Ensemble cast of "Hummingbirds Are Not Machines" at LA City College Theatre Academy Shewan Edward’s “Hummingbirds Are Not Machines” — presented as an “elevated” staged reading at LA City College Theatre Academy’s Cameo Theatre and directed by Edward — is a contemporary play about a group of young adults confined in a medical facility as they try to understand the loss of someone close to them. The production deals heavily with grief and identity, showing how people process pa

From left: Russell Edge, Trieu Tran, Iris Liu and Jorge-Luis Pallo in “Ascent” at Skylight Theatre (Photo by Randy Wong-Westbrooke) Recently, many Americans (and people around the world) were captivated by the Artemis II mission, which was the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. We watched videos of the astronauts in their space capsule floating in zero gravity, marveling at a solar eclipse and views of our home planet, before finally splashing

From left: Ledisi, Chester Gregory and Connie Jackson in "Ain’t Misbehavin’" at Ebony Repertory Theatre (Photo by Craig Schwartz) Ebony Repertory Theatre’s “Ain’t Misbehavin’” — at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center through June 8, in association with Fig Street Films — is a vibrant and deeply enjoyable celebration of Thomas “Fats” Waller’s music and cultural impact, as conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Murray Horwitz. Directed by Wren T. Brown, this production capture