The Arts

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — Like it or not, we all have a mortal time clock ticking somewhere in our bodies. For most it’s located in or around the heart.  In playwright Marisa Wegrzny thought provoking but off the wall dark comedy “Hickorydickory”, the Wicker Family of  ‘Wicker’s Watch & Clock Repair shop in

  By Carol Davis  LA JOLLA, California—When the La Jolla Playhouse promises a fourteen-foot tall robot, you better believe it delivers. And when they promise the sounds of the band Flaming Lips  they deliver on that one too. And when they combine the two, hold on to your hats because former Playhouse Artistic Director Des

By Carol Davis SOLANA BEACH, California — In 1937 George and Ira Gershwin wrote the score for the movie Shall We Dance. Included in the score was the classic “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”… no they can’t.  Ira, of course wrote the lyrics and George the music. Together they would go on to

By Carol Davis CORONADO, California — Hang on to your hats, join in on the fun and get ready for an 80 day around-the-world adventure that will only take a little over two hours of your time, but it will be time well spent. Forget about the balloon and put on your imagination caps for

By Carol Davis CHULA VISTA, California–If you’re in the mood for a Gothic thriller, lots of blood, the supernatural, bewitching witches, flying cats (check it out) supernatural curses, and family loyalty (and that’s just the beginning) The Sugar Witch by Nathan Sanders might be your choice of thrills for a Halloween Delight. On Stage Playhouse

By Carol Davis SAN DIEGO — So much wonderful theatre to see this month that it’s difficult recommending one above the other. In one of San Diego’s little treasures, Moxie Theatre Company, tucked away in a strip mall shopping center in the East County, Naomi Wallace’s 1999 The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek is being