REVIEW BY CARY GINELL This past spring, R. Shane Bingham took on the challenging task of portraying British talk show host David Frost in High Street Arts Center's outstanding production…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Although I am not as familiar with the plays of Anton Chekhov as some, Christopher Durang's play, Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, doesn't require a pop…
(Ventura, Ca)- Actor, director and dramaturg Chester William (Bill) Keeler, Jr. died on May 28, 2015 at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California. He had a heart attack on May…
BY CARY GINELL For many, the road to a career in theater has twists and turns that one doesn't always anticipate. Twenty-three-year-old Ella Bowen is currently on that road. As…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL As a theater critic, it sometimes gets tiresome seeing the same shows over and over again. After all, how many variations on The Sound of Music or Footloose can…
REVIEW BY NATALIA VIVINO This past Saturday, the Camarillo Skyway Playhouse delivered a fun and friendly production of the classic Tony-award winning musical Bye, Bye Birdie. As many theatregoers know,…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL In just a few short years on Ventura County stages, Andrew Metzger has proved himself to be a master of physical comedy in the tradition of…
BY CARY GINELL In Jack Lemmon Remembers, now playing at the Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, music plays a key role in Chris Lemmon's performance. Music is featured throughout the show,…
BY CARY GINELL After last Sunday's matinee performance of Jack Lemmon Returns, we met his son Chris Lemmon in the green room at the Rubicon Theatre Company to talk about the…
BY CARY GINELL Beginning Thursday and continuing for four performances this weekend, Ventura College will be presenting Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring a familiar name…