Atwater Village Theatre – Page 3 – Paul Myrvold's Theatre Notes

February 8, 2016

“Bed” at The Echo Theater Company

The bed in Sheila Callaghan’s new play Bed, now in its premiere production at The Echo Theater Company, is huge, at least a California king, and dominates the playing space. The action there is vigorous sex spared from being pornographic by taking place beneath an appropriately large comforter. Bracketing the sex play in this ninety-minute … Continue reading “Bed” at The Echo Theater Company

September 12, 2015September 12, 2015

“American Falls” at The Echo Theater Company

Playwright Miki Johnson makes an extraordinary Los Angeles debut with Echo Theater Company’s West Coast premiere of “American Falls,” her first full-length play. Although “American Falls” has been described as “a kind of modern day ‘Our Town’”, and indeed there are some similarities, it is darker, grittier and far more presentational. Like “Our Town’s” Stage … Continue reading “American Falls” at The Echo Theater Company