From left: Eiko Eisen-Martin (Dallas), Michael Rishawn (River) and Gail Bean (Jada) in "Table 17" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Sometimes you just want good entertainment without any heavy messaging to weigh it down. Enter “Table 17,” actor and playwright Douglas Lyons’ rollicking romantic comedy set in a restaurant with tables on stage and no fourth wall. Thanks to dynamic acting, lighting and sound, “Table 17” keeps the audience laughing in sympathy and recognit

Alexandra Hellquist (Merrill) in Rogue Machine's "anthropology" (Photo by Jeff Lorch) No matter how often we are reminded, it’s hard to fathom how much of our lives are online. TV, movies and true crime podcasts are replete with digital sleuths combing the internet for clues. Every transaction, message, and location is recorded. Cameras see where someone has been and calendar-invites can reveal where someone will go. Even the least connected members of society leave a digital

From left: Marlon Alexander Vargas (Fito) and Alex Hernandez (Bastian) in "littleboy/littleman" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Infused with high energy of athletic acting supercharged by dynamic lighting and sound, the world premiere of “littleboy/littleman” at Geffen Playhouse tells of two brothers originally from Nicaragua making their way in Sweetwater, Fla. One is practical and driven while the other is a poet, dreamer and performer. Both try to uphold the lega

Roxana Ortega in "Am I Roxie?" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Written and performed by Roxana Ortega and directed by Bernardo...

Alexandra Lee (Taylor F.) in Rogue Machine's "Adolescent Salvation" at Matrix Theatre (Photo by Jeff Lorch) “Adolescent Salvation,”...

From left: Lee Wilkof (Shrimpy), Liz Larsen (Beverly), Carolyn Mignini (Irene), Geoffrey Wade (Hank) and Jake Horowitz (Josh) in "The...

DeWanda Wise (Sade) in "Furlough's Paradise" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Stories about African American women often explore...

Brandon Gill (Booth) in "Topdog/Underdog" at Pasadena Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) What if your family legacy is fraught with...

Ora Jones, Audrey Francis and James Vincent Meredith in "Noises Off" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) While theatergoers enjoyed...

From left: Aasif Mandvi (Estragon / Gogo) and Rainn Wilson (Vladimir / Didi) in "Waiting for Godot" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff...

From left: Sheaun McKinney (Ogun) and Alani iLongwe (Oshoosi) in "The Brothers Size" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Though...

The world premiere of “The Hope Theory” – extended at Geffen Playhouse through July 14 – makes an American immigrant tale magical....

From left: Marcel Spears (Juicy) and Nikki Crawford (Tedra) in Geffen Playhouse's "Fat Ham" (Photo by Jeff Lorch) If you Vitamixed the...

About an hour before curtain at the Geffen Playhouse last Friday night, Vice President Kamala Harris was purported to be dining around...

In Samuel Baum’s “The Engagement Party,” a festive occasion morphs into an obsessive mystery when the bride-to-be’s expensive engagement...

Review of Mindplay at Geffen Playhouse by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix

Review of The Inheritance Parts 1 and 2 at the Geffen Playhouse by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix