In one sense, there isn't much there in the Wooster Group's "Early Shaker Spirituals." But there isn't much there in the same way there isn't much to a Shaker chest of drawers.
   


Tis a Gift to Be Simple

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A theatrical event that unfolds across 24 individual chapters scattered around downtown Los Angeles. 
   


Hopscotch-ing Tidy Art through Our Messy City

In a world where everyone is oversharing what does privacy really mean? Can you really start over when your entire past is digitally archived and readily available to any curious stranger?
   


Neighborly Comfort Food

An insightful commentary on how we're living our lives in the age of Instagram and constant notifications. Like a Tweet, Caryl Churchill's play is instantly accessible, and like the overheard conversation of a couple fighting at dinner it's strangely irresistible.
   


Theater in the Age of Twitter

Is the Center Theater Group finally rediscovering its political voice? A new play there has us thinking about gender roles and white privilege.
   


The Key to Diversity in the American Theater?

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This may not be the best production of Guys & Dolls you'll ever see but it is the most approachable and heartfelt -- and that's perfect for a holiday show.
   


A Commitment to Actors

Cirque Du Soleil's latest show, Kurios, repeats their favorite recipe and manages to recapture the magic. It's the best Cirque show to make it through LA in years.
   


The Recipe Paradox

What if you didn't have to come to church and you didn't have to tithe in order to be saved? What if the hell of the bible were really just an ancient garbage dump rather than a Dante-ian inferno? What if everyone went to heaven? Everyone.
   


All Hell Breaks Loose

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Musings on what Los Angeles theater is - and can be. Hosted by Anthony Byrnes.

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