By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer January 23, 2024 The groundbreaking ceremony of the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center marks the Arts District Liberty Station’s first new construction project in […]
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KRISTEN NEVAREZ SCHWEIZER is the daughter of Filipino and Mexican immigrants who met in San Diego. She loves this city, earning her bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts at San Diego State University while writing for The Daily Aztec before working at local-focused institutions, including the San Diego Business Journal and San Diego REPertory Theatre. In addition to covering San Diego art news, she profiles local artists in her award-winning ART SEEN series.
She currently serves as a pastor at Makers Church in North Park.
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THE BUZZ: “Intimate Apparel” at North Coast Repertory Theatre – A Tapestry of Love, Longing, and Loneliness
Article by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer January 19, 2024 Set against the backdrop of 1905 New York, Intimate Apparel unfolds at North Coast Repertory Theatre like a classic novel for modern […]
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THE BUZZ: Magic For Real Life: Taking Young Children to The Old Globe’s Grinch
by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer November 30, 2023 My preschool-aged daughter has come to understand that her Mom “likes to watch stuff and then type on her computer” – which is […]
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THE BUZZ: The 7 Fingers’ Passengers’ Takes Audiences on an Unforgettable Journey
July 3, 2023 By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer I am a former theatre marketer, and defining a show in one sentence is my habit. Word combinations tumbled through my brain like […]
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THE BUZZ: Five Reasons to See The Old Globe’s “Twelfth Night”
by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer June 15, 2023 It’s the ideal season to visit The Old Globe in Balboa Park as the jasmine in Copley Plaza is in bloom, making for […]
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THE BUZZ: Three Reasons to Applaud Trinity Theatre Company in 2023
Kristen Nevarez Schweizer June 15, 2023 Trinity Theatre Company‘s artistic director Sean Boyd already has a lot to celebrate in 2023. Here are three reasons to applaud his blossoming drama […]
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THE BUZZ: Dazzling Delight: Head Over Heels @ Diversionary Theatre
June 5, 2023 By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer Diversionary Theatre once again proves its remarkable ability to captivate audiences with its spring musical Head Over Heels, running through June 18, 2023. […]
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THE BUZZ: Destiny of Desire: A Bold and Unapologetic Telenovela Takes the Stage
By Kristen Schweizer June 1, 2023 Approximately, 28,000 babies are switched at birth per year worldwide. This horrifying fact is delightful plot fodder for many telenovelas, including Destiny of Desire: […]
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THE BUZZ: NEAT: A Moving Memoir
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer March 25, 2023 Hans Christian Andersen once said, “When words fail, music speaks.” Choreographer Carlin Michael Dixon adds, “But when music fails, that’s when dance begins.” […]
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THE BUZZ: 2023 Kowit Awards kick off in time for National Poetry Month
by Kristen Schweizer March 25, 2023 National Poetry Month has arrived! There are numerous opportunities to partake – especially taking up one’s own pen – but the city’s biggest celebration […]
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THE BUZZ: Roustabouts’ gUnTOPIA Opens March 16
by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer March 14, 2022 Phil Johnson hid his face in his hands as he said, “No one wants to see dramas right now. Look outside, it’s dark, […]
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THE BUZZ: La Jolla Playhouse POP Tour: Jin vs. the Beach
by Kristen Schweizer March 11, 2023 “Sometimes I get scared, but I guess I get less scared every day until someday I’ll be in fifth grade and probably won’t be […]
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