Terry Tocantins

By going gangbusters in the opposite direction this play achieves the fear and pity feeling you may have read that you are supposed to feel watching tragedy. It is an ass backwards way to get there but it is legit!... full review

I had a ton of fun.... full review

This is one of those rare shows. A lot of comedy spoofing "bad art" can come off as smirking. Especially in Los Angeles. Magnum Opus Theatre elevates writing that at first glance should be placed far, far away. By presenting this material as is, with excellent actors, the audience ends up loving these characters and their, um, unique voices. The audience may start laughing at the incredibly unfortunate train wreck they are witnessing, but they truly end up rooting for Amber and her dreams of love... full review

I like my comedies to chronicle the slow and subtle de-evolution of a once great nation. Here we have two real misfits with one simple job (taking their nephew to a crappy mall) that they cannot do for the life of them. This is a play about how it's impossible to do anything right. It reminds me of The Band's The Weight. First beause it's funny. But more importantly both report on a world so out of orbit that the most well intentioned person on earth constantly will get strepped on. It is not th... full review