From left: James Hayden Rodriguez (Ken) and Rob Nagle (Rothko) in "Red" at Laguna Playhouse (Photo by Jason Niedle) What do artists talk about when they talk about art? That is the subject of John Logan’s play “Red,” assuredly directed by J. Scott Lapp at the Laguna Playhouse through June 28. Specifically, middle-aged artist Mark Rothko (Rob Nagle) talks to his young assistant Ken (James Hayden Rodriguez) about art (mostly his own), philosophy, myth and the color red. The fir

Mandy Rubeli’s “Dinosaurs” at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival follows Claire (Hailey Hudson), who comes home to find an actual dinosaur inside her apartment. After calling her best friend Hayden (Devin Stone) for help, Claire begins to realize that the dinosaur may be connected to unhealed abuse she experienced when she was thirteen. As the story unfolds, Hayden, Claire and the dinosaur decide to track down and confront her abuser before the space-time continuum collaps

“White Elephant” at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival is a reading of a comedic mystery by Ryan Copple about a brother and sister who believe they have pulled off the perfect crime by murdering their mother to protect their inheritance. Things take a turn when the sister receives an unexpected gift: the murder weapon. From there, the story becomes less of a “whodunnit” and more of a “who knows it?” The set features eight chairs placed at either side of the stage. Christma