Eva Trieger

By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — Who doesn’t wax nostalgic for those halcyon days of summer camp? Even if there are snakes in the lake or bug juice or pit toilets, there is nothing that connotes summer vacation like a stint at a summer camp, replete with singalongs, poison ivy, and mosquito bites. New Village […]

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — If you think Coronado Playhouse is going to let a pesky thing like covid upset their plans, you’ve got another thing coming! While this show was canceled a few weeks back due to the virus, the big-hearted little theater company offered a free matinee to patrons today. As a

By Eva Trieger What do you get when you combine the brilliance of actor/director/lyricist/playwright, Omri Schein with the actor/artistic director/heart of North Coast Repertory Theatre, David Ellenstein, with the “incredibly talented and joyously spirited cast” of The Remarkable Mister Holmes? A witty, delightful musical that is most assuredly Broadway-bound following this world premiere. Four years

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — In 1621,  a tragedy befell England’s Fortune Theatre as it caught fire. However, just two years later, it rose from the ashes, but the actors became known as the Poor Companions. Award-winning actor, director, and producer Richard Baird took on the mantle of Artistic Director of Poor Players Theatre

By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — Artistic Director Christopher Ashley hit the nail squarely on the head when he compared our current climate of “upheaval” to the era in which La Jolla Playhouse’s latest show, Lempicka, is set. He juxtaposed “Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, and our own domestic threats to LGBTQ+ rights

By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — When it comes to ushering in summer, nobody does it better than New Village Arts. Once more, a fine June evening in the bucolic Carlsbad Flower Fields, paired with two of the area’s multi-talented actors, and familiar show tunes that never go out of style! That is definitely a

By Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — Last night an eager and appreciative audience gathered for the 7th Annual 5 Minute Play Festival. Thanks to COVID-19, the program had been put on hold since 2020. Normally a slate of ten plays is selected from the over 80 submissions. This year, to include some of those

The past few years have shown us that life can be sad, hard, confusing, and disappointing, but they also revealed that facing hurdles head-on, can deliver greater understanding, compassion, and growth.  Thank you, Roustabouts Producer Phil Johnson and Director Jacole Kitchen for bravely bringing us Rona Monro’s tragic play, Iron. (Eva Trieger)

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Did you know that the coveted Tony award is named for actress-producer Antoinette Perry, and will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year? Each year since 1947 this honor has gone to the actor/actress who has demonstrated excellence in live theater. Thanks to Broadway San Diego, our local aspiring

By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — The Roustabouts Theater Co often selects plays that are provocative, sometimes dark, but always riveting. The upcoming West Coast Premiere of Iron will surely be even more compelling as it stars two of San Diego’s finest actresses. Rosina Reynolds and Kate Rose Reynolds, an actual mother/daughter duet, will inhabit

By Eva Trieger   SAN DIEGO — If ever there was a time when we needed an emotional boost, that time is now. And the magic bullet is the San Diego Civic Theatre’s touring production of “Come From Away.” Broadway San Diego brings audiences this incredibly life-affirming Tony-award-winning musical for a limited engagement. Twelve gifted

By Eva Trieger   LA JOLLA, California — I was elated to catch up with friend, actor, writer, and director Omri Schein this week by phone to ask him about an upcoming project in which he’s involved. Our local JCC is hosting the 7th Annual Five Minute Plays Festival. Having attended previous festivals I was