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"

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1999 Stories by JOEL BEERS

• A Tale of Two Ditties

  published December 30, 1999

  A tale of two Carols: one takes place in an immaculately well-appointed theater, with well-paid actors wearing lavish costumes on a... More >>

• Nice Beaver

  published December 16, 1999

  The newest addition to Orange County's theater scene is housed in a most unassuming office complex in a most unassuming part of Santa Ana off... More >>

• Everybody Must Get Stoned

  published December 9, 1999

  Especially if you watch theater during December More >>

• A Thing of Beauty

  published December 2, 1999

  Random Women says something attractive about ugliness More >>

• Its Doom Alone That Counts

  published November 25, 1999

  If phenomenal acceleration: A Vaudeville for the End of the Century were a college course, it might read this way in the course catalog:... More >>

• Our Really Stupid Century

  published November 18, 1999

  Well, of course Steve Martin wrote a funny play. What'd you expect? The guy was a brilliant comedian and is a damn fine writer. So it's no... More >>

• The Hysterical Jesus

  published November 18, 1999

  Gay activists are ready for a fight over a Santa Ana production of Terrence McNallys worst play ever More >>

• Our Story

  published November 11, 1999

  Along with walking around as one of America's most celebrated contemporary playwrights, August Wilson is also one of its most controversial. A... More >>

• Hurts So Good

  published November 4, 1999

  While Schadenfreude, a collection of five short plays written by Todd Kulczyk and Kristina Leach, is uneven, the cumulative effect is... More >>

• Wandering in Wonderland

  published October 21, 1999

  For its first 60 minutes, Wonderland is a play worthy of its title. A compelling story of an architect whose family disintegrates as his... More >>

• Viva Vasquez!

  published October 14, 1999

  Consider all the coke that went up Gary Busey's nose, and it's still possible to claim there are more good lines in Luis Valdez's... More >>

• One Good Play

  published October 7, 1999

  The announcement by Alternative Repertory Theatre (ART) that it would include Edward Albee's Three Tall Women this season was greeted... More >>

• Violets Trip Is a Bummer

  published September 30, 1999

  Lousy execution kills Violet,the latest small-scale, hit New York musical to receive its Southern California premiere at the Laguna... More >>

• The Ladies Have No Soul

  published September 23, 1999

  In the era of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera, it's hard to believe anyone would waste time arguing whether theater should be... More >>

• Miss This Saigon

  published September 16, 1999

  Worse than Titanic yet still floating More >>

• Dirty Hippies Do Shakespeare

  published September 9, 1999

  Groves updated Shakespeare works More >>

• Blurb-O-Matic

  published September 2, 1999

  Sneak peeks at a season of theater that is breathtaking, passionate, entertaining! More >>

• This Boy Cant Dance

  published August 26, 1999

  Risky choice, faulty execution in Irvine production More >>

• Hold the Mayo

  published August 19, 1999

  Is Orphans the great American play? More >>

• Irony, Anyone?

  published August 12, 1999

  Stages reopensfinally More >>

• A Very Funny Thing

  published August 12, 1999

  Slaves, whores and eunuchs are hilarious More >>

• Dick Nixons Orange County

  published August 12, 1999

  A Guided Tour More >>

• Hot Heiress

  published August 5, 1999

  Theatre District unstuffs Henry James More >>

• And Now for Something Completely Different

  published July 22, 1999

  Shakespeare meets Three Dog Night in Garden Grove More >>

• Does This Play Make You Horny?

  published July 15, 1999

  Of course not: Its Romeo and Juliet More >>