“Circle Mirror” Needs Full Staging
Ever wonder what taking an acting class would be like? Or whether you'd enjoy being in a play at a local community theatre? Or who even signs up for these things?…
“Penguin Lessons” Aims at the Heart
It’s not surprising that the director who gave us The Full Monty has again given us a crowd-pleasing film, but it is a bit amazing that Peter Cattaneo has coached—indeed,…
This SLO Rep “Cake” Has Many Layers
Photos by Ryan Loyd, RYLO Media Design Mmmmmm . . . a stage set filled with cakes of all shapes and sizes and colors and flavors . . .…
Call. Write. Email. Now!
Photo by Marija Zaric SLO Museum of Art Executive Director Leann Standish today sent an urgent message to museum supporters that bears repeating to a larger audience. As SLO…
We Can All Relate to Turnbow’s “17 Raccoons”
So . . . you may be misled by the title of the world premiere of a production that, for one weekend only, graces the SLO Rep stage in downtown…
“Clue” Makes for an Exuberant Evening
Photo by Brittany App Almost every seat was taken in Cal Poly’s Spanos Theatre on March 7 to see Clue: The Musical, a two-act raucous reenactment of the board…
SLO Review Covers Oscar-Winning Films
Several of this year’s Oscar-winning films were reviewed by SLO Review contributing writers, thanks to the SLO Film Center at the Palm Theatre. If you haven’t yet experienced the following…
Festival Mozaic Announces Summer Lineup
Following hot on the heels of a successful four-day Winter Music Festival, the announcement on February 24 of Festival Mozaic’s upcoming summer season was a hot ticket item. [caption id="attachment_8439"…
New Poet Laureate Wants To Meet You
SLO County poets laureate Kevin Clark and Caleb Nichols Caleb Nichols is an accessible poet. [caption id="attachment_8393" align="alignright" width="175"] Caleb Nichols[/caption] And now they (Nichols prefers the pronoun “they”)…
“Much Ado About Nothing” Is Delightful
Photos by Luis Escobar, Reflections Photography Studio When it comes to Shakespeare and his much-performed comedy Much Ado About Nothing, “I think he means to delight us—pure and simple,”…