Historical Game Of Thrones Plays Out In Archway's HENRY IV
Usurpation, rebellion, and civil war set the scene for a historical game of thrones when Archway Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's 'Henry IV, parts 1 & 2' in the Library Plaza on the campus of Woodbury University, 7500 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, June 7 through June 22. Tickets are $28 general admission.
The Porters Of Hellsgate Present THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
The Porters of Hellsgate Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Rose Fliegel and Alicia Patterson. This production features gender-swapped roles, giving female stories a platform traditionally assigned to men.
BWW Review: The Porters Take Flight with a TEMPEST On The Fly
A gaunt Leon Russom conjures up more pathos than normal as the aged Prospero in the Porters of Hellsgate's production of THE TEMPEST. Whether it is due to the fact that the actor has been battling pneumonia, which took him out of the show opening weekend mid-performance, or that his interpretation of the role centers on the last actions of a dying man, this is a Prospero we haven't seen before.
The Porters Of Hellsgate Present William Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST
Directed by Alex Parker Starring Leon Russom th The Porters are thrilled to present the first show of their 12 Season : The Tempest marks their 26 Shakespearean Production. Longtime company member Alex Parker will make his directorial debut ; Leon Russom returns to the boards to play Prospero.
The Porters' presents KING JOHN
Concluding their 11th Season, The Porters turn to Shakespeare's earliest king; John will be the 25th production on the company's march to complete the Bard's canon. Against a landscape of war and vicious political selfishness, the play examines the fallout when a weak and feckless bully runs his country to the brink of destruction.
Sacred Fools Opens MR. BURNS- A Post Electric Play
Sacred Fools Theater Company is excited to kick off its 21st season with the Los Angeles premiere of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play, written by Anne Washburn (score by Michael Friedman/lyrics by Anne Washburn) and directed by Jaime Robledo.
BWW Review: The Porters Reconstruct History in HENRY VI, PTS 1, 2 & 3
Attempting to produce all of Shakespeare's plays would be daunting task for any theatre company but one young group of actors has continued to stay the course. Over a ten-year period, the Porters of Hellsgate have produced twenty of the playwright's thirty-eight plays, steadily working toward their goal of being the first in Los Angeles to mount the entire canon. This season, they tackle three at once with HENRY VI, Parts 1, 2 & 3.
BWW Reviews: Fringe Review: BREAKING BARD
This theatrical parody of a TV favorite has Fringe hit written all over it! Get your tickets now because the theater only has about 40 seats and the show is going to sell out. It should. Gus Krieger's writing is smart, compact, wickedly funny, and exactly what you hope it will be when you picture a Walter White world with William Shakespeare dialogue.
BWW Reviews: The Porters Weave a WINTER'S TALE
THE WINTER'S TALE is not the easiest of Shakespeare's plays to stage. It must believably present a story sharply divided into two parts set in two different countries with drastically contrasting tones, and pull off an ending that resolves them by way of magic or a well-concealed plot, based on whichever point of view the director takes. The violence of the first half of the play in Sicilia (winter) melts away in the pastoral beauty of Bohemia (spring) in the second where the story continues sixteen years later before reuniting the past and present and absolving the sins of a repentant king.
BWW Reviews: Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Porters, in HENRY V
If 'all the youth of England are on fire,' as the first speech of HENRY V's Act II declares, then all the Porters of Hellsgate have carried the torch forward with guns blazing. Without a doubt, this is the Porters' finest stage work to date and a testament to the kind of theatre magic that can be created out of thin air by the willing and able.