Daren Scott's Maiden Voyage
Daren Scott, longtime San Diego actor, recently directed his first show: Sweet Storm at New Village Arts. "Every serious actor should direct at least once," he says. "I tried to be as prepared as possible, but also worried about overthinking …
Playing for Laughs
No two performances are the same. No two audiences either. If you're playing a comedy, accounting for these differences is tricky stuff. A joke that fizzled with the matinee audience, who just ate lunch, might bowl the evening crowd over. …
Sir Alan's Creative Process
At last count, Sir Alan Ayckbourn had written 75 plays. That's an average of almost two a year since he switched from actor to writer in the late 1950s. So how does one of the world's most prolific playwrights pen …
Afterthoughts: Let Me Down Easy
During opening night of Let Me Down Easy at the Lyceum, a woman in the upstairs section would not stop laughing. Even when angry heads turned her way she kept on. But what Anna Deavere Smith does on stage, though …