A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Musical Direction With Spamalot’s Rachael Pugh
BY CARY GINELL In addition to featuring local performers in musical theater and plays, VC On Stage also celebrates the work of the folks who are behind the scenes. Costume…
Kris Kyer (Harold Hill) and Christanna Rowader (Marian Paroo) in 2012's "The Music Man"
Kris Kyer & Christanna Rowader Talk About Their Characters in “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”
BY CARY GINELL VCOS: So Kris, is Lawrence Jamison kind of an updated, cosmopolitan version of Harold Hill? KRIS: Yeah, but as Sean Harrington told me during rehearsals, my pockets…
Barry Pearl as Juror No. 7 in Pasadena Playhouse's production of "12 Angry Men." (Photo by Jim Cox Photography)
Barry Pearl Gets Call For Jury Duty in “12 Angry Men”
BY CARY GINELL One of the more enthusiastic and - might I add - accessible performers on the Ventura County scene is Barry Pearl. Although based in Los Angeles, Pearl…
Kris Kyer & Christanna Rowader - stars of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (photo by Cary Ginell)
Interview with “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” Stars Kristopher Kyer & Christanna Rowader
BY CARY GINELL If you saw last year's production of The Music Man at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, you might have noticed that Kristopher Kyer, who played Harold Hill,…
Joe Spano as White; Tucker Smallwood as Black, in "The Sunset Limited" (Photo by Jeanne Tanner)
“The Sunset Limited” – A Debate For the Ages
REVIEW BY CARY GINELL Cormac McCarthy's riveting play, "The Sunset Limited," currently being staged at the Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, is one of those productions you need to see…
High Street Arts Center General Manager Ken Rayzor, who is directing the theater's production of "South Pacific."
An Interview With “South Pacific” Director Ken Rayzor
BY CARY GINELL VCOS: What is special about "South Pacific" to you personally and as a director? KEN: This story of love and war in the South Seas was penned…
Mariah & Suzanne Tobin, on the set of "Noises Off" (photo by Cary Ginell)
Dotty Doin’s: Mother & Daughter Play the Same Role in Two Productions of “Noises Off”
BY CARY GINELL Acting is often a family affair and it stands to reason that if one member of a family gets the theater bug, it's no surprise when other…
Kyer Komments: The Dreaded Conflicts
BY KRISTOPHER KYER Growing up in Michigan as a community theater actor, I learned to be fully committed whenever auditioning for a show. I made myself realize that the responsibility…
Andrew David James (C.C.) and Michael Beck (Buddy) lead the cast in "The Diviners." (Photo by Barbara Mazeika)
“The Diviners” – A Moving, Emotional Slice of Americana
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…
Austin Miller (above) and Travis Winterstein (below) in "Dark Heart of Poe" (Photo by Rena Petrello Photography)
Murder & Guilt Reign in Elite Theatre Company’s “Dark Heart of Poe”
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…
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