Why does a production company in general, or a director in particular, choose a difficult script? Is it the challenge? The thrill of potentially succeeding where others have failed? Certainly an easy script can be dull to work with, especially if it's something that's been done to death, such as many of the straightforward, heartwarming, popular theatre pieces that make up so much of community theatre fare. We mulled over this question while we recently... more ›

Argh! Fie! Sigh. There is so much theatre going on this weekend that we fear our heads will explode. So much, in fact, that instead of wasting space (and your damned important time) trying to be witty ironic clever, we're gonna get straight to the goods. Umph. We encourage you to take these listings to the hole with authority. FRONTERA FEST: This is the last time in 2006 (we swear on all that's holy!)... more ›