Alana Dietze

Review: DIDO OF IDAHO at Echo Theater Company

DIDO OF IDAHO is a dark comedy by Abby Rosebrock that tackles intense themes of grief, trauma, and obsession. Deftly directed by Abigail Deser, the show is powerful, pointed, and poignant with solid performances and clever staging. Another in a long-running series of knockouts from the Echo Theater Company.

Photos: DIDO OF IDAHO At Echo Theater Company

The West Coast premiere of Abby Rosebrock’s darkly funny romantic comedy “Dido of Idaho” opened Saturday night at The Echo Theater Company in a production directed by Abigail Deser. See photos of the production.

Interview: Actor Alana Dietze on Leading the Cast in DIDO OF IDAHO

When I heard about the West Coast premiere of Abby Rosebrock’s Dido of Idaho by The Echo Theater Company at Atwater Village Theatre starring Alana Dietze (pictured), I knew I had to speak with her about the “wonderfully off-beat, darkly hilarious (in a truly cringeworthy way) comedy about female identity and the lengths to which some women will go for the love of a man.”  

DIDO OF IDAHO Comes to The Echo Theater Company in July

The Echo Theater Company will present a very dark comedy about the lengths to which a woman might go for the love of a good man. 

CSULB Theatre Arts to Present OUR DEAR DEAD DRUGLORD

CSULB Theatre Arts will present 'Our Dear Dead Drug Lord' by Alexis Scheer. Learn more about the production here!

California Repertory Company Reveals Spring 2024 Season

California Repertory Company has announced the productions for its Spring 2024 season. Learn more about the shows and find out how to get tickets here!

The Echo Theater Company Reveals Winners of 2023 New Play Competition

The Echo Theater Company has announced the winners of the company’s 2023 New Play Competition. Learn more about all of the winners here!

Review: CRABS IN A BUCKET at Echo Theater Company

CRABS IN A BUCKET is one of the Echo’s best in recent memory and that’s saying a lot because the Echo consistently brings challenging and entertaining material to vibrant life. The collective is one of Los Angeles’ crown jewels — and maybe one of its best-kept secrets.

Playful CRABS IN A BUCKET By Bernardo Cubría Gets World Premiere At The Echo, July 15 - August 21

The Echo Theater Company presents an outrageous, smart and very funny satire about the impact of “crab mentality” on oppressed communities whose members work against one another instead of together.

Echo Theater Company to Host New Play Competition

The Echo Theater Company is now accepting submissions of original (no adaptations or translations), unpublished, unproduced, non-musical stage plays that are between 60 and 150 pages in length for its 2023 New Play Competition.

California Repertory Company Presents DRY LAND

“Dry Land” will make its debut at the Studio Theatre on April 27th and will continue through May 6th. The opening is set for Thursday April 27th at 7:30pm.

California Repertory Company Announces Spring 2023 Season

California Repertory Company (CalRep) has announced the Spring 2023 season.  A shipwreck, a furtive disguise, and some quite stylish yellow stockings, William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” opens the season with a comedic bang.

Tickets Now on Sale for 2023 Season of New Plays at Echo Theater Company

Tickets are now on sale for three exciting new plays that will make up the Echo Theater Company’s 2023 season, with special, “Early Bird” subscription rates available through January 23.

Theater Season Announced at the UCLA School Of Theater, Film and Television

An exciting 2022-23 theater season has been announced by the Department of Theater at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT).

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces 2020-2021 Award Recipients - See the Full List!

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the award recipients for 2020 and 2021. Poor Clare (The Echo Theater Company) and The Father (Pasadena Playhouse) received the prestigious Production award, with additional honorees named in 18 other categories.

FROZEN, THE BAND'S VISIT, HAMILTON and More Nominated for Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced the nominees for theatrical excellence for 2020 and 2021. This year's awards have been combined due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

BWW Review: POOR CLARE at Echo Theater Company

Saint Clare of Assisi’s story of devotion, austerity, and understanding, while at first glance not comedic, is brought to vivid and laugh-out-loud life by playwright Chiara Atik.

BWW Interview: Jordan Hull Happily Hustle-ing Between The L Word & CLARE

The Echo Theater Company’s world premiere production of POOR CLARE will finally open in October (now already in previews), 19 months after the originally scheduled March 2020 opening was shuttered by the pandemic. Playwright Chiara Atik spins the medieval story of St. Francis Assisi into a modern tale seen through the eyes of his sister Clare Assisi.  Echo associate artistic director Alana Dietze directs the POOR CLARE cast of Kari Lee Cartwright, Martica De Cardenas, Tony DeCarlo, Ann Noble, Michael Sturgis and Donna Zadeh, with Jordan Hull as the titular Clare.

New Dates Announced for World Premiere Of Chiara Atik's POOR CLARE

The Echo Theater Company's world premiere production of Poor Clare will open in October, 19 months after the originally scheduled March, 2020 opening that was shuttered by the pandemic. Echo associate artistic director Alana Dietze (Dry Land, The Wolves) is back at the helm of Chiara Atik's powerful and very funny modern spin on the medieval story of Saint Clare of Assisi.

World Premiere Of Chiara Atik's POOR CLARE Opens Echo Theater Company's 25th Anniversary Season

The Echo Theater Company's world premiere production of Poor Clare will open in September, 18 months after the originally scheduled March, 2020 opening that was shuttered by the pandemic.