From Left: Eric Parmer, Stephanie Savić and Shelly Day (Photo by Kerrin Piché Serna) How a Creative Team Learned to Trust the Play, the...

Katie Perry Page as Carole King (Photo by Francis Gacad) The Inspiring True Story of Carole King’s Journey from Teenage Songwriter to...

From Left: Luc Clopton and Mario Houle (Photo by Doug Catiller) Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-Winning Composer Jonathan Larson’s...

From Left, Bottom: Kirsten Grace, Daniel Velazquez, Sarah Ledesma, Charlie Holloman, Carlos Flores. From Left, Middle: Morgan Dickinson,...

Classic Theatre Reimagined as an Apocalyptic Vision By: MaryAnn DiPietro The timeless Shakespearean tragedy is transformed into a...

From Left: Sammy Spiegler as Natalie, Jon Korbonski as Dan, Braxton McGrath as Gabe Mental illness proves a worthy subject for the 2008...

Mandy Foster as Emma Woodhouse (Photo by Benjamin Busch) A Broadway-Style Take on Austen’s Heartwarming 1816 Comedy By Eric Marchese Many...

Confronting Past Choices, Missed Opportunities, and Haunting Truths in the Wake of a World-Shattering Event By: MaryAnn DiPietro In Lucy...

Combination of Shakespearean Plots and Characters with Iconic Elvis Tunes is Unbeatable. by Eric Marchese Is there a more eclectic show,...

Composed obsession: trying to solve the mystery behind one of Beethoven’s lesser-known masterpieces By Joel Beers The play is called “33...

The troupe’s thrust stage space is ideally suited to putting the audience right into the musical’s storyline, action and characters. What...

Love or philosophy? Head or heart? Age-old questions posed by acclaimed writer Lauren Gunderson under the veil of 18th-century scientific...

A universally relatable mother-daughter drama that is both poignant and relevant. By Anne Reid “Alma'' is a play about a mom and her...

Don’t let the title fool you: the show is about people not profanity by Joel Beers The title of the Stephen Adly Guirgis caustic comedy...

The beautiful, female-centric show is a theatrical hug for turbulent times. By Anne Reid “Tiny Beautiful Things” follows the...

A Bittersweet, Unconventional Love Story Amplified By Music By Shannon Cudd Not all love stories can be placed in a neat box. Some chance...

Because we all have those relatives… By Dana Hammer Like many of you, I traveled to visit family for the holidays. My husband, my...

A Play About Discovering Who You Always Were And Living Your Truth By Shannon Cudd Craig Tyrl, the artistic director of The Wayward...

Riotous comedy, with a Chekovian twist. By Bruce Goodrich The venerable Costa Mesa Playhouse is in its 58th season. Under Michael Serna’s...

A Dark and Whimsical Flight of Imagination comes to life By Libby Nicolay As the curtain rises on this year’s Halloween season, Ophelia's...