Maggie Yates

2 weeks ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

Theatricum Botanicum Brings ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to Elings Park Summer Shakespeare in the Park Comes to Santa Barbara This Weekend By Maggie Yates Tue May 20, 2025 | 1:53pm Add to Favorites Fairies and the Ass in 'Midsummer Night's Dream' at Elings Park | Photo: David Bazemore Last year, Elings Park brought back the Bard to reboot a beloved tradition that had fallen by the wayside for two decades: Summer Shakespeare in the Park. In the Godric Grove outdoor amphitheater, Elings hosted a...

3 weeks ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

Review | Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus: ‘Fight and Flight’ Spring Concert Highlighted Battle-Cry Anthems of Strength and Perseverance By Maggie Yates Fri May 16, 2025 | 1:53pm Add to Favorites The Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus spring concert at the Lobero Theatre on May 12 began with fanfare as performers charged onstage from the aisles like pugilists into the fray, giving audiences the first view of the evening’s theme. Titled Fight and Flight, the spring concert highlighted battle-cry...

3 weeks ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

Theater Review | ‘Ironbound’ First Production in Ojai’s New Space Explores the Emotional Survival Tactics of a Woman Without Many Options By Maggie Yates Wed May 14, 2025 | 8:53am Add to Favorites Rehearsal for the Ojai Theater production of 'Ironbound' | Photo: Isidora Goreshter The first production in Downtown Ojai’s newly refurbished Chaparral Auditorium black box playing space is Martyna Majok’s Ironbound, directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos and starring Marin Ireland, Shiloh Fernandez,...

1 month ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

Theater Review | ‘Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical’ Infamous Romantic Outlaws Sing Their Hearts Out at Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre By Maggie Yates Tue May 06, 2025 | 11:50am Add to Favorites (Left to right) LOUIS PARDO, ELLIE SMITH, JOSEPH FUQUA, CHANCE CHALLEN and RUSSELL MUZYCZKA star in the American Premiere of a New Version of the Tony Nominated Hit Musical BONNIE & CLYDE, at the Rubicon Theatre through May 18. | Photo: Lore Photography RUSSELL MUZYCZKA (Clyde Barrow) and ELLIE SMITH (Bonnie...

1 month ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

Actor Jon Bernthal, known for his roles in The Walking Dead, The Bear, and the recently released The Accountant 2, has been an Ojai resident for over a decade, raising a family with his wife in the small community. In that time, he’s seen the fabric of the town change drastically. Like much of the Central Coast, Ojai has undergone a recent population reshuffle due to wildfire devastation and people seeking refuge from COVID lockdowns in congested urban areas.