Ashley Steed

Ashley Steed Concludes EiC Tour

Ten years ago I was an intern at LA Stage Alliance. One day Lee Melville, who was the Editor of LA Stage Magazine (like an actual magazine made of paper), came to us interns and asked us if we’d like to write an interview for the publication. I immediately said yes, whilst simultaneously having a … Continue reading Ashley Steed Concludes EiC Tour

DCA and Hollywood Fringe Present Panel Discussion: LA Theater Scene and Paths Towards Success

PRESS RELEASE LA’s Leading Theater Presenters Talk Strategy, Tools, and Fringe Theater Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Sacred Fools Theater Los Angeles – The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and the Hollywood Fringe Festival will present “LA Theater Scene and Paths Towards Success”, a panel about theater presenting in Los Angeles on … Continue reading DCA and Hollywood Fringe Present Panel Discussion: LA Theater Scene and Paths Towards Success

Echo Theater Co launches 'Playwrights' Studio' with Boni B. Alvarez & Erik Patterson

Echo Theater Company launches ‘Playwrights‘ Studio‘ in May LOS ANGELES (April 20, 2017) — The Echo Theater Company, anointed “Best Bet for Ballsy Original Plays” by the LA Weekly, introduces “Playwrights’ Studio,” a training center for playwrights, directors and actors creating new work in Los Angeles. Two six-week writing classes taught by prominent Los Angeles-based … Continue reading Echo Theater Co launches 'Playwrights' Studio' with Boni B. Alvarez & Erik Patterson

DCA Hosts L.A. Theater Town Hall featuring Greg Reiner – NEA

This is from their FACEBOOK EVENT: Join Los Angeles area theatre professionals, presenters, art directors, and funders to get engaged about the LA Theater scene and its future. Greg Reiner, NEA Director of Theater and Musical Theater, will be in Los Angeles to discuss the current state of affairs at the National Endowment for the … Continue reading DCA Hosts L.A. Theater Town Hall featuring Greg Reiner – NEA

Director Jon Lawrence Rivera Celebrates 25 Years of Playwrights' Arena

Director Jon Lawrence Rivera founded Playwrights’ Arena in 1992 at the time of the LA riots. Wanting to produce plays by LA-based playwrights and to create opportunities for actors of color, Rivera has been changing and challenging the Los Angeles theatrical landscape for 25 years. To celebrate 25 years of producing new work, Rivera wanted … Continue reading Director Jon Lawrence Rivera Celebrates 25 Years of Playwrights' Arena

#SaveTheNEA

From the Americans for the Arts Action Fund: The White House released its proposed budget to Congress today, officially recommending full termination of funding of both the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for FY2018. This is the first American President in history to propose zeroing out all … Continue reading #SaveTheNEA

Doggie Logic in Mac Wellman's The Offending Gesture

I’m currently rehearsing Mac Wellman’s The Offending Gesture at Son of Semele Ensemble (opening Saturday, March 18th). This play is both bewildering and delightful. It follows Blondi, a German Shepherd belonging to Noble Wolf (aka Adolf Hitler) and Jackie, a Finnish mutt, as they try to encourage Noble Wolf to invade Iraq instead of Finland. … Continue reading Doggie Logic in Mac Wellman's The Offending Gesture

Unleashing the Animal Within at Deaf West

Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo, produced by the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and Deaf West Theatre opens in the Lovelace Studio Theater at The Wallis on Friday, March 10. It will run through March 26. Single tickets: $40 – $75 (prices subject to change) TheWallis.org In 1958 Edward Albee wrote … Continue reading Unleashing the Animal Within at Deaf West

#LAthtr to gather for Women's March on Saturday

Some people have asked if there will be a group of LA theatre people for the Women’s March on Saturday downtown. So a few of us organized one! We will be meeting at LATC at 9am and will walk over together to Pershing Square from there. There are speakers on from 9-10am but the march … Continue reading #LAthtr to gather for Women's March on Saturday

Creativity in a Time of Grief

Although I’ve officially been the Editor in Chief of the new and improved Better Lemons since November, this is my first article. I’ve sat down a few times to write something – about how we need to be taking risks and creating magic on our stages, about bringing the theatre community together, about my passion … Continue reading Creativity in a Time of Grief

Theatre Lemonade of 2016

Although I’ve only been the Editor in Chief of the new and improved Better Lemons since November, I’ve been actively seeing (and making) theatre this year. Here are some of my favourites. 1984 by Headlong Theatre at the Broad Stage. I had just moved back to LA from London when this show opened in London and … Continue reading Theatre Lemonade of 2016

Ashley Steed is a theatre maker, creative producer and writer. In Los Angeles, she's started a company that devises new works called The Visceral City Project and is also a member of Son of Semele Ensemble. She's worked on numerous projects as a director, performer or producer here in LA as well as London. She began her writing career with LA Stage Magazine under the mentorship of the late Lee Melville. Ashley holds a BA in Theatre from USC and an MA in Theatre and Performance from Queen Mary, University of London.

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