Tony Kushner's Angels in America (currently at the Lyceum Space) has been hailed as one of the finest plays of the last two decades. Here are some of his thoughts on the craft, taken from various interviews. ON HIS PROCESS. …

“I’m interested in doing work involving communication with people,” says artist and Anacortes, Washington native Kate Clark over a cup of coffee at Twiggs. “Piñatas are a great vehicle to connect with folks. I see myself as a piñata counselor. …

Trapped in a timeless city governed by all the old gods of Earth, D'Molay is a tracker who works for the Gods. He makes a fateful choice to assist a hapless amnesiac girl early in the story. He then begins …

He's back. Sure, he's as tall as a power forward and can bench press, he brags, 450 pounds. He can sing up a storm and trip the light fantastic and impersonate everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Wayne to Elvis …

Concerned that being pepper sprayed by rabid Black Friday shoppers at Walmart will only bring back difficult memories of Occupy San Diego? Head up to North Park, where shops including Aloha Sunday, Rufskin, Hunt & Gather, Ms Vintage, Pigment, and …

As National Epilepsy Awareness Month draws to an end, the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County is gearing up to host a gala to benefit the over 50,000 people affected by the chronic neurological disorder in San Diego alone. Nationwide, …

Enrique Urueta's equal opportunity offender has toured the country, including a stop at Minneapolis' prestigious - and tough-minded - Mixed Blood Theatre. But Diversionary's iffy prouduction makes one wonder why it's getting so much play. The staging, by an uncredited …

On Saturday, my buddies Michael Mannino and Arian Banki threw a party at a private residence near Vista in celebration of a dear friend who left us in June. Preston Grover was an absolute inspiration to friends in his electronic …

The Diary of Anne Frank runs through December 4 at OnStage Playhouse. Here's some background for this fine production: On June 12, 1942, Otto Frank gave his daughter, Annelies Marie, an autograph album for her 13th birthday. She decided to …

On November 19, the Barona Cultural Center & Museum will open Rock of Ages: Contemporary Music Traditions on the Barona Reservation, an exhibition intended to showcase today's native culture of singer-songwriters, rock bands, country-western players, and other popular music, done …

Right now, several actors are clearly performing dream roles: Linda Libby as Mama Rose in Ion's Gypsy; Rosina Reynolds (Amanda Wingfield), Brian Mackey (The Gentleman Caller), and Amanda Sitton (Laura Wingfield) in Cygnet's Glass Menagerie; and, as if to the …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS4mgdHcn2w On September 23, Kevin Harrington set out to ride from the Montauk lighthouse to San Diego in an effort to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. Today, he arrived in town. This video was shot a little before …

Ever courting fresh alibis for day drinking on the weekend, I negotiated the rain on Saturday to check out the Ryan Roots Cocktale Club at the Ruby Room. As promised, Mr. Roots was there mixing stiff ones behind the bar, …

Asian Story Theater is work-shopping this new musical. The project was ready for a tryout and, with tinkering and revising, could have a long life to come. The subject was a complicated individual, who strove with all his might for …

I’ve heard a lot of murmurs about 11/11/11 over the past few weeks, everything from foreboding rumors of apocalypse to the dawning of a new age to the official day of celebration for Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel. In an internet …

John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - currently in a deeply moving production at New Village Arts - tells the tragic story of Lennie Small and George Milton. Migrant ranch hands during the Depression, they come to the Salinas Valley …

Sezio, a local art nonprofit, plans to occupy the Sunset Temple in North Park on Thursday and stay until Sunday. The sounds of the occupation won't be chants or drum circles but will be live rock performances from more than …

What happens when a generation's ultimate anti-authoritarians, punk rockers, become society’s ultimate authorities: dads? The Other F Word tackles this question. With a large chorus of punk rock’s leading men, including Blink 182's Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea, …

In Merry Olde England, Twelfth Night was a last call for holiday cheer. After the 12 days of Christmas, the evening of January 5 was a one-night Mardi Gras: wine and sherry would flow; food got gobbled, and life went …

Just a stone’s throw from the border, Puerta Blanca cemetery is Tijuana’s oldest graveyard and home to the crypt of the unofficial resident saint of miracles, protection, fortune, and health - Juan Castillo Morales, better known as Juan Soldado (Juan …

The Reader’s resident craft beer enthusiast Brandon Hernández has already filled you in on many of tomorrow’s San Diego Beer Week kick off festivities, but I can’t let you lurch into your Friday night without a suds up on the …

I can only review half of American Rose's production, since the company has double-cast the musical: the "Red Cast" (high school age) and the "White Cast" (college age) alternate evenings, along with graduates of SDSU in both versions. I saw …

The San Diego Rescue Mission's 10th annual candlelight vigil for the homeless takes place this Sunday, November 6. "The interfaith event is designed to create awareness for the 10,000 men, women and children living each day homeless in San Diego …

At the end of Gypsy, Mama Rose hits bottom. Her daughters - June and the ugly duckling Louise - have abandoned her. As has her devoted agent, Herbie. She's alone on a stage and asks "Why did I do it?" …