Millennial Notes Thornton Wilder Summons Ghosts of 1900s America by Alex Stimmel As a Los Angeles native, I’m a stranger to the small-town dynamic. Yet Center REP’s version of “Our Town” immediately pulled me into the old world of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, a world of friendly neighbors and close-knit community. It also reminded…
Millennial Notes Joel Coen Offers Beauty & Horror, but Diminishes Actors by Alex Stimmel Director Joel Coen’s new movie The Tragedy of Macbeth takes a fresh yet often lackluster look at Shakespeare’s renowned classic. His cinematography and sound design are imaginative and emotive, creating a world of magic and horror that keeps us glued…
Alex Stimmel is a Comparative Literature major at UC Berkeley and a CAL Extern at Theatrius. A native of Los Angeles, she is committed to working in entertainment and screenwriting. She has a deep passion for stories of all kinds, from flash fiction to Broadway musicals, and is currently working on her own novel.