REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Have you ever acted on an impulse, knowing you were doing the wrong thing, but went through with it anyway? That's the dilemma housewife Becky Foster…
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…