From left: Crystal Yvonne Jackson (Scilla) and Monty Renfrow (Renton) in "Twisted" at Theatre West (Photo by Garry M. Kluger) Chris DiGiovanni’s new play “Twisted,” directed by Marc Antonio Pritchett at Theatre West, is a contemporary drama set in the suburbs of Philadelphia that centers on Scilla Claroe (Crystal Yvonne Jackson), a struggling writer preparing to document the story of Renton Downey (Monty Renfrow), a man on death row for a mass shooting. As Scilla interviews R

Ensemble cast of "Parade" at The Electric Lodge (Photo by Dane Arthur Headshots) Directed by Saundra McClain, “Parade” is a haunting and powerful retelling of one of America’s most unsettling true stories. With music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Alfred Uhry, the production at The Electric Lodge brings the 1913 trial of Leo Frank (Adam Fried) to life with raw emotion and unflinching honesty. Set in Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia, the story follows Frank, a Jew

Back by popular demand (and understandably so), “Jane Austen in 89 Minutes” is a hilarious and insightful review of all six of Jane Austen’s published novels. Written and directed by Syrie James, this encore performance of Theatre 40’s hit play is made all the more enjoyable by its venue, the Minstrel Gallery of the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. Although the mansion was built in the 1920s in the Tudor Revival style, the surroundings enhance the play’s Regency-era costum