Theater Review | ‘Crazy Mama’ is a Tour De Force for Linda Purl
A mother’s mental illness through the eyes of a child and the triumphant performance of an actress.
Maggie Yates
Recent Stories
An Out of the Box Musical Gets Inspiration from Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’
“Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812” comes to Santa Barbara’s Center Stage Theater.
Legendary Russian Composer and Pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff Takes the Spotlight in Musical Play ‘Rachmaninoff and the Tsar’
Writer/performer Hershey Felder toplines New Ensemble Theatre production.
A True Story of Love and Madness Comes to Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre
The world premiere drama of “Crazy Mama” stars acclaimed stage and screen actress Linda Purl.
Legendary Ladies of Santa Barbara Come to Life in ‘Tea with Ganna, Pearl, and Beatrice’
Site-specific theatrical experience stops in Ojai and Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara International Orchid Show 2025
“Exotic Gardens” theme brought another beautiful year to this signature S.B. event.
Theater Review | ‘Parents in Chains’
A leaving the nest test, new work explores the comic anxiety of parenting.
One805 Benefit — Rock for First Responders!
Concert featuring Plastic Harpoons, Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald, Macy Gray, Alan Parsons, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Toad the Wet Sprocket raises $300,000.
Theater Review | ‘Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood’
Strong staging and humor can’t make up for a lackluster script.
Theater Review | ‘Constellations’ Offers a Pleasurable Meditation on Love
Ventura Rubicon Theatre’s drama takes on two people and infinite possibilities for their story.
