http://www.backstage.com null en-us 2006 VNUeMedia, Inc. LA REVIEW 2008-10-02 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869643 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869643 While Lanfair Field's original electronic suite conjures something composed by Erik Satie channeled through Philip Glass, Linda and her husband sleep on a heart-shaped bed. 2008-10-02 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869642 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869642 Act 1 crackles with flashes of humor rarely mined from the melancholy Dane. This directorial masterstroke gives the tragic events of Act 2 an even greater emotional wallop. 2008-10-02 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869641 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869641 Charles Busch's 1991 farce takes a slapsticky look at the 1950s, examining the Red Scare and the sometimes un-American depredations of the House Un-American Activities Committee. 2008-10-02 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869640 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869640 Who can resist the lure of the sea? Apparently not Nick Salamone, who has placed his two-act, five-actor gabfest on a particularly small boat. 2008-10-02 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869639 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869639 The Civilians, a New York-based troupe, explores the subject of America's burgeoning evangelical Christian movement, zeroing in on Colorado Springs, Colo. 2008-10-01 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856877 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856877 Director Paul Plunkett's splendidly varied and imaginative production offers 43 two-minute plays, each about one of our fine (or, very occasionally, fiendish) presidents. 2008-10-01 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856876 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856876 To some of us who were raised on Bruce Lee movies and all things kung fu, the sensation of '70s martial arts flicks is fabulously evocative and bigger than life. 2008-10-01 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856875 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856875 William Luce's one-hander about the eccentric life and awe-inspiring work of Emily Dickinson remains at 30-plus years a seamless blend of storytelling and poetry. 2008-10-01 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856874 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856874 Thank goodness John Zalewski's sound design does for cell-phone rings what Disney did for snails in its Electric Parade: makes them not just tolerable but almost worthy of an "aww." 2008-10-01 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856873 http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/la/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856873 With a design team of Paulie Jenkins (lighting), Bruce Goodrich (scenic), and David Edwards (sound), you can always expect that the show will skillfully set the mood.