Eva Trieger is an educator and a freelance writer specializing in coverage of the arts.
By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — Smokey Joe’s Cafe could just as aptly have been named “An Era of Music: From Lips to Hips.” As the sentimental crooners of the 1940s stepped back into the shadows, they made room for the restless, rebellious rockers who ushered in a whole new genre. New Village Arts brings audiences […]
‘Smokey Joe’s Cafe’ is dancin’ hot Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL – House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff, in a New York Times report, says his committee will be “making sure the policy of the United States is being driven by the national interest, not by any financial entanglement, financial leverage or other form of compromise.” President Trump responded that Schiff
Jews in the News: February 7, 2019 Read More »
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By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Have you ever had the frustrating experience of being in an environment where no one speaks your language? You know the feeling that there are too many people invading your personal space, but you’ve no way to communicate that to them? What about the times when you sincerely want
Multi- faceted program on disabilities at Ohr Shalom Read More »
Eva Trieger, Jewish Religion, San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — When I hear the word “farce,” Ken Ludwig springs to mind. When I hear the words “hilarious farce” I immediately think: Ken Ludwig and Matthew Wiener. This duet is responsible for uproariously funny shows with impeccable timing, absurd plot twists, ridiculous dialogue and unmatched physical schtick. I was
‘Moon over Buffalo’ filled with hilarity, shtick Read More »
Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Sponsored by the Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky Family Fund, young California playwrights entered their original writing for consideration in an annual contest. This year there were 415 submissions from which to choose, and a cohort of judges and script evaluators read works written by authors under 19 years of
5 playwrights under 19 to see works on Old Globe stage Read More »
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By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes art dictates life. When I interviewed Perry Chen and his mom, Dr. Zhu Shen on Wednesday, I felt that art and life inform each other, with one or the other alternatively taking the lead. It has been six years since I met
Holocaust filmmaker’s animated doc in Oscar hunt Read More »
Eva Trieger, International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USASDJW staff report SAN DIEGO (SDJW) – In synagogues in San Diego and across the country, Jews and their friends answered the call of the American Jewish Committee to “Show Up for Shabbat” to demonstrate just one week after the Pittsburgh massacre that people of good conscience will not be intimidated. Contributors to San Diego
Snippets from ‘Show Up on Shabbat’ weekend Read More »
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By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Where there’s a bounty there’s a bounty hunter or two…or possibly three. This fact was made evident in the West Coast Premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s sleuth fest, Holmes and Watson. North Coast Rep’s David Ellenstein directed an all Actor’s Equity cast for this exciting and inimitable twist on Sir
Will the real Sherlock Holmes please stand? Read More »
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By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California -North Coast Rep Theater will produce the New Works Reading Series sponsored by Nebcal Printing, that will kick off with a dramedy written by stand-up comic Steve Bluestein. I had the good fortune to interview Bluestein by phone earlier this month. Rest, in Pieces is Bluestein’s baby, and will enjoy
Bluestein dramedy to be read Oct. 29 at North Coast Rep Read More »
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By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — We generally view grief as a mitigating factor. Death is a harsh clarion signaling a divide between what was once vibrant and dynamic to something silenced and static. New Village Arts turns this concept on its head with Guadalupe in the Guest Room. This beautiful 90 minute one-act play
A sweet play about two coping with death Read More »
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By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — When we think about female leading ladies or icons of the screen, names like Meryl Streep, Cher, Jane Fonda, or Glenn Close may spring to mind. Not to detract from these gals, but they’re not dames. Oh, sure. They’re women, and Damon Runyon may have called them dames,
You’re invited to ‘Tea with the Dames’ Oct. 12 Read More »
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By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — It is a very good thing that North Coast Rep’s Theater School Director, Benjamin Cole, is far more intrepid and persistent than any of his three detectives in this world premiere of The Gorilla. In 1925, a parody was written about a crooked business executive threatened by a
‘The Gorilla’ a comedic mystery at North Coast Rep Read More »
Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Eva Trieger OCEANSIDE, California — What do you get when you combine an aging melodramatic actress, a volatile writer, their two self-absorbed adult children and four unwitting guests? A riotous collection of awkward moments, flaring tempers, emotive displays and loads of fun. Mira Costa College Theater School Director, Eric Bishop, brings us Noel Coward’s delightfully
‘Hay Fever’ has audience squirming Read More »
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By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Cygnet Theater courageously performed a challenging one-man show that featured a less than popular topic. Not everyone wants to watch a show about mental illness or attempted suicide, yet, that’s just what Every Brilliant Thing introduces. This is not a show for the faint of heart, nor for
One-man play tackles depression, suicide Read More »
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