Interview: Actor Ahkei Togun Talks KILL MOVE PARADISE At Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the Southern California premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James ljjames’ Kill Move Paradise opening September 14, 2024 (with previews starting September 11th). Gregg T. Daniel directs the cast of Cedric Joe, Ulato Sam, Jonathan P. Sims and Ahkei Togun. Ahkei found time before rehearsals to answer a few of my queries.
A Noise Within Announces 2024-25 'True Grit' Season
Acclaimed theater company A Noise Within has announced six-plays for 2024-25 — a family-friendly modern classic; a play from August Wilson's “American Century Cycle”; a holiday show; a Shakespeare; a new adaptation; and a musical — each of which exhibits “True Grit.”
Review: KING HEDLEY II at A Noise Within
KING HEDLEY II is the eighth and quite possibly bleakest play of August Wilson’s Century Cycle. Pasadena’s A Noise Within is committed to producing the entire cycle, and ANW’s production, under the direction of frequent Wilson helmsman Gregg T. Daniel, wrestles with it valiantly.
City of Los Angeles Proclaims March 15 TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992 Day
The Los Angeles City Council honored Center Theatre Group on March 10, 2023 by proclaiming Wednesday, March 15, 2023 as “TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES, 1992” Day. Councilmembers Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Curren D. Price Jr., Heather Hutt, and Hugo Soto-Martinez presented the proclamation to Center Theatre Group's Associate Artistic Director Tyrone Davis on behalf of the theatre company.
Interview: Gregg T. Daniel On Taking the Reins Of A Revamped TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES 1992
The west coast premiere of playwright Anna Deavere Smith’s expanded solo show Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 opens March 15, 2023, at the Mark Taper Forum (with previews beginning March 8th). Gregg T. Daniel directs the cast of Hugo Armstrong, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Jeanne Sakata and Sabina Zúñiga Varela performing the 30-40 characters of the play that Anna originally performed all on her own. Gregg was most gracious to carve out time from rehearsals to answer a few of my queries.