Electric Company Theatre’s ‘White Rabbit Red Rabbit’ Surprises with its Unrehearsed Spontaneity
REVIEW: With a new actor performing every night, each show sparks with hesitations, discomforts and vulnerabilities.
February 14, 2025
Water, Water, Everywhere: The Roof Has Caved In at SCR’s Production Center
A collapsed roof at SCR’s Santa Ana production facility soaks sets, costumes and more, posing a logistical nightmare, but the theater is confident it can weather the storm.
February 7, 2025
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.
January 13, 2025
‘Wish You Were Here’ Traces Friendship in Turbulent Times
SCR mounts the West Coast premiere of O.C.-born Iranian American playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner Sanaz Toossi’s “Wish You Were Here.”
January 8, 2025
What’s Happening in Arts and Culture in Orange County in 2025
U.S. premieres, theater, art exhibits, dance, concerts and plenty of cultural events are on tap for Orange County during the first half of 2025. The new year is already looking...
January 3, 2025
2024’s Top 5 Moments in Classical Music, Dance and Theater
We are nearly at the end of 2024, and it’s been a memorable year. As we prepare for the rare occasion when Christmas and the start Hanukkah fall on the...
December 23, 2024
Bill Kerlin Steps Down as Managing Director of Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Playhouse announced today that Bill Kerlin will step down from his position as Managing Director of the Laguna Playhouse to focus solely on his work as Managing Director of...
December 17, 2024
SCR Cofounder Martin Benson Has Died
A cultural pioneer with partner David Emmes, he developed one of America’s most successful regional theaters.
December 3, 2024
Culture OC Picks the Season’s Best for 2024 in Orange County
Performances, exhibitions, holiday festivals and more are in store for the culturally curious in our 2024 holiday guide.
November 25, 2024
Artist of the Year High School Awards Program is at Risk of Disappearing
Program needs to raise $12,500 to continue this season.
November 5, 2024
SCR World Premiere Paints A New Portrait of Joan Rivers
REVIEW: Tessa Auberjonois’ uncanny, tour-de-force realization of the icon elevates Daniel Goldstein’s script.
November 4, 2024
Bernadette Peters Opens Pacific Symphony’s 2024-25 Pops Season
The iconic star returns to Costa Mesa for the first time since 2015 for a concert with a bounty of Sondheim works.
November 1, 2024
