THEATER REVIEW: Fresno State’s “Fade” is a good play that dissolves in a slow production
Guest reviewer Casey Ballard says the technical elements didn’t quite come together in this contemporary drama.
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Theater review: A strong Cyrano lifts an uneven production in Good Company Players’ ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’
TMR theater critic Heather Parish praises Ted Nunes' Cyrano, but says the production "struggles to sustain its momentum."
Lilia Gonzáles Chávez, longtime executive director, is out at the Fresno Arts Council
Gonzáles Chávez leaves the beleaguered organization after embezzlement scandal.
Theater review: This worthwhile ‘Mary Poppins,’ at Good Company Players, finds a tone a few shades darker than Julie Andrews
The production plays at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater through March 22.
There’s lots of Fresno theater this weekend. Here are some highlights, including ‘Fade’ and ‘Clue.’
It's quite a lineup: 'Fade' at Fresno State, 'Clue: The Musical' at Broadway in Fresno, 'The Comeuppance' at Fresno City College, 'Cyrano de Bergerac' at 2nd Space Theatre and 'Mary Poppins' at Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater.
Theater, um, parking review: As the city takes over Saroyan Theatre garage, the devil is in the details
The national tour at the Saroyan Theatre continues 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. I'd get there early.
Top 20: From a breathtaking Coro Piccolo to a year of excellence at Selma Arts Center, it was a memorable 2025
The greater Fresno area offered some stirring artistic experiences in 2025.
Backstage spy: TMR’s intern gets to combine two of her loves, dancing and photography, in Selma’s colorful production of ‘Nutty Nutcracker’
Rachel Yepremian-Owens does double duty as both dancer and photographer in the holiday classic.
In CMAC’s 72-Hour Short Film Race, speed is of the essence for the creators of ‘The Glitch.’ Here’s their whirlwind story.
Green Room Films, a filmmaking group from Fresno City College, gets the title of their film on a Friday and delivers a completed short film on a Monday. Anahid Valencia follows their journey.
An appreciation of the Children’s Musical Theaterworks production of ‘SIX’: rewriting history on a small stage
TMR's Manjot Dhanda salutes the small but mighty production, which was held in a black-box theater in a shopping mall.
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