By Thom deMartino Fear of “the other” is not inborn — but rather, learned through our society: we are carefully taught by culture. In the current Westminster Community Playhouse production of “South […]
Love and lessons in the “South Pacific”
Witty “The Long Weekend” gone too soon
By Thom deMartino It’s a rude awakening when you realize the grass is only so-so greener on the other side. In Westminster Community Playhouse’s production of “The Long Weekend,” Max and Wynn […]
A “Holiday” tradition winds up in style
By Thom deMartino To everything, as they say, there is a season: and though seasons change, endings help us remember and celebrate the experiences we’ve had, the memories we’ve shared. Such is […]
Hung up on WCP’s “Jury Room”
By Thom deMartino “Too many words!” “Too many words!” stammers the flustered and flighty redheaded juror (Noelle LeBlanc), struggling to explain her confusion at the prosecution and defense’s arguments. In the Westminster […]
It’s a new “Dracula” for a new era
By Thom deMartino But who wants to live forever, really? The immortality glorified in fiction — in reality, wouldn’t it be more of a curse, to watch the world you know fall […]
“Producers”: one for the “cooked” books
By Thom deMartino It gives new meaning to the old adage, “It’s so bad, it’s good.” “The Producers” recently had its opening gala at Garden Grove’s Gem Theater (with a rousing introduction […]
WCP’s fatal charm at “Dial M for Murder”
By Thom deMartino Even the best laid plans may go awry … How much more so, when planned by the shallow and the scheming? Westminster Community Playhouse had a mind for murder […]
“Dolly” shows its “meddle” at the Gem
By Thom deMartino She’s the one you go to, when you’ve got marriage on the mind. “Hello, Dolly” has just begun its run at the Gem Theater in Garden Grove: it’s the […]
No crying over this excellent “Evita”
By Thom deMartino Progressive feminist, or master manipulator? Saint to the downtrodden, or conwoman with a taste for the finer things? Love for the common man and woman, or lust for […]
It’s curtains for Shakespeare for 2018
By Thom de Martino Lovers of the arts will have to hold their collective breath and hope that they’ve not lost yet another theater in Orange County. Patrons of Shakespeare Orange County, […]
