Shakespeare famously provided few stage directions, giving directors amazing discretion to fiddle with context. Give Shana Cooper credit for not…
Josh Baxt
Josh Baxt has an MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and writes for a local nonprofit. His play, Like a War, was produced for the annual Fritz litz. Josh's short fiction has been published in the anthologies Sunshine Noir and Hunger and Thirst, as well as the journal City Works.
Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ is not a play or even a musical – it’s a show. There’s no plot or story…
Early on in Trouble in Mind, veteran actress Wiletta Mayer (Ramona Keller) sits down with newbie John Nevins (Michael Zachary…
Hurricane Diane is about two-thirds satirical comedy and one-third social activism. The comedy part is fantastic. Set in a (mostly)…
The downside to creating a brilliant show comes later, when you create one that’s merely good. When Pigpen Theatre Company…
On the page, there’s nothing overtly magical about As You Like It. Nobody conjures storms or misappropriates love potions or…
There’s a point, around halfway through What You Are, when one character turns to another and asks: “You gonna make…
Sometimes, when you go to the theater, you want deep thoughts and pathos that slaps you repeatedly in the face….
Letters are such a great narrative device. Think of the notes between Abigail and John Adams in 1776 or the…
For a history geek like me, there are few greater joys than a Julius Caesar production. The play is a…
Benedick and Beatrice hate each other until they love each other. Claudio and Hero love each other until they hate…