January 27, 2023 by Kristen Schweizer It is a big day for New Village Arts (NVA). The morning featured the dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting of the freshly renovated and...
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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...
Read moreTHE BUZZ: Diversionary Theatre Brilliantly Resurrects ‘The Mystery of Irma Vep’
By Kristen Schweizer December 13, 2022 The opening night audience giggled, tittered, chuckled, cackled, and at one point barked. The Mystery of Irma Vep at Diversionary Theatre required every type...
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November 19, 2022 By Kristen Schweizer The merriest time of year brings fantastic stage options for San Diego families. For those looking to see something mature, wonderful, and new there...
Read moreTHE BUZZ: Cygnet Theatre Secures its Newest ‘Nest’ – A Permanent Home in Liberty Station
November 18, 2022 By Kristen Schweizer Cygnet Theatre was named after England’s Swan Theatre, an Elizabethan competitor to William Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. In 2003, Cygnet co-founders had ambitions to rival...
Read moreTHE BUZZ: Cathartic or triggering? You be the judge.
by Kristen Schweizer October 4, 2022 A definition of comedy is tragedy plus time… but how much time? How long should a playwright wait before joking about global suffering? I...
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