"Anton in Show Business" Lights Up Chekhov With All Women Cast"at CCCT by Lynne Stevens

Jane Martin's Modern Spin on "Three Sisters" Makes Us Laugh! by Lynne Stevens Manipulative TV actor Holly snags the lead role of Masha for herself in this modern take on Chekhov's "The Three…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:46am on March 9, 2022[SHARE]

"Men On Boats" Scouts the Wild West Without Men"at Palo Alto Players by Lynne Stevens

Jaclyn Backhaus Ridicules Male Heroes"Bring on the Gals! by Lynne Stevens Sarah Bernhardt did it playing Hamlet. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon did it to infiltrate an all-woman band in Some Lik…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 7:39pm on February 11, 2022[SHARE]

"The Waves in Quarantine" Channels Virginia Woolf"Streaming Berkeley Rep by Lynne Stevens

Lisa Peterson Opens the Door to Six Actors' Creative Process by Lynne Stevens Virginia Woolf is very good at describing what it's like to be alive and remembering fleeting moments.  Lisa …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 1:37am on May 6, 2021[SHARE]

"It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" Rings in the Holiday"Streaming CCCT by Lynne Stevens

Director Bogdonoff Grabs Our Hearts, Strikes a Chord by Lynne Stevens We are in radio STUDIO A at WBFR in Manhattan on Christmas Eve, 1946, watching a radio version of It's a Wonderful Life.…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 11:07pm on December 4, 2020[SHARE]

"Lady Scribblers" Script Ribald Restoration Comedy, at Custom Made, S.F. by Lynne Stevens

Michaela Goldhaber Revives First Female Playwrights by Lynne Stevens My friend and I thoroughly enjoyed "The Lady Scribblers" and I think any woman who has felt inhibited in her work will en…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 8:12pm on March 12, 2020[SHARE]

"Retablos" Opens Portals to Past Generations, at Word for Word, S.F. by Lynne Stevens

Octavio Solis Celebrates A Life Lived along the Border        by Lynne Stevens We can all relate to family relationships, teenage pregnancies, romantic attractions, and …

SOURCE: Theatrius at 7:42pm on February 28, 2020[SHARE]

"A Doll's House, Part 2" Remodels Ibsen's Classic, at Palo Alto Players by Lynne Stevens

Lucas Hnath Writes A Smart, Funny, Relevant Update by Lynne Stevens Anne Marie, the housekeeper, dozes on a chair. A gentle knock at the enormous blue door, where Nora exited with a bang fif…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 8:15pm on January 24, 2020[SHARE]

"It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" Rings in the Holidays, at CCCT, El Cerrito by Lynne Stevens

Joe Landry Grabs Our Hearts, Strikes the Bell by Lynne Stevens We are in radio STUDIO A at WBFR in Manhattan on Christmas Eve, 1946. The cast leisurely strolls onto the sound stage"straighte…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 6:49pm on December 3, 2019[SHARE]

"Convoy 31000" Celebrates Women of the French Resistance, at Lunatico, Berkeley by Lynne Stevens

Tina Taylor Explores Women's Secret Work in WWII by Lynne Stevens We hear World War II French jazz music as we descend into the Theatre Lunatico's Subterranean Theatre"40s jazz of Stephane G…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 9:36am on November 7, 2019[SHARE]

"Bright Star" Shines on Young Love & Fancy Fiddling, at CCCT, El Cerrito by Lynne Stevens

Martin & Brickell Celebrate Blue Grass & Women's Rights by Lynne Stevens The musical "Bright Star," a bittersweet Romeo and Juliet story, shows "grown-ups" thwarting young lovers. Co…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 4:24am on October 24, 2019[SHARE]

"Lady Matador's Hotel" Evokes Latinx Cruelty & Magic, at Central Works, Berkeley by Lynne Stevens

Cristina Garcia Weaves a Sparkling, Surreal Ghost Story by Lynne Stevens In the tradition of Grand Hotel, but with a strong Latin twist, "The Lady Matador's Hotel" by Cristina Garcia"adapted…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 5:16am on October 23, 2019[SHARE]

Lynne Stevens by Lynne Stevens

  Lynne Stevens became enthralled with theater after her fourth grade teacher showed a Royal Canadian Theater production of Oedipus Rex. She gained further respect for the theater by gett…

SOURCE: Theatrius at 1:55am on September 9, 2019[SHARE]