The Lonesome West
Writer: Ashton Marcus


Ashton's Audio Interview: Derek Chariton - Heinrich (Stargate Origins) stars in "Andy Warhol’s Tomato" at Pacific Resident Theatre
Pittsburgh folklore has it that there is a working class bar which has the reputation for being the place where a teenage Andy Warhol drew on napkins in exchange for Coca-Cola. While drinking at that same bar, playwright, Vince Melocchi, began to see it in a different way… as a creative, mysterious place. He noted, … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: Derek Chariton - Heinrich (Stargate Origins) stars in "Andy Warhol’s Tomato" at Pacific Resident Theatre


Andy Warhol’s Tomato
Andy Warhol’s Tomato


Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” at the Antaeus Theatre Company
Set deep in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia against a backdrop of violence and injustice, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a play within a play. Amidst the rubble of a bombed out village in the aftermath of World War II, farmers debating the best use of their land enact a parable in which a humble … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” at the Antaeus Theatre Company


The Caucasian Circle
The Caucasian Circle


Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Renovations for Six” at Theatre 40
A young couple (new in town) decide to host a dinner party so they can make friends and promote their business. They invite a couple who have abandoned their song-and-dance act and show biz to raise their daughter; and a haughty psychiatrist and her engineer husband who has given up his high-paying job to write … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Renovations for Six” at Theatre 40


Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Dancing at Lughnasa” at Atwater Village Theatre
Dancing at Lughnasa is set in the summer of 1936 during the Celtic harvest festival of Lughnasa. Five unmarried sisters — Kate, Maggie, Agnes, Rose and Chris — live in the rural Irish countryside outside the tiny village of Ballybeg.* Enjoy this interview with the cast of “Dancing at Lughnasa” at Atwater Village Theatre, playing … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Dancing at Lughnasa” at Atwater Village Theatre


Renovations for Six
Renovations for Six


Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa


Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “WEST SIDE STORY” at 5-STAR THEATRICALS
Set on the streets of 1950s New York City, WEST SIDE STORY is a gripping, modern rendition of Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. Tony and Maria are young lovers in a forbidden relationship, caught in a web of intolerance and vengeance that threatens to tear them apart. Since debuting on Broadway in 1957, WEST SIDE … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “WEST SIDE STORY” at 5-STAR THEATRICALS


WEST SIDE STORY
WEST SIDE STORY


Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Another Roll of the Dice” at North Coast Rep
Audiences who may be familiar with Nathan Detroit and Miss Adelaide from "Guys and Dolls" will delight in meeting some of their colleagues-in-crime from Runyonland: Joey Uptown, Baseball Hattie, Tobias the Terrible, nightclub song bird Georgia St George and the much-in-demand safecracker, Touch Feely. Don’t take a gamble – get your winning ticket now and … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Another Roll of the Dice” at North Coast Rep


ANOTHER ROLL OF THE DICE
ANOTHER ROLL OF THE DICE


Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Gunshot Medley: Part I” at The Electric Lodge
A lyrical and mystical play with live music, about the struggle against systemic racism. Set in a haunted North Carolina graveyard this intricately crafted work brings past and present together in a soulful tale of lives destroyed by deep-seated tensions and conflicts that have marred America's history from antebellum south to the present day.* Enjoy … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Gunshot Medley: Part I” at The Electric Lodge


Gunshot Medley: Part I
Gunshot Medley: Part I


Ashton's Audio Interview: Ben Ahlers - Liam in NBC’s The Village stars in "Good Boys" at Pasadena Playhouse
As a senior at St. Joseph’s Prep, Brandon Hardy has the world at his feet. He is handsome, athletic, smart, and a shining example of the perfect private school student, just like his father was. But when a sex tape becomes the talk of the locker room, the comfortable lives of the Hardy family threaten … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: Ben Ahlers - Liam in NBC’s The Village stars in "Good Boys" at Pasadena Playhouse


Good Boys
Good Boys


Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People” at Theatricum Botanicum
When the water in a popular tourist spa at the heart of a local town’s economy is discovered to be contaminated, powerful people have to decide whether to put the health of visitors above the town's commercial interests. Geer’s adaptation resets the play in the small town of South Fork, South Carolina in the 1980s, … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: The cast of “Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People” at Theatricum Botanicum


An Enemy Of The People
An Enemy Of The People


Ashton's Audio Interview: Robbie Jarvis - the young James Potter in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the cast of "Loot" at Odyssey Theatre
When Loot was first performed in the '60s, it shocked audiences with its merciless mockery of conventional propriety and frank depictions of police brutality and religious hypocrisy.* Enjoy this interview with Robbie Jarvis - the young James Potter in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the cast of … Continue reading Ashton's Audio Interview: Robbie Jarvis - the young James Potter in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and the cast of "Loot" at Odyssey Theatre