Kyle Hester

50 SHADES OF SHAKESPEARE

kyle hester · June 10, 2016 uncertified reviewer
Fast-paced, funny, sexy totally unpredictable. This is not your typical LA (bad) Shakespeare. These actors know what they're doing, are confident and assured with the material, and are so so SO much fun to watch. A great raunchy night out with the Bard.... full review

Jason & (Medea)

kyle hester · June 18, 2015 certified reviewer
Loved it! Funny, dark, and achingly sad. Shoemaker digs deep into the myth, extracts the human truths in these ancient characters, dresses them up in modern clothes, gives them the most beautiful, lyric yet grittily down-to-earth language to speak, and then suddenly they spring to life, immediately and vividly recognizable and present. There is nothing archaic about this Jason and Medea. The small cast is stellar, and Pohly and Culos particularly shine in the title roles, alternating sly wit ... full review

Women

kyle hester · June 09, 2014 certified reviewer
Furiously fast and funny, every member of the cast is excellent, the comedy and satire is as razor sharp and painfully true as "Girls", and there's even a moment or two of suprising tenderness straight from "Little Women". Mostly it's just side-splittingly funny. GO SEE THIS. Best theatre I've EVER seen in LA.... full review