Warren Davis

Moving Arts Reveals Members of 2025 MADLab Playwrights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025

Moving Arts has revealed the members of the MADLab 2025 cohort. MADLab playwrights have also gone on to write for television shows such as Watchmen, Man in the High Castle, Vida, and Lawman Bass Reeves, among others.

EMMA VS. DRAGON to Play Theatre 40 in July
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 30, 2024

A new play reading, Emma vs. Dragon, written by Mark Hein and directed by Melanie MacQueen, will be presented by Theatre Forty on July 14.

Interview: Director/Set Designer Jeff G. Rack Deliciously Sparking POWER AND LIGHT at Theatre 40
by Gil Kaan - Apr 14, 2024

The world premiere of John Strysik’s Power and Light is currently running in rep at Theatre 40. Jeff G. Rack directs this story of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla in the beginnings of electricity with the cast of David Hunt Stafford, Eric Keitel, Warren Davis, John Combs, Richard Large, Bailey Castle, Mandy Fason and Kurtis Bedford. Jeff graciously made time out of his multi-tasking weekend to answer a few of my queries.

POWER AND LIGHT World Premiere to Open at Theatre 40 in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2024

'Power and Light' is a new play about the rivalry between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla in the development of electricity. Tickets are $35.

Interview: David Hunt Stafford on PLAYS IN REP & READING SERIES at Theatre 40
by Shari Barrett - Jul 27, 2023

David Hunt Stafford (pictured) is the Artistic Director and Managing Director of Theatre 40, posts he has proudly held since 2000 at the professional theater company located on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. I decided to speak with David about the current plays running in rep during July and August: Doris and Ivy in the Home, in which he appears, and One Moment of Freedom which he produces; and the group’s ongoing Reading Series showcasing new and well-known plays read by company members.

DORIS AND IVY IN THE HOME Opens July 20 At Theatre 40
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2023

Doris and Ivy in the Home, a comedy, written by Norm Foster and directed by Warren Davis will play at Theatre Forty, 241 S, Moreno Drive, in the Mary Levin Cutler Theatre (same venue, new name), Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Theatre 40 to Present DORIS & IVY IN THE HOME, ONE MOMENT OF FREEDOM, and More in 2023-2024 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - May 27, 2023

Theatre 40, the professional non-profit theatre company of Beverly Hills, is roaring back with a season of eight plays. 

Theatre 40 Presents THE ROSENBERG CASE This Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2023

A reading of The Rosenberg Case comes to Theatre 40 this month. The play is written by Dennis Richard and directed by Louis Fantasia. The performance is set for Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

Latasha Barnes Presents THE JAZZ CONTINUUM On The Henry J. Leir Stage 
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 30, 2021

Internationally recognized Black American Social Dance Tradition-Bearer, LaTasha Barnes, presents The Jazz Continuum.

Jacob's Pillow Presents World Premiere of Archie Burnett's LIFE ENCOUNTERS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2021

Jacob's Pillow presents the world premiere of a new work by legendary club dancer Archie Burnett entitled Life Encounters on the Henry J. Leir Stage from July 28 - August 1.

HOLMES & WATSON Will Be Performed By Theatre 40 on June 7
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2021

This event is free and will be performed as a Zoom reading on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PDT

BWW Interview: Imaginative Director Branda Lock of PYGMALION at Little Fish Theatre
by Shari Barrett - May 12, 2021

How a director envisions a production makes all the difference in its prestation to an audience, starting with casting and continuing through rehearsals and all technical aspects of the show. I spoke with Branda Lock on bringing her vivid imagination and directing skills to George Bernard Show’s PYGMALION, filled with unique Lock-inspired changes to the casting which promise to shed new light on this classic tale of class struggles in Shaw’s time.

Jacob's Pillow Announces Artist Line-Up for 2021 Summer Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 20, 2021

Jacob’s Pillow has announced the full artist line-up for its 2021 summer Festival—the first to feature both onsite and online programming. Onsite events run June 30-August 29, with online streaming through September 23.

Playwright, Actor and Activist Bill C. Davis Has Passed Away
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2021

Bill C. Davis passed away on February 26, 2021 after a brief illness. Bill was a playwright, author, actor, director and political activist, and was best known for his play Mass Appeal, which premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club and subsequently moved to Broadway in 1981.

Adult Education Theatre Appreciation Seminars Go Virtual
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2020

Theatre 40 is launching a shortened season of its long standing Adult Education Theatre Appreciation Seminars this month. This Semester's theme is 'THE OTHER: plays concerning the relationships with those different from ourselves'. The presentations are virtual, online.

West Coast Jewish Theatre' s FUGU Now Available Free Online
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2020

We're in the middle of a pandemic and the theatres are closed. Rather than waiting for months until everything re-opens in order to entertain you, West Coast Jewish Theatre will be placing visual records of several of their past productions online for your enjoyment. First up will be its 2017 World Premiere production of the acclaimed play Fugu, presented online via YouTube.

Photo Flash: Actors Co-op Presents Lee Blessing's A BODY OF WATER
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2020

Actors Co-op's production of Lee Blessing's “A Body of Water” with the world premiere of Blessing's new ending, directed by Nan McNamara, produced by Crystal Jackson, opened to a SOLD OUT house Friday night.   The play runs now through March 15, at Actors Co-op Crossley Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Lee Blessing's A BODY OF WATER is Coming To Actors Co-op in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2020

The Award-winning Actors Co-op Theatre Company will present 'A Body of Water' written by Lee Blessing with the world premiere of Blessing's new ending, directed by Nan McNamara, produced by Crystal Jackson. The play will run February 7 through March 15, at Actors Co-op Crossley Theatre in Hollywood, California.

The Blank Theatre Presents THE TRAGEDY OF JFK Streaming Now
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2019

The two-time Telly Award-winning film version of The Blank Theatre's production of The Tragedy of JFK (as told by Wm. Shakespeare) is now available for free streaming on YouTube (https://youtu.be/jhnBy9fKvHk). Conceived, adapted, and directed by Daniel Henning, the play had its world premiere in Los Angeles on October 1, 2016.

BWW Review: THE SURVEILLANCE TRILOGY Confirms Big Brother Has Always Been Watching Us
by Shari Barrett - Oct 1, 2019

Told in three separate one-act stories, the World Premiere of Leda Siskind's play THE SURVEILLANCE TRIOLOGY explores the ways in which private citizens have become victims of ever-present eavesdropping by forces able to be kept secret until the damage has been done. Directed by Amanda Conlon at Theatre 40, ultimately you may just walk out at the end wondering just how you are being watched and for just what purpose, especially when you turn your cell phone back on and begin interacting with it.