Tim Pompey

1 week ago | vcreporter.com | Tim Pompey

There’s a new theatrical experience coming to Ojai. Nordhoff High School’s Chaparral Auditorium will soon host the Ojai Theatre Festival, premiering May 9 through May 18. The festival will stage “Ironbound,” written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok. The festival is the brainchild of actors Jon Bernthal and Marin Ireland (“Sneaky Pete), producers Joshua Bitton and Isidora Goreshter and director Guillermo Cienfuegos.

1 week ago | vcreporter.com | Tim Pompey

Americans love outlaws. And no outlaws have gotten more press than Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Whether it’s in movies, music or the stage, the Barrow gang always draws a crowd. The Rubicon Theatre Company’s newest production, a musical version of “Bonnie & Clyde,” is proof.

3 weeks ago | vcreporter.com | Tim Pompey

The history of American manufacturing, particularly at the turn of the 20th century — cars, electricity, phones, planes and oil, to name a few — is often referred to as the great American success story. But it often comes at a price. Chemical contamination and toxic waste are often the byproducts, and the result is human suffering and death. In the early 1900s, the discovery of radiation and radium was considered a miracle.

1 month ago | vcreporter.com | Tim Pompey

When you’ve grown up playing Celtic music, and your band is driven by its joyful energy, how can your life not be exuberant and fun-filled? Welcome to the world of Scottish Fish, the all-women’s string band that keeps wowing audiences with its brilliant interpretations of Scottish and Cape Breton fiddle music. Of course, you’ll ask: What are Scottish Fish? Let me be the first to say it’s got nothing to do with Pisces or fish in general.

1 month ago | vcreporter.com | Tim Pompey

This is not a happy story. I say this not to deter you from attending but to let you know that “Crazy Mama,” a play by Ojai resident Sharon Scott Williams currently onstage at the Rubicon Theatre, is a serious portrayal of mental illness. And while it may have some elements of humor to it, it’s not intended to be comical, facetious or sly. It’s painful. Good Lord, is it painful, especially if you’ve dealt with this in your own family. For children, it’s particularly devastating.