REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Although "The Diviners," Jim Leonard, Jr.'s morality play on religion, friendship, and tragedy, was written in 1980, it almost seems as if it should have been…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL What could be more appropriate fare for a dark and chilly Halloween night than an evening of Edgar Allan Poe? The Elite Theatre Company has put…
BY KRISTOPHER KYER After a long afternoon of filming, lunch was served in the parking lot behind the El Capitan, where the base camp was filled with trailers, equipment, and…
BY KRISTOPHER KYER In October of 2012, my agent had me drive 43 miles to the Firestone Ranch in Agua Dulce, California where they were filming a 1906 river scene…
BY CARY GINELL Kimberly Demmary has been working the boards around Ventura County and the West Valley for more than 10 years. She was recently seen (along with "Seatbelts Required"…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL 'Tis the season for ghost tours, malevolent pumpkins, and trick-or-treaters, but at the Santa Paula Theater Center, there's a different kind of horror story currently being…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Over the years, Cabrillo Music Theatre has staged just about all of Broadway's classic musicals, but one that they had not yet attempted was "Kiss Me,…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL If you're old enough to remember "The Ed Sullivan Show" (and I proudly say that I am), you will fondly recall those years when stand-up comedy…
BY PATRICIA MORISON When it came time for opening night in Philadelphia, we had no idea how the show would do. We hadn't even heard Robert Russell Bennett's orchestrations yet.…
BY JOSHUA FINKEL I coach actors to say their name as a statement, not a question. Use a "down glide" or period after it, not a question mark, which is…