BY CARY GINELL Now playing at the Elite Theatre Company in Oxnard is At the End of the Day, the initial offering from Elite's Pachyderm Project, a play development program begun…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Last October, Elite Theatre Company's artistic director Tom Eubanks raised the curtain on a new play development and acting program called "The Pachyderm Project," whose mission…
BY CARY GINELL Will Shupe is a familiar presence in Ventura County, whether it's in his many chameleon-like roles on stage at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center or providing…
BY CARY GINELL Anyone who has seen a musical at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is familiar with the work of Becky Castells. For some years now, Becky has…
BY CARY GINELL Kendyl Yokoyama is a young performer with a mission. The 18-year-old recently graduated from high school and is preparing to attend Boston Conservatory in the fall. Her…
COMMENTARY BY CARY GINELL In what was, to some, a bold move towards progress and expansion, but to others, an unnecessary decision of questionable reasoning, Cabrillo Music Theatre has chosen to change…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Nearly fifty years ago, a new type of musical made its debut on the Off-Broadway circuit. Despite its bulky title, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living…
Kingsmen Shakespeare Company mourning John Slade (THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – July 11, 2017) The Kingsmen Shakespeare Company is mourning the unexpected death of John Slade, who was directing this summer’s…
BY CARY GINELL Most people never come close to realizing a lifelong dream, but that's not the case with Carly Bracco. The Conejo Valley native graduated from Thousand Oaks High School…
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL As a lifelong fan of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense-filled films, I was looking forward to the play version of Daphne DuMaurier's 1952 novelette The Birds, mainly to see…