Eva Trieger
Trieger is a freelance writer who specializes in coverage of the arts. She may be contacted via eva.trieger@sdjewishworld.com
‘The Mechanicals’ Features Summer Camp Nostalgia
Who doesn’t wax nostalgic for those halcyon days of summer camp? Even if there are snakes in the lake or bug juice or pit toilets, there is nothing that connotes summer vacation like a...
Amid World Premiere in San Diego, ‘The Remarkable Mister Holmes’ Looks Broadway-Bound
What do you get when you combine the brilliance of actor/director/lyricist/playwright, Omri Schein with the actor/artistic director/heart of North Coast Repertory Theatre, David Ellenstein, with the “incredibly talented and joyously spirited cast” of The Remarkable...
‘Lempicka’ Boldly Tackles a Climate of Upheaval
Artistic Director Christopher Ashley hit the nail squarely on the head when he compared our current climate of “upheaval” to the era in which La Jolla Playhouse’s latest show, Lempicka, is set. He juxtaposed “Russia’s...
5 Minute Plays Delightfully Kick Off Summer Theater Season
Last night an eager and appreciative audience gathered for the 7th Annual 5 Minute Play Festival. Thanks to COVID-19, the program had been put on hold since 2020. Normally a slate of ten plays...
‘Iron’ Locks Onto Mother-Daughter Relationships Under Stress
The news has been pretty bleak this week for San Diego area theaters with the closing of the REP, but that should only reaffirm your commitment to come out to support our local gems....
‘In Every Generation:’ Playwright Ali Viterbi Out to Show That Jewish Stories Are Worth...
Ali Viterbi has been on my radar ever since I attended my first performance of Women of Valor at the San Diego Repertory Theatre. Viterbi co-authored that play with Artistic Director Todd Salovey, Leah Salovey, Sarah...
‘Desert Rock Garden:’ A Landmark Piece of History With the Full Array of Emotions
I believe I was in my final years of high school or perhaps even early years of college when I first learned of the Japanese internment camps. What horrified me most of all was one...
Mother-Daughter Conflict Plays Out in ‘The Garden’
Novelist and historian, Leo Tolstoy once said, “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This is born out in La Jolla Playhouse’s current production, The Garden. This two-woman...
Remember ‘Grapes of Wrath’? ‘Mother Road’ at SD Rep is the Sequel
The name John Steinbeck evokes images of the hay-field covered American southwest, the Dust Bowl, hungry children with dirty faces, and men and women scarred by depression and poverty. Where Grapes of Wrath left off, a...
‘Artists for Good’ Donate Works to Aid Non-Profits
What if immersing yourself in art could create ripples that would beautify someone else’s world? Imagine simply indulging your inner aesthete and at the same time providing aid and support to a worthy charity....