Email Author JOEL BEERS

Awards

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 1, 2010

  "Family Not-So-Friendly"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 30, 2010

  "Man Loves Goat"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 11, 2010

  "Teen Cheerleader Orgy Porn"

More

2013 Stories by JOEL BEERS

• Eating Raoul: The Musical Is a Feast

  published June 20, 2013

  Whatever your take on the phrase "politically correct," any piece of work that disparages a person's race or sexuality is bound to raise the... More >>

• The Sting Entertains

  published June 13, 2013

  I wish I could report the Maverick Theater's staged version of the iconic 1973 film The Sting is one giant, two-hour swindle of your... More >>

• OC Theater Summer 2013 Preview

  published June 6, 2013

  John Waters, Trey Parker, Rod Serling, Old Hickory and, yes, hold your breath—NEIL FUCKING SIMON!—are merely five of the legendary... More >>

• 'Fun' for 'Nobody': America 2013

  published May 23, 2013

  Monsanto's poisonous fumes wreaking havoc on the environment. Anti-IRS, global-conspiracy theorists meeting in clandestine patriot groups. The... More >>

• Dave Barton Exits Stage Left . . .

  published May 9, 2013

  So this is how one memorable chapter in the history of Orange County theater ends: not with a bang, but a whimper. It's not that the two... More >>

• 'The Thugs': Reading the Internet-Lunatic Tea Leaves

  published May 2, 2013

  There are plays that work very hard to say a lot of things in as many words as possible. They stretch on and on, satisfying every question,... More >>

• 'Smokefall': The Noise Between the Silence

  published April 18, 2013

  It's fitting that South Coast Repertory is staging the world premiere of Noah Haidle's heartbreaker of a play, Smokefall, because... More >>

• Stage Door Brings On Bizarro-World Hitchcock With 'The 39 Steps'

  published March 28, 2013

  It's always a daunting experience walking into a local theater for the first time. Sure, you may have heard wonderful things about it from... More >>

• 'The Whale' Has No Tale

  published March 21, 2013

  Samuel D. Hunter's play The Whale might as well be called The Wail. The sad sack of bitchers and moaners assembled in this... More >>

• 

  Jesse La Tour: The Candidate

  published March 7, 2013

  In 2010, Jesse La Tour ran for Fullerton City Council. He didn't have a prayer. He refused donations. The photo he initially submitted to a... More >>

• 'Triassic Parq: The Musical' Is Dino-mighty Good

  published February 14, 2013

  Velocirapture: Triassic Parq: The Musical is dino-mighty good theater More >>

• 'The Balcony' Mirrors Us

  published January 31, 2013

  Mirror/Mirror: The Balcony mixes bishops, whores and judges to beautifully show they are we, and we are they More >>

• 'Fuck, Yeah!' to 'The Motherfucker With the Hat'

  published January 17, 2013

  Fuck, Yeah! The Motherfucker With the Hat at South Coast Rep shows the brilliance of fucking judicious fucking cursing More >>

• Horses, Andrew Jackson and Fat People!

  published January 3, 2013

  Horses, Motherfuckers and Fat People! Previewing OC theater for 2013 More >>