Elaine Mura – Splash Magazines

The Play’s the Thing Review – A Melodrama with Humor and Heart

May 18, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Originally a 1924 Hungarian play by Ferenc Molnar titled “Play at the Castle,” THE PLAY’S THE THING has seen several iterations – but has always remained a clever and often side-splitting study of manners from […]

God of Carnage Review – Satire at its Best

May 17, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

A French playwright, novelist, and actress, Yasmina Reza clearly has a keen eye for the humor inherent in apparently commonplace situations which trigger contemporary middle class anxieties and lots of laughs. GOD OF CARNAGE is […]

Tambo & Bones Review – A Different Perspective on the Black Experience

May 9, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Playwright Dave Harris decided to have a little fun while considering the American black experience. Once he met up with director Taylor Reynolds, the nebulous ideas coalesced into an exciting approach to the questions raised […]

Afterglow Review – The Choreography of Love

May 8, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Billed as Los Angeles’ steamiest show, AFTERGLOW lives up to its hype. Penned by S. Asher Gelman, who also directed the play, AFTERGLOW was a smash hit off-Broadway and in London and is scheduled to […]

Wakings Review – Delving into Consciousness

May 8, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

How do we know when we are awake? Asleep? Daydreaming? Dreaming? Hallucinating? These are questions which philosophers, psychologists, physicians, writers, and artists have explored for millennia. The mystery of what constitutes different states of consciousness […]

The Path to Catherine Review – The True Story

May 4, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Did you ever wonder how Catherine the Great became “the Great” – or, for that matter, “Catherine?” The longest female ruling monarch of Russia had an unusual beginning – and Patricia Zehentmayr (book and lyrics) […]

The Sacrifice Zone (The Activist) Review – The Story Behind Wounded Knee

May 4, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

On December 29, 1890, U.S. Army soldiers massacred 300 Lakota tribal members at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Known as the Wounded Knee Massacre or the Battle of Wounded Knee, the incident will forever remain a […]

Williams, Williams & Miller Review – An Evening with the Masters

May 3, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Jamaica Moon Productions and The Gloria Gifford Conservatory (GGC) Players present an evening of one-act plays, one by the iconic Tennessee Williams and one by Jason Miller, prolific writer and actor of “The Exorcist” fame. […]

Three Tables Review – Eavesdropping

May 2, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

Penned by Murray Mednick, a pioneer of the off- and off-off Broadway movements in the 60s and 70s, THREE TABLES is Mednick’s latest work. Like all of Mednick’s work, THREE TABLES is a poetic, somewhat […]

Gaslight House Review – Twists and Turns

May 1, 2022 Elaine Mura 0

A dark and very quirky comedy written and directed by Howard Skora, GASLIGHT HOUSE is making its world premiere at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks. GASLIGHT HOUSE is Skora’s third comedy to debut at […]