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Review: Shepard's True West at SPTC

By Erik ReeL - Arts and Culture Contributing Editor at Large

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Shepard's True West at SPTC

We have passed the one year anniversary of the death of one of America's greatest playwrights, Sam Shepard, and Santa Paula Theatre Company has appropriately commemorated the moment by producing one of his best plays, True West. In spite of its complexities and the murkiness of its depths, True West may be Shepard's most accessible and funniest play.

Review: Joffrey Ballet's "Romeo & Juliet"

By Tiffany Kuan

in Dance

The Joffrey Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet. Photo by Cheryl Mann

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Dance

Beyond The 805

The Joffrey Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet performed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is a dynamic, contemporary take on the classic ballet. From the various costumes and settings spanning the 1930s, 1950s, and 1990s to the contemporary twists to the ballet choreography, watching Joffrey Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet is a refreshing and captivating experience.

Review: This Random World

By Erik ReeL - Arts and Culture Contributing Editor at Large

in Theatre

Theatre

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Steven Dietz's This Random World at SPTC

Santa Paula Theatre Center kicks off its 2018 season with a wonderfully good production of Steven Dietz's This Random World. SPTC produced Dietz's Becky's New Car last season as well; but these are two very different plays with little in common except Dietz's genius for fascinating female parts; a beautifully controlled, understated sense of humor; terrific writing; and Dietz's particularly good-hearted, slightly off-kilter somewhat philosophical bent.

Scott Blanchard (L) and Aileen-Marie (R)