by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer March 30, 2026 Releasing a hardcover without blurbs on the dust jacket is a power move. Instead of celebrity endorsements, the back cover of Good Writing: […]
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Kristen Nevarez Schweizer highlights notable behind-the-scenes creatives who make up San Diego’s thriving arts community.
ART SEEN: Paloma Young and the Craft of Storytelling Through Costume
by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer March 27, 2026 The highest compliment you can pay Paloma Young’s work in The Notebook: the Musical is that you didn’t think about her at all. […]
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ART SEEN: Caroline Andrew – Lighting Designer | Cygnet’s The Hot Wing King
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer April 10, 2025 This month, Cygnet Theatre prepares to unveil Katori Hall’s The Hot Wing King. The American comedy-drama tells the story of Cordell, his boyfriend, […]
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ART SEEN | Daniel Jones | Filmmaker
Delve into the inspiring story of Daniel Jones, a visionary filmmaker whose latest project, Picardy, is making waves in the world of interactive animated films.
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ART SEEN: Rich Soublet
by Kristen Schweizer February 27, 2023 “The stage manager called ‘places,’ one of the actors looked over his shoulder, and I snapped a picture. In it, I saw the quick […]
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ART SEEN: Regan A. McKay
January 16, 2023 by Kristen Schweizer When I hear “she is a costume designer” I picture a fastidious woman hemming a heavy Shakespearean gown in a room filled with colorful […]
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ART SEEN: Olivia Espinosa and Steve Hohman. ‘Serious Play’ at the Haus of Improv
Article by Kristen Schweizer July 21, 2022 While the terms ‘actor’ and ‘storyteller’ may be used interchangeably, many prefer ‘storyteller’ because it encapsulates the mission of theatre: to share truth […]
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ART SEEN: Salvatore Giametta
Behind-the-scenes arts coverage by Kristen Schweizer March 29, 2022 “If you want to know what matters to someone, watch what they photograph.” I forget who told me that, […]
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ART SEEN: Dr. Gina Simmons Schneider
Written by Kristen Schweizer February 19, 2022 Today I tilt my gaze away from the stage to the audience who makes this city’s art scene possible. San Diego is home […]
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ART SEEN with Heather Brose
Heather M. Brose is the woman you want in your foxhole. Calm yet creative under pressure, funny as hell, and able to efficiently organize an army. She’s powerful enough to […]
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ART SEEN – Claudia Gomez
I was introduced to Claudia Gomez from the audience during San Diego REPertory Theatre’s 2013 production of Federal Jazz Project. Her tap dance role as ‘Tijuana’ brought foot percussion as […]
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ART SEEN: Sunny Rey
October 25, 2021 Article by Kristen Schweizer It would be easy to describe Sunny Rey as a shooting star. She is bright, quick, and luminous. However, I choose to describe […]
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ART ‘SEEN’ with Andrea ‘Angie C’ Chandler
Written by Kristen Schweizer August 31, 2021 Andrea ‘Angie C’ Chandler is a fire-starter; a self-lit woman committed to illuminating historically excluded art and artists. Like a campfire, Chandler’s energy […]
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