By Thom de Martino Orange County Tribune The message we don’t want to hear is often the one we most desperately need to. Anaheim’s Chance Theater is now staging the West Coast […]
Powerful ‘Messenger’ at Chance
‘Dead Man Calling’ connects
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune “When people say ‘I love you’ on the phone… where does it go? Now playing through Jan. 25 at the Westminster Community Playhouse is the unusual […]
‘Holiday Gem’ is fresh, original
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune This year’s holiday season just got exponentially merrier in Garden Grove. The newest adaptation of the fan-favorite “Holiday Gem” is currently in full swing at the […]
A devilishly good ‘Angel Street’
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune Sometimes you’ve got to wonder: is it all in your own head – or are they *trying* to make you crazy? Now playing at the Westminster […]
Spellbinding “Diviners” at GWC
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune Some things are just destined – regardless of the choices we make. “The Diviners,” written by Jim Leonard Jr., has opened at the Mainstage Theater at […]
‘Mature’ puppets at the Gem
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune The dirty puppets have returned to the Gem! But once more, for the folks in the back: YES, this is a puppet show; but with its […]
Extraordinary ‘Ordinary Days’
By Thom deMartino Orange County Tribune While we might not be able to always see the big picture, we are all part of something bigger, greater and more beautiful than just ourselves. […]
‘A Beautiful Garden’ at GWC
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Sometimes, from the ashes of great tragedy, something beautiful can grow… even blossom. Based on the novel “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this beloved musical […]
‘Family’ is a fantastic farce
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune The doctor is in – trouble. Deep trouble. Director Stephen Gomer and the Westminster Community Playhouse are presenting the classic 1987 Ray Cooney farce, “It Runs In […]
The dark world of ‘Nether’
By Thom deMartino/Orange County Tribune Unfettered, in a world without consequences, how dark might the games we play become? How corrupted our imaginations? Director Tom Amen and the Golden West College Mainstage […]
