Review: Diana Varco Shares Her Journey to RISE Above Childhood Rage
by Shari Barrett - Jun 16, 2026
It's a very well done, confrontational hour-long play at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, but also life-affirming to know none of us are alone in the struggle for emotional maturity rather than turn to the easy crutches of overeating, alcohol abuse, drug use or unbridled sex to forget about where the Rage holding our emotions in place is rooted.
MY YEAR OF SAYING NO Will Come to The Off-Central
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2026
THE OFF-CENTRAL PLAYERS will present MY YEAR OF SAYING NO, a new production exploring themes of personal boundaries and self-assertion. Details on performance dates and venue will be announced.
HEDDA GABLER Will Take The Ensemble Company Stage
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2026
The Ensemble Company will present HEDDA GABLER, bringing the classic drama to life on stage. This production promises to engage audiences with its intense narrative.
RISE To Premiere At Whitefire Theatre Solofest 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2026
RISE, written and performed by Diana Varco, will premiere at Whitefire Theatre Solofest 2026 in Sherman Oaks. The one-person show explores mental health, childhood trauma, and resilience through 20 characters.
Cyrus Deboo Will Bring THERE’S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH CYRUS
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 12, 2025
Cyrus Deboo is a happy American Indian-Persian gay man born to immigrant parents. The happy part of all that hasn’t always been a constant though. It has taken a lot for him to get to that bit. In There’s Something Seriously Wrong with Cyrus he tells the sometimes turbulent, frequently hilarious and always authentic story of how he did it.