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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2009 Stories by JOEL BEERS

• With 'Reefer Madness,' Maverick Theater Has a (Bong) Hit On Its Hands

  published June 18, 2009

  By the Same Tokin’A kind crop of actors makes Reefer Madness an enjoyable theatrical munchie, but it might be time for... More >>

• [Summer Guide] This Offbeat Summer Theater Season Features Camp and Carnage

  published June 4, 2009

  Camp and CarnageFire will burn, burn, burn, and stomachs will churn, churn, churn in this offbeat theatrical... More >>

• 'Babylon Heights' Shows That It's Hard Out Here for a Shrimp

  published May 28, 2009

  It’s Hard Out Here for a ShrimpBabylon Heights lifts the curtain on the low lives of little peopleForget... More >>

• Can Female Leads Do Shit With 'Glengarry Glen Ross'?

  published May 21, 2009

  Yes, Ma’ametAt STAGEStheatre’s production of Glengarry Glen Ross, we’ll find out if a group of actresses... More >>

• 'The Girl, the Grouch and the Goat' Is Just Plain Baa-aa-ad

  published April 30, 2009

  Throw the Goat Down the WellDespite the game efforts of the talented cast and crew, The Girl, the Grouch and the Goat is... More >>

• 'Our Mother's Brief Affair' Has Flaws That Its Characters Can't Talk Their Way Out Of

  published April 16, 2009

  Forgettable AffairAs snappy as its dialogue may be, Our Mother’s Brief Affair has structural flaws that its... More >>

• A 'Drunken Rehearsal' of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Goes About How You'd Expect

  published March 26, 2009

  The Drunker ArtistsIn a messy experiment in Method acting, four actors try to keep up with their characters’ alcohol intake at a... More >>

• Playwright John Kolvenbach Brings His New 'Goldfish' to South Coast Rep

  published March 19, 2009

  Fishing for MeaningIn the work of John Kolvenbach, whose new play, Goldfish, opens this week at SCR, the truth is swimming... More >>

• It's the Stupid Economy at Rude Guerrilla Theater Co.

  published March 5, 2009

  It’s the Stupid EconomyIn a case of life imitating art (or is it the other way around?), one of the Rude Guerrilla Theater... More >>

• Is 'Noises Off' a Trifling, If Amusing, Farce, or Really the Great Dysfunctional Relationship Play?

  published February 19, 2009

  Going Through the EmotionsSCR begs the question: Is Noises Off merely a trifling, if amusing, farce, or actually the Great... More >>

• A Leer Back at OC's History of Theatrical Naughtiness, Nastiness and Outright Sexual Perversions

  published February 12, 2009

  I’ve Got Your Hand Prop Right HereA leer back at OC’s history of theatrical naughtiness, nastiness and outright sexual... More >>

• Laguna Playhouse Takes You on a Rollicking Ride 'Around the World in 80 Days'

  published February 5, 2009

  Damn the Recession, Full Steampunk Ahead!If you can spare a few bucks from under the mattress, Laguna Playhouse will take you on a... More >>

• 'You, Nero': Moralizing About the Decline of Western Civilization Has Never Been Funnier

  published January 22, 2009

  Are We Not Entertained?Heavy-handed, allegorical moralizing about art, life and the decline of Western civilization has never been as... More >>

• Amy Freed's 'You, Nero' Tells the Story of Telling the Story of the Reviled Emperor

  published January 8, 2009

  Scribbling While We All BurnAmy Freed’s You, Nero tells the story of telling the story of the reviled... More >>