by Gary Landis | Apr 9, 2019 | Events
REFLECTIONS FROM THE GRAPES OF WRATH DRAMATURG We recently asked Doria Charlson to provide her thoughts on her experience as the dramaturg for Los Altos Stage Company’s upcoming production of The Grapes of Wrath. First, what’s a dramaturg? Depending on the situation,...
by Gary Landis | Jan 14, 2019 | Events
AN INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR RODRIGO GARCIA We recently got some time with director Rodrigo Garcia to discuss his experience with directing Los Altos Stage Company’s production of American Night: The Ballad of Juan José. First, some background: Rodrigo García, is...
by Gary Landis | Jan 24, 2018 | Events
THOUGHTS FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT OF 1984 When George Orwell wrote his great novel 1984 it was a comment on the development of both totalitarian Communism in the East and totalitarian Capitalism (Fascism) in the West. Orwell was a Socialist who fought against both, and he...
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by Gary Landis | May 22, 2017 | Productions
THOUGHTS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF [TITLE OF SHOW] The New York Musical Theatre Festival was founded in 2004 to premiere new musicals for three weeks every summer. Its freshman class included an astounding seven musicals that ended up on Broadway or off-Broadway....
by Gary Landis | Jan 30, 2017 | Events
AN INTERVIEW WITH WES GABRILLO David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face is an ensemble piece to be sure, but the audience explores the story through the eyes of the character “DHH”, who is Mr. Hwang’s alter-ego in this faux-documentary play. Bringing the playwright to life is...
