West Coast Premiere

Tallgrass Gothic

Vitals
Playwright: 
Melanie Marnich
Description: 

Be Careful What You Wish For.

In the rural Midwest, a young woman’s heated love affair spawns a chain of unimaginably gruesome events that spell doom and destruction for the small town’s residents. Played at a frantic and frenetic pace, this eighty-five minute whirlwind is sure to enthrall and horrify.

"...delectably captivating skill... multilayered performance... spooky..." - L.A. WEEKLY

Dates & Times
Opening: 
04/01/2008
Closing: 
05/07/2008
Showtimes: 

Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 8pm

Address
Parking and Directions: 

We're just just south of Melrose, between the 101 and Vermont. A parking lot is available. If the lot is full, you can park at the meters (no charge after 6pm), on Melrose (after 7pm), on Clinton, and on Heliotrope north of Melrose or south of the freeway overpass. (Do NOT park in unmetered spaces on Heliotrope on our block - it is resident parking only, and you will be ticketed!)

Cast and Crew
Crew: 

Producer - Brandon Clark
Stage Manager - Heatherlynn Gonzalez
Property Master - C.M. Gonzalez
Costume Design - Kat Bardot
Lighting Design - Yancey Dunham
Sound Design - Ben Rock
Graphic Design - Bobby Stapf

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Reservations
Ticket Prices: 

$10

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Spatter Pattern

Vitals
Theatre Company: 
Ark Theatre Company
Playwright: 
Neal Bell
Description: 

As writer Edward Dunn struggles with the loss of his lifelong love, David, he is thrust into the machinations of college professor Marcus Tate, accused in the grisly slashing death of a student. As each man wrestles with culpability and self-reproach, their growing friendship is by turns cruel, touching and perhaps even life-saving.

FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY.
Due to ADULT CONTENT, no children under 18 will be admitted without a parent or guardian present.

Dates & Times
Opening: 
01/12/2008
Closing: 
02/23/2008
Showtimes: 

Thursdays-Sundays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 7pm

Address
Parking and Directions: 

Plenty of available street parking on La Cienega.

Cast and Crew
Crew: 

Production Manager: Quincy Miller
Stage Manager: Stephaine Boltjes
ASMs: Helene McCardle, Melissa Nearman
Lighting Design: Lauren Wemischner
Costume Design: Vanessa Porter
Sound Design: Harrison Deutsch

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Reservations
Ticket Prices: 

$15-22

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...b4 I Wake

Vitals
Theatre Company: 
Theatre of NOTE
Playwright: 
Barry Rowell
Description: 

An experimental, mixed-media re-telling of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

2007 is the 110th anniversary of the publication of Stoker's chilling tale and NOTE's late-night production of ...b4 I Wake is looking to break new ground in its radical, rock and roll staging of the classic tale of horror and suspense.

(R Rated! Not Safe For Work!)

Dates & Times
Opening: 
10/19/2007
Closing: 
11/17/2007
Showtimes: 

Fridays and Saturdays @ 11pm.

Sundays @ 7pm.

ONE SPECIAL PERFORMANCE on Halloween - Wednesday, October 31st. at 8pm

FREE NIGHT OF THEATRE! Sunday, October 21st. 7pm. *

Address
Parking and Directions: 

Arclight Cinemas (enter on Ivar, just south of Sunset)

$3.00 will get you parking for the evening. Bring your ticket to the NOTE box office and we will validate.

Cast and Crew
Crew: 

Drew Pluta–Composer

Free Night of Theater
* - The Free Night of Theater is a nationwide event that began in 2005. On Free Night, hundreds of theatres across the country offer up free tickets to their performances to create a highly publicized event and draw new audience members to their shows. LA Stage Alliance facilitated the program last year in Los Angeles , with over 50 theatres offering more than 4,000 tickets. The theatres were provided the contact information for the patrons who attended, allowing them to follow up with the 'free night' attendees after the event.
Reservations
Ticket Prices: 

$10

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Anne of Green Gables - The Musical

Vitals
Theatre Company: 
The Chance Theater
Playwright: 
Joseph Robinette and Evelyn D. Swensson
Description: 

A musical adaptation of the classic novel

 

it's not easy growing up with red hair

 

"In Anne of Green Gables you will find the dearest and most moving and delightful child since the immortal Alice."
-- Mark Twain

 

Synopsis

A delightful musical adaptation of the classic novel about Anne Shirley, a red-haired, wide eyed orphan girl who is thrust upon the town of Avonlea. Her genius for getting into trouble changes her life and the lives of all those around her. A heartwarming story for everyone in the family.

Dates & Times
Opening: 
11/09/2007
Closing: 
12/23/2007
Showtimes: 

Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm

Address
Parking and Directions: 

Visit http://www.chancetheater.com/about/directions.php for directions to The Chance Theater.

Cast and Crew
Crew: 

Designers

  • Music/Lyrics : Evelyn D. Swensson
  • Book : Joseph Robinette
  • Directors : Casey Long and Kelly Todd
  • Musical Director : Bill Strongin
  • Choreographer : Kelly Todd
  • Set Designer : Katherine Futterer
  • Lighting Designer : Masako Tobaru
  • Sound Designer : Mitchell Kohen
  • Costume Designer : Erika C. Miller
  • Stage Manager : Masako Tobaru
Not accepting PLAY7 Passes for this production
Reservations
Ticket Prices: 

$25 General, $22 Seniors/ Students/ Military with I.D.

All performances will start promptly at stated show times.
There will be no late seating until after intermission.

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The Gas House

Vitals
Playwright: 
William Donnelly
Description: 

Former celebrity shock jock Don Berlin has lost his job, lost his wife, and lost a lot of money to his bookie. Faced with a bottle of pills, a good bet gone bad and his wife's unexpected return, Berlin has to figure out how to keep going when talking isn't enough.

With wit and desperation, Donnelly, whose "genuine gift for making likable, interesting, realistic characters... whets our appetites for future Donnelly productions" [Martin Denton, NYtheatre.com], maps the relationship between two creative people, and the intentional and unintentional traumas they inflict on each other.

Dates & Times
Opening: 
09/25/2007
Closing: 
10/31/2007
Showtimes: 

Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 8pm

Address
Parking and Directions: 

We're just just south of Melrose, between the 101 and Vermont.

A parking lot is available.

If the lot is full, you can park at the meters (no charge after 6pm), on Melrose (after 7pm), on Clinton, and on Heliotrope north of Melrose or south of the freeway overpass. (Do NOT park in unmetered spaces on Heliotrope on our block - it is resident parking only, and you will be ticketed!)

Cast and Crew
Crew: 

Producer & Graphic Designer - Jaime Andrews

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Reservations
Ticket Prices: 

$10

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String of Pearls

Vitals
Theatre Company: 
The Road Theatre Company
Playwright: 
Michele Lowe
Description: 

Following on the highly successful run of BUNBURY, the Ovation Award-winning Road Theatre Company teams with director Stephen Sachs, co-artistic director and co-founder of The Fountain Theatre, to present the West Coast Premiere of STRING OF PEARLS by Michele Lowe. Four actresses play 27 roles in this funny and touching play that follows the journey of a string of pearls as it passes through the many hands and hearts of unforgettable women.

The Los Angeles Times calls the show "a glowing West Coast premiere by the Road Theatre Company...director Stephen Sachs casts four formidable actresses...carrying an elegance that elevates its chick flick contours, ’String of Pearls’ is lustrous entertainment, and the players who wear its post-feminist metaphors are a top-notch matched set...CRITIC’S CHOICE!"

Come and experience The Road in its 15th season!

Dates & Times
Opening: 
02/20/2006
Closing: 
03/26/2006
Showtimes: 

Thur - Sat at 8PM; Sun at 2PM & 7PM
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! DARK March 5, 7PM show ONLY (due to the Oscars)

Address
Parking and Directions: 

Free street parking is available, but arrive early.

Cast and Crew
Crew: 

producers - Donne McRae, Jacqueline Schultz & Suanne Spoke
executive producer - Taylor Gilbert
set designer - Desma Murphy
sound designer - David B. Marling
composer - Lee Osteen II
lighting designer - Christian Epps
costume designer - Shon LeBlanc
dialect coach - Linda de Vries
publicist - Marci Hill
assistant director & stage manager - Zach Dulli

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Waving Goodbye

Vitals
Theatre Company: 
Syzygy Theatre Group
Playwright: 
Jamie Pachino
Description: 

Waving Goodbye is the story of Lily Blue, a 17-year-old artist who loses her father in a mountain climbing accident, and must spend her 17th year with the mother who abandoned her. It's also a story of loss, grief, change, making art, wishing things were different, being stalled, finding love, not turning into your mother, and those irrevocable moments after which nothing is ever the same.



"Jamie Pachino's new work is a beautifully written portrait of loss, rage, change, and the terror -- and joy -- of trusting another person in the wake of personal cataclysm... Pachino writes from the gut and heart in a way that's utterly refreshing...an intriguing work that deserves to be heard."
--Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader

  • Winner: Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays production grant, 2000 Awards
  • Winner: Joseph Jefferson ("Jeff") Award for Best New Work, Chicago, 2001-2002 Awards
  • Winner: Arlene P. and William R. Lewis Playwriting Competition Awards
  • Runner-up: Jane Chambers Award Awards
  • Winner: Boston Theatre Works, New Work Festival Awards
  • Winner: Coe College, New Works Competition Awards
  • Winner: Women at the Door Festival (Famous Door Theatre, Chicago) Awards
  • Runner-up: Creative Writing Residency Prize, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dates & Times
Opening: 
06/17/2005
Closing: 
07/24/2005
Showtimes: 

Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 3:00 PM

Address
Parking and Directions: 

Located between 5th & 6th Streets downtown. Take the 6th Street exit from the 110 Freeway. Park in green-gated parking lots which can be accessed off of Spring, 6th and Main Streets.

Cast and Crew
Crew: 

Stage Manager - Cindy Fulchino
Scenic Design - Sibyl Wickersheimer
Lighting Design - Dan Reed
Original Music and Sound Design - Lindsay Jones
Costume Design - Rachel Cannings
Art Direction - Katherine Bedoian
Technical Direction - Declan Galvin

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