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Ami stands center stage raised on green stairs, with iridescent wings. The other cast members surround her, singing, while a disco ball spins overhead and bubbles blow out of a machine.

MSG Play spices up The Old Globe’s season

By Dylan Bunyak, Staff Writer May 6, 2023

In the dream space of Ami (Anna Mikami), an Asian-American girl navigating high school in the 90s, “Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play” by Keiko Green presents a humorous look at a teen's reconciliation...

The three protagonists, mid-race, frozen, as Biko Eisen-Martin as John Carlos shares his story in a monologue.

The Old Globe’s The XIXth wins the gold

By Dylan Bunyak, Staff Writer April 10, 2023

It’s not often that two distinct worlds collide, but The XIXth, The Old Globe Theater’s current mainstage show, brings sports fans and theatre lovers knee-to-knee. The show, written by the writer of...

Experimental play inspires locals

Experimental play inspires locals

By Dylan Bunyak February 14, 2023

In “The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci” by Tony-award winner Mary Zimmerman, “time is made of the movement of instants.” The 90-minute play is made up of many magical instants and follows no linear...

“Bones and All” Movie Review

December 22, 2022

Bones and All written by Camille DeAngelis, has recently been turned into a film co-starring Timothee Chalamet and Taylor Russell.  Maren Yearly(Taylor Russell) spends her entire life running away from...

The leads of San Diego Civic Youth Ballets Nutcracker production.

Pretty Much a Kidnapping

By Delilah Sonnenshein December 20, 2022
The beloved Nutcracker - but from a more realistic perspective.
Kristina Wong, a Chinese-American woman, stands center, holding her phone in front of a projected map of the US.

Wong’s one-woman wonder

By Dylan Bunyak and Sophie Love October 11, 2022
In a single follow-spot, surrounded by giant spools of thread, pin cushions, and her Hello Kitty sewing machine, Kristina Wong ends her one-woman show at the La Jolla Playhouse by contemplating with the audience.
Fandango in a Sanctuary.

New play captures immigration, community

By Dylan Bunyak, Ana Cabrera, and Sophie Love September 26, 2022
In many ways, the play feels like a museum of immigration stories-each well explained and embodied.
Opening scene from Come Fall in Love

Bollywood musical dazzles at San Diego theater

By Dylan Bunyak, Staff Writer September 16, 2022
In the first five minutes, the stage exploded into colorful fabric, painted flowers, hand-sewn sequins, and joyful dance. And that was basically how the rest of the show went. 
The company of Hadestown celebrates their reopening night. Courtesy of Playbill.com.

The Show Goes On!

By Isabella Thierry, Staff Writer October 1, 2021

In early May of this year, it was announced that starting in mid-Sept., Broadway would officially be reopening. Since the announcement, productions across New York have returned to in-person rehearsals...

Keep your eyes peeled for this action packed mystery show

How SDA Theatre is Conducting Rehearsals for Their Upcoming Show “Whodunnit”

By Emily Broyles, Staff Writer October 24, 2020

Students still need to have a creative outlet during distance learning. The SDA theatre program has found a way to safely conduct rehearsals for upcoming shows.  The SDA theatre program is preparing...

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