*”Table 17,” now onstage at The Geffen Playhouse, is a vibrant, emotionally charged, and beautifully calibrated new work that captures the gloriously messy terrain of love, loss, and unfinished ...

*Gail Bean has built a reputation as one of the most emotionally electric performers of her generation, captivating audiences in projects like “Snowfall,” “P-Valley,” and “The Belko Experiment.” Now ...

This post was updated Nov. 16 at 9:45 p.m. “Table 17” is serving a theater experience worthy of a Michelin star. Earlier this month, the romantic comedy made its West Coast premiere at the Geffen ...

If your ex called, would you answer? Okay, you need more context. If your ex called would you answer knowing YOU were the one who destroyed the relationship? Playwright Douglas Lyons’ Table 17 ...

These three actors have so much individual talent and group chemistry that it would have been an entertaining 90 minutes if they had been reading the phone book. But with Table 17, the honesty and the ...

Boy meets girl. Boy loses girl. Boy goes into AA. Boy and reunite at a meet-up that is not exactly a “date.” Lovelorn restaurant attendant offers commentary. People dance on dance floors and on the ...

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