Maggie Yates

Santa Barbara

Writer, editor, theatre artist, theatre critic. Sought-after party guest/cheap date. Proud member of Santa Barbara's Lunatic Fringe.

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‘Waitress’ Serves Up a Relatable Small-Town Story

3 weeks ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

‘Waitress’ Serves Up a Relatable Small-Town Story Musically Delicious Diner Life Comes to Solvang Festival Theater By Maggie Yates Fri Jun 06, 2025 | 10:41am Add to Favorites PCPA's production of 'Waitress' comes to Solvang Festival Theater June 19-July 6 | Photo: Luis Escobar Reflections Photography Studio PCPA “summer stock” at the Solvang Festival Theater kicks off with the popular Sara Bareilles musical, Waitress. In the show, waitresses Jenna, Dawn, and Becky are best friends working in...
New Musical Celebrates the Women Who Changed America in its Southern California Premiere

4 weeks ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

New Musical Celebrates the Women Who Changed America in its Southern California Premiere Ensemble Theatre Company Presents ‘Justice’ — Supreme Court Tales of Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Sonia Sotomayor By Maggie Yates Fri May 30, 2025 | 10:00am Add to Favorites Sonia Sotomayor (Julie Garnyé), Sandra Day O'Connor (Heather Ayers), and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Valerie Perri) in Ensemble Theatre Company's production of 'Justice' | Photo: Courtesy Ensemble Theatre Company’s season...
Theatricum Botanicum Brings 'Midsummer Night’s Dream' to Elings Park

1 month 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...
Review | Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus: ‘Fight and Flight’

1 month 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...
Theater Review | ‘Ironbound’

1 month 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,...
Theater Review | ‘Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical’

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...
Elevating the Magic of Theater

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.
Tony-Nominated Musical ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Comes to Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre

2 months ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

Tony-Nominated Musical ‘Bonnie & Clyde’ Comes to Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre Love, Crime, and Passion Meet Singing and Dancing in Notorious Outlaw Story By Maggie Yates Mon Apr 28, 2025 | 9:32am Add to Favorites Ellie Smith and Russell Muzyczka star as Bonnie and Clyde | Photo: Courtesy A new concept for Ivan Menchell, Don Black, and Frank Wildhorn’s Bonnie & Clyde musical comes to the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura, headed by director J. Scott Lapp. Lapp has a long history with the show, from...
Ojai Playhouse Hosts Benefit Concert and Film Screening Featuring Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls, Tig Notaro, and Jonatha Brooke

2 months ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

Ojai Playhouse Hosts Benefit Concert and Film Screening Featuring Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls, Tig Notaro, and Jonatha Brooke Indigo Girls Documentary, ‘It’s Only Life After All,’ Will Screen By Maggie Yates Fri Apr 25, 2025 | 3:22pm Add to Favorites From left: Emily Saliers, Tig Notaro, and Jonatha Brooke | Photos: Ingrid Bostrom (file), Courtesy, Linda Hansen The newly refurbished Ojai Playhouse will host a film screening and benefit concert on May 17 in support of the Ojai Playwrights...
Theater Review | ‘Crime and Punishment, A Comedy’

2 months ago | independent.com | Maggie Yates

Theater Review | ‘Crime and Punishment, A Comedy’ From Russia to Ridiculous, Theater Group at SBCC Production Works Conceptually, If Not Always Comedically By Maggie Yates Tue Apr 22, 2025 | 2:33pm Add to Favorites Raina Williams, Tyler Gilbert, Rachel Jordan Brown and Benjamin Curtis in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of 'Crime and Punishment, A Comedy' by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, directed by Michael Bernard. April 16-May 3 in the Jurkowitz Theatre, SBCC West Campus. | Photo:...