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'Crime and Punishment'
This adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel, by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, strips the sprawling story down to its bare bones
'Bus Stop'
William Inge’s 1955 depiction of one stormy night in a small-town Kansas diner is set at the beginning of March (in 1954)
'The Importance of Being Earnest'
After seeing the Ahmanson Theatre’s rather leaden version of Oscar Wilde’s comedy two years ago, I wondered if it was finally time to retire
Going Out to See a Play During the Oscars
Oscar hype seems to increase every year.
'The Brig'
Kenneth H. Brown’s landmark drama, first presented by the Living Theatre in 1963
'Melancholy Play'
In Sarah Ruhl's whimsical comedy, a young bank teller (Kristen Brennan) has developed such an exquisite sense of melancholy
'Wit'
When I last saw Margaret Edson's celebrated play about a Donne scholar dying of ovarian cancer,
'Big Baby'
Joe Keyes, best known for co-creating the annual Bob's Holiday Office Party
'Harrison, Texas'
L.A. can once again claim Horton Foote, 91, as a resident
'The Last Schwartz'
Fractious siblings re-unite, in connection with a family ceremony
