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Joel Beers
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Joel Beers focuses on theater and cultural events in and around Orange County. He was the OC Weekly theater critic for the full life of that publication. He has also written for LA Weekly, American Theatre Magazine, Southland Golf, the Daily Journal, Reuters, and the Riverside Press-Enterprise,Daily Pilot and San Gabriel Valley Tribune newspapers, as well as formerly serving as the adviser for the student newspaper at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Beers is a playwright whose work has been produced at theaters in Orange and Los Angeles counties.
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Jan 13, 2025 ∙ 5 min
The Show Will Go On at Camino Real Playhouse
After looking for years for a new location, San Juan Capistrano's community theater finally has found its new home. The sun sets on the...
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Nov 6, 2024 ∙ 8 min
Ticket Trauma: How Local Performing Arts Organizations are Affected
Ticket fraud and mishandling doesn't just impact big acts and their fans. Local performing arts organizations are also feeling the pain...
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Sep 9, 2024 ∙ 7 min
Eric Eberwein Nurtures Orange County's Community of Playwrights
This local playwright loves OC theater; does it love him back? Without Eric Eberwein, Orange County playwrights would still have a voice,...
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Aug 26, 2024 ∙ 7 min
Keeping the (Museum) Center Intact
Fullerton institution’s battle for survival relies on hard work, commitment and cold beer at a reasonable price. Fullerton is a weird...
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Jul 12, 2024 ∙ 6 min
South Coast Repertory is Heartbroken That It's Losing the Mission
Its successful partnership with Mission San Juan Capistrano for summer productions unexpectedly ends. Is there another place for SCR’s...
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May 6, 2024 ∙ 9 min
SCR at 60, Part 2: The Investment in New Plays Pays Off
Editor’s Note: This is PART 2 of a two-part series recognizing SCR’s 60th anniversary season, which continues through August. South Coast...
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Apr 2, 2024 ∙ 6 min
Conventional Conversations: Diverse Voices Find Their Place at WonderCon
Diversity and representation were major talking points in upstairs meeting rooms at WonderCon last weekend, but what did they look like...
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Mar 18, 2024 ∙ 5 min
Massive Asian Comics Exhibit on View at the Bowers
Over the past 20 years, the Bowers Museum has hosted some of Asia’s most timeless artifacts and art, from Tibetan treasures and Japanese...
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Mar 11, 2024 ∙ 9 min
SCR at 60, Part 1: Committing to New Plays, Eventually
Editor’s Note: This is PART 1 of a two-part series recognizing SCR’s 60th anniversary season, which continues through August....
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Feb 26, 2024 ∙ 9 min
Hey Brother, Can You Spare an Empty Space?
Checking in with Orange County’s theaters without a home. Remove the high school and college theater programs, as well as those venues...
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Jan 22, 2024 ∙ 7 min
Cabrillo Playhouse Catches a Second Wind
It’s a 71-year-old community theater inside a 95-year-old house located at the southernmost tip of Orange County, which has one of the...
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Dec 6, 2023 ∙ 10 min
Chance Theater Gets to the Heart of the Matter to Find Its Voice
PART 2: Over 25 years, through trial and error, Chance Theater discovers the plays - and musicals - that connect to its community. (Go to...
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