The Play’s the Thing Review – A Melodrama with Humor and Heart

May 18, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Originally a 1924 Hungarian play by Ferenc Molnar titled “Play at the Castle,” THE PLAY’S THE THING has seen several iterations – but has always remained a clever and often side-splitting study of manners from […]

God of Carnage Review – Satire at its Best

May 17, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

A French playwright, novelist, and actress, Yasmina Reza clearly has a keen eye for the humor inherent in apparently commonplace situations which trigger contemporary middle class anxieties and lots of laughs. GOD OF CARNAGE is […]

Tambo & Bones Review – A Different Perspective on the Black Experience

May 9, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Playwright Dave Harris decided to have a little fun while considering the American black experience. Once he met up with director Taylor Reynolds, the nebulous ideas coalesced into an exciting approach to the questions raised […]

Afterglow Review – The Choreography of Love

May 8, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Billed as Los Angeles’ steamiest show, AFTERGLOW lives up to its hype. Penned by S. Asher Gelman, who also directed the play, AFTERGLOW was a smash hit off-Broadway and in London and is scheduled to […]

Wakings Review – Delving into Consciousness

May 8, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

How do we know when we are awake? Asleep? Daydreaming? Dreaming? Hallucinating? These are questions which philosophers, psychologists, physicians, writers, and artists have explored for millennia. The mystery of what constitutes different states of consciousness […]