REVIEWS: "Yerma" @ Huntington Theatre Company
“An absorbing dreamscape with a lyrical adaptation and translation… it approaches the incantatory cadences — and the life-or-death stakes — we associate with Greek tragedy.” - Boston Globe
“Barillas brings a ferocious intensity to his performance as Juan.” - Theater Mirror
Read MoreBUZZ: The Huntington’s ‘Yerma’ straddles two worlds →
“In my version, this is not only Yerma’s story but also the portrait of a marriage. Yerma and her husband, Juan, are equals who love each other very much, but feel very differently about having children. Yerma won’t dishonor Juan or her family, but the toll her desire takes is significant,” points out Lopez.
Read MoreREVIEWS: Native Gardens @ Pasadena Playhouse
“A quartet of acting pros volleying lines with athletic finesse and adding comic topspin to every double-take and slow-burn.” - LA Times
Read MoreOne woman’s garden is a man’s weeds in ‘Native Gardens,’ directed by Jason Alexander and opening at Pasadena Playhouse
That trusty old maxim about good fences making good neighbors leaps to mind — along with a host of recent political headlines — while talking with playwright Karen Zacarías about her comedy “Native Gardens,” opening at Pasadena Playhouse next week.
Read MoreBUZZ: Michael Douglas, Chuck Lorre Talk Aging in Hollywood for New Comedy ‘The Kominsky Method’
In the new comedy for Netflix, “The Kominsky Method,” Michael Douglas (Sandy Kominsky) and Alan Arkin (Norman Newlander) star as two friends — a once-famous star and his longtime agent — tackling life’s curveballs as they navigate their later years in Los Angeles.
Read MoreNEWS: "The Kominsky Method" premieres Nov. 16 on Netflix
Barillas is set to guest star in episode 6.
Read MoreREVIEWS: Curve of Departure @ South Coast Repertory
"One of the most thoroughly engaging, emotionally piercing new works I have seen this season."
- Broadway World
Read More‘Curve of Departure’ explores family dynamics in its world premiere at South Coast Repertory
Ascribed characteristics, creative conflict and family secrets are just a few of the resonant issues Rachel Bonds explores in her work, which is making its world premiere at South Coast Repertory until Oct. 15.
Read MoreMusical, "Joe Schmoe Saves the World" Empowers the Average Joe
"Something the piece does really effectively is it draws parallels between the characters and allows us to see how similar we are," Barillas said. "It's a wonderful thing to be exploring in the eye of the travel ban, Charlottesville and the Trump era."
Read MoreWith Fire, Joe Schmoe Owns the Stage
"Sometimes a piece of art enters your life at the exact right moment. The experience brings your life and your place in the world into focus. Brett Ryback’s musical Joe Schmoe Saves the World is just such a piece. The mirror it holds up to modern American culture reflects back an all too real image that is at once critical and hopeful. With relatable characters, hard-hitting imagery, and a soundtrack I’ve been listening to on repeat for almost a week now, Joe Schmoe Saves the World transforms and inspires."
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