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2011 Stories by Amy Lyons

• Santasia

  published December 22, 2011

  Preshow snow and steaming cups of spiced apple cider in the lobby are only the beginning of the frivolous fun at the 12th annual production of... More >>

• Danny and the Deep Blue Sea

  published December 15, 2011

  John Patrick Shanley's two-hander about a pair of lonely, self-loathing bar rats who bond by way of confessions, cursing and beer guzzling gets an... More >>

• To Kill a Mockingbird

  published November 3, 2011

  A good man is easy to find in Harper Lee's moralistic novel adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. This production captures nicely the magic... More >>

• blu

  published September 22, 2011

  Magical realism meets the harsh realities of barrio life in Virginia Grise's lyrical play. A stoic Soledad (Romi Dias) raises her children Blu... More >>

• The Vault: Unlocked

  published September 8, 2011

  The gentrification of downtown Los Angeles is a sinister metamorphosis engineered by spoiled hipsters and well-heeled land grabbers in this... More >>

• Rose Cottages

  published August 4, 2011

  With its towering trees, intermittent birdsong and starry ceiling, Theatricum Botanicum's bucolic amphitheater is a wonderfully ironic venue for a... More >>

• UnScripted Rep

  published April 28, 2011

  Rampant alcohol abuse, closeted homosexuality and shrill Southern belles nervously walking the line between hysterical rage and catatonic... More >>

• The Crucible

  published April 14, 2011

  Director Sean Branney grabs hold of Arthur Miller's red-scare allegory, wringing emotionally charged, angst-ridden performances from the talented... More >>

• A Weekend With Pablo Picasso

  published April 7, 2011

  Sitting half-naked in a cardboard box painted to resemble a bathtub, Herbert Siguenza launches into an imagined weekend in the life of Pablo... More >>

• In Mother Words

  published March 3, 2011

  Simple staging and spirited acting grace this series of vignettes about motherhood. Conceived by Susan Rose and Joan Stein, the string of separate... More >>

• Circus INcognitus

  published January 20, 2011

  Armed with a Charlie Chaplin–esque persona, acrobatic acumen, a snare drum, fruit, a rickety ladder and an uncanny knack for inspiring... More >>