, The shooting of Michael Brown, a unarmed black 18-year old, five and a half years ago focused national attention on Ferguson, Mo. A white 28-year-old police officer, Darren Wilson, shot him dead after he allegedly robbed a convenience store. The aftermath piqued the interest of Pulitzer Prize finalist, actress and playwright Dael Orlandersmith. She […]
“For the Love Of (or, The Roller Derby Play),” now playing at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, could be perceived (or dismissed) as a play about women’s roller derby. However, the “For the Love Of” part really sums it up. Focusing heavily on a new skater who goes by Joy Ride, the well-acted […]
The wellness industry and how social media can kill (reputations) are the subjects skewered in “Quack,” a timely new comedy by Eliza Clark, in its world premiere run through Nov. 18 a the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. The two-hour play – with no intermission in this run – is ambitious. It tries to […]
