September 5, 2016 | Review, Santa Ana, Theater, Theatre Out, Uncategorized WTC View @ Theatre Out in Santa Ana – Review Written by Alina Mae Wilson Over in Santa Ana, Theatre Out is putting on a show that focuses on what is probably the most horrifying date in living America’s collective memory –September 11th.  Written by Brian Sloan and directed by David C. Carnevale, WTC View ventures into the United States’ mental and emotional response to the pain of that day.  The reflective nature found here is both sorrowful and deeply cerebral. August 30, 2016 | Red Scare on Sunset – Opening September 9th @ Costa Mesa Playhouse in Costa Mesa Thoughts from Playwright Charles Busch on his comedy Red Scare on Sunset. A play he mentions is one of his most ambitious plays he’s ever written. This video was Shot & Edited by Blake McCarty Synopsis : a campy, flamboyant spoof of the 1950s Hollywood blacklist, film star Mary Dale (traditionally played by a female impersonator) finds that the Red Menace has invaded her own bedroom when her husband is lured into a communist cell by way of a method acting class and becomes part of a left-wing plot to abolish the Hollywood star system.

Taken from the website September 9th – October 2nd August 25, 2016 | OCcentric New Play Festival, podcast, Review, Theater, Uncategorized OC-Centric Presents : Kill A Better Mousetrap & Left Behind, Waiting – Podcast Review (photos by: Stephen Rack) Miles Merbinoe has a reason – in his own mind, at least – to shut down the world’s longest-running play, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. And, as Christie was the “Queen of Crime,” what more fitting way to do this than… murder? Running Shoes SensorMerbinoe’s frustrations, wild theories, and ruminations on the contrariness of success set the stage for hilarity in this comedy. Cheap Engineered Flooring OakTaken from the website  Continue ReadingDyson Vacuum Cleaners Old Models

fullerton, Review, Stagestheatre, Theater, Uncategorized Monuments & Dogs of War @ STAGEStheatre in Fullerton – Review Written by Scotty Keister Stages Theatre in Fullerton has long been a champion of local playwrights, and currently they are running two shows, both homegrown and both directed by the authors themselves; “Monuments” and “Dogs of War.” One turns out to be an overwhelming success, the other a curiosity that doesn’t quite succeed. August 22, 2016 | Chapman, OCcentric New Play Festival, Review, Theater, Uncategorized Night Moths on the Wing @ OC Centric’s New Play Festival – Review (photo by Stephen Rack) Written By Daniella Litvak This is the synopsis for Night Moths on the Wing (hereafter referred to as “Night Moths”): “Civilization has broken down; everything is scarce, thousands have disappeared, and rebel factions fight the national army.  When rebel General Victor Maylor is arrested and secretly delivered to an unofficial prison camp, he expects to be executed…but chief interrogator Michael Shaw does not want him dead –not yet. 

Shaw wants information and will do whatever it takes to get that information.  But while the men relentlessly engage in a battle of wills, are they blind to a more elusive enemy that could destroy them both?” August 17, 2016 | Broadway in the Park, Musical, Review, Tustin, Uncategorized Broadway in the Park presents : Beauty and the Beast @ Peppertree Park in Tustin – Review In a departure from what has traditionally been for many years a space to revisit older classics less known by the youth, Peppertree Park is now hosting Disney’s popular musical Beauty and the Beast.   Presented by the Tustin Area Council for the Fine Arts and the Chance Theater, this production is engaging and extremely well-performed but also more exhausting than one might expect. Behind the Orange Curtain: Norberto Santana Jr. Santana: Labor Day Reminds Us Government Is Fueled by People Not Politicians After being upbraided on air by two conservative radio hosts, Orange County supervisorial candidates Andrew Do and Michele Martinez are taking action aimed at alleviating the homeless crisis at the county Civic Center.

Behind the Orange Curtain: Norberto Santana Jr. Santana: Lack of Warning on Civic Center Gun Threat Is Symptom of a Larger Problem The delay in alerting county employees of a shooting at Santa Ana’s Civic Center grounds this month is connected to county supervisors’ politicking and fundraising and lack of effectiveness on issues like IT and homelessness. Santana: OC Government Goes Corporate Orange County Supervisors debate bringing corporate sponsorships to government. Voice of OC continues fight against deposition request; and jobs for county ethics watchdog and performance auditor remain empty. Santana: Who’s Driving the Bus at the County of Orange? As things get worse at the Civic Center, the most recent example being a police shooting of a homeless person, the county leadership void remains. Meanwhile, Supervisor Shawn Nelson criticizes the county's approach to a public records lawsuit by Voice of OC. Santana: OC Supervisors Wage War on First Amendment

Just like Hillary Clinton, Orange County Supervisors don’t want you to see their raw emails. Yet instead of private servers, they use their lawyers and your tax dollars to attack journalists and shield themselves from disclosure. Santana: OC Animal Shelter Born From Engagement Efforts by Orange County residents to engage county supervisors on animal care led to a new animal shelter. Now it's time to make a difference for humans, starting with the situation at Santa Ana’s downtown civic center. Santana: The Tricky Debate Surrounding Supervisor Term Limits Supervisor Shawn Nelson wants to limit county supervisors to three terms for life. But a campaign finance watchdog wonders whether quick legislating could give current office holders 12 more years beyond what they've already served. Santana: Has Orange County Created America’s Most Vulnerable Cops? As police are being targeted across the nation, members of a class of cop in Orange County are going to court because they can't carry a concealed weapon off-duty.