KCRW's Opening the Curtain

The Antaeus Company makes a valiant effort with their production of "Mrs. Warren's Profession" revealing both the charms and challenges of Shavian style.

"Tribes" is a complicated play about language, meaning, listening and deafness whose tragedy is one of unrealized promise, of not taking the next step in the conversation.

Calling Cavalia's "Odysseo" a horse circus doesn't quite do it justice. Think Cirque du Soleil meets equestrian event.

While death is the catalyst for the play, at its heart "Walking a Tightrope" is sweet tale of a grandfather trying his best and a little girl growing up.

Playwright Gary Lennon?s new play, "A Family Thing," at the Echo Theater Company, features people showcasing the dark side of themselves, a sort of wish fulfillment...

It's easy to see what attracted Boston Court Theater to playwright David Wiener's play, "Cassiopeia."

The company that created "Ganesh versus the Third Reich" is, in their own words, "a company driven by an ensemble of?actors perceived to have intellectual disabilities."

Anthony Byrnes reviews Theatre Movement Bazaar's latest piece, "Track 3," which tackles Chekhov?s "Three Sisters."

Now typically when I talk about the ephemeral quality of theater, it?s something I?m celebrating. It?s part of what makes theater so magical and essential. Theater can?t be repackaged in a ?best of? box set or re-released in 3d. You need to be there in the room or . . . well . . . you missed it. And that?s the flip side to that magic.

It?s been a tough couple of years, a sort of family recession for Nora. Looking back, it all started when her husband left his job. He couldn?t find another. Really there was nothing out there. Then he got sick, really sick. There were some major medical bills to be paid. Nora didn?t know what to do. She had to find a way to get the money. She had to save her husband. But how?

Theater for a New Year

Anthony reflects on ten plays that made LA's life richer in 2012.

Take a break from the holiday chaos and treat yourself to the Fiasco Theater Company's production of Shakespeare's "Cymbaline" at the Broad Stage.

Nothing brings out family dysfunction quite like the holidays, does it? That's where Jon Robbin Baitz's play, "Other Desert Cities," at the Mark Taper Forum begins.

Nothing brings out family dysfunction quite like the holidays, does it? That's where Jon Robbin Baitz's play, "Other Desert Cities," at the Mark Taper Forum begins.