Performing arts leaders share how they’re approaching this new and unprecedented chapter in the cultural life of Orange County.
Tag: David Ivers
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One Year Late, Pacific Symphony’s Season Finally Arrives
The orchestra’s 2020-21 season, delayed by the pandemic, has been resurrected for 2021-22, with a few changes and some precautions.
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The Play(wright) Remains the Thing in SCR’s Pacific Playwrights Festival
After cancellation last year, South Coast Repertory’s new play festival returns with different format and schedule, but same focus on the plays and their writers.
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SCR Announces a Live Mini Season of Streaming, Outdoor Events
After a year with no audiences, SCR has announced a mini spring/summer season of plays, starting online in spring, then moving outdoors for summer at Mission San Juan Capistrano with live audiences.
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Live Theater in O.C. – and What the Pandemic Hath Wrought
The term ‘viral’ now has a lethal new meaning, as a microscopic virus has forced theater companies to reinvent themselves on a level of several orders of magnitude.
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South Coast Repertory Announces New Season, Tries to Salvage Current One
Normally, when a performing art organization announces a new season, the main order of business is talking about the subject at hand: all the shows that will tempt the public over the next year. This year, of course, is different.
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Hodgins: What’s in Store for Theater on O.C.’s Biggest Stages?
In our series “The Decade Ahead,” Voice of OC’s Arts & Culture writers speculate on what is on the horizon for Orange County in the next ten years. First up: Paul Hodgins tackles what is possibly in store for the county’s biggest theaters.
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Hodgins: ‘She Loves Me’ Serves as a Fine Directorial Debut
REVIEW: This talent-filled production of an underappreciated musical keeps it simple with a solid, sweet production directed by SCR artistic director David Ivers.
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Hodgins: SCR’s New Leader Tears Down Walls, Builds Bridges, Directs a Musical
With almost a year under his belt as the new artistic director at South Coast Repertory, David Ivers is finding his footing and carving out his place with the Orange County institution.
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Hodgins: South Coast Repertory’s New Leader Aims to Balance Its Past and Future
David Ivers talks about his plans as SCR opens its first season under his management.
