Distinguished English linguist Laurel Airica’s wRites of Passion is a scintillating selection of savory suites and activating excerpts from the true-life tale of Philomela Nightingale (her inner sELF) who takes the opposite journey through the Looking Glass into the mundane plane. Only by discovering the Secret Spells of the English Language, and encouraging humans to attune their language to the higher frequencies of natural harmonies – can she ever hope to find her way back hOMe again.

Airica shares her archetypal wRites of Passion in the elemental elfin tongue of rhythmic, rhyming, lyrical, light-woven verse — riddled with stunning punning, sparkling with the glitter of alliteration and spoken in sensuous, musical syllables. Audience members are left in no doubt that faeries are real; that they are living among us – disguised as ordinary humans; and that they have chosen to sacrifice their wings – to help all mortals transcend.

“.... for if our words so melt the heart
they start the Milk of Humankindness flowing –
so that every time we speak our mind we set another flower growing –
then I believe, before our very eyes, we Human Beings, like Butterflies,
will fully MetaMorphosize....”

© 1996 Laurel Airica – excerpt from wRites of Passion ...

PRODUCED BY: WordMagic Global®

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Paul Duddridge (www.paulduddridge.com)

Mature Content. Not Recommended for younger than age 15

Over 12 hours of bizarre, banal, outrageous, ecclectic, powerful, stupid, funny, scary, sexy, messy, standard and NSFW local and national acts attach Theatre of NOTE's tiny stage in Hollywood just so you can gorge yourself on the endless parade of madness and vision. One purchase price gets you "in and out" privileges! Stay for the whole thing OR come, leave, come back. OR see only one act and then flee for your everlovin' life! All options are open for only one low price of $15.00! Be there or... well, don't, I guess. But, you're gonna miss the likes of JOHN FLECK! TAYLOR NEGRON! LEON MARTELL! 10 WEST! KIRSTEN VANGSNESS and ALISON ARNGRIM (Nellie Olson from "Little House on the Prairie.") and dozens of others. I mean, COME ON!!!

Welcome to Nevsky Prospect! With a script by playwright and KPCC journalist Kitty Felde, an original score and songs by indie musician Ego Plum, and Rogue Artists Ensemble's signature mix of live actors, puppetry, masks and digital projection, three of Nikolai Gogol's most famous short stories - Diary of a Madman, The Overcoat and The Nose - will come to "Hyper-theatrical " life this fall. Directed by Sean T. Cawelti, Gogol Project will open at the Bootleg Theater on September 25. Two low-priced previews take place September 19 and 20.

Gogol Project will catapult audiences into the grotesque and whimsical world of Nikolai Gogol’s St. Petersburg neighborhood of Nevsky Prospect. A man chronicles his descent into madness. A poor postal clerk’s life is turned upside-down by the overcoat he sacrificed to obtain. A Very Important Person wakes up one day to discover his nose is missing, only to find out his nose is now a government official - and the nose outranks him!

As a kick-off event for their 27th season (The "Season of the Power Plays"), Theatre of NOTE announces the 14th Annual Performance Marathon! Featuring: CULTURE CLASH!, THE DARK BOB!, ROCHELLE FAB!, JOHN FLECK!, PHRANC!, FRANK MOORE'S CEROTIC ALL-STARS!, TEN WEST!, Live-wresting and much, much more! The 16 hour event has become a Hollywood performance institution, an always impressive and eclectic mix of performance art, song, dance, spoken word, multi-media and the undefineable! A single ticket price lets you come and go throughout the entire event! Don't miss it this year!

The Actors' Gang invites audiences to witness the development of a new work-in-progress. With its signature take-no-prisoners style, The Gang takes a bold, funny, sad and incendiary look at what it takes to bring America's history of racism out of the shadows and shine a light on how it still envelops us today in " 'I am not a racist, but…'," conceived and directed by founding member Cynthia Ettinger and created by the acting ensemble. Beginning October 18, seventeen workshop performances will be open to the public at the Ivy Substation in Culver City.

" 'I am not a racist, but…' " challenges actors and audience alike to create a conversation about racism in America: its ugly divisiveness, its persistence and its deep rootedness. An ongoing work-in-progress that has been in development for many months, it follows in the footsteps of previous Actors' Gang-created theatrical events like Carnage, Alagazam and Embedded.

"There's a conspiracy of silence in 'white' America that makes voicing our secret, inner prejudices taboo," says Ettinger. "With this new work, we attempt to dismantle our silence - which is, I think, a form of racism in itself - and deconstruct our collective sense of isolation. The action in the piece is immediate and overwhelming, leaving no time to judge, only to experience. We hope it will unhinge some, enlighten others."

Associate artistic director V.J. Foster says, "We are confident that 'I am not a racist' will add to The Gang's history of creating a community dialogue. As we near a presidential election that is rife with racial overtones, it's imperative that we encourage deeper discussion."

People don't climb up a hill in the suburbs to die

From the crazed mind of award-winning Los Angles based writer Jacqueline Wright comes her newest collection of madness, dysfunction and hilarity.
The grim reaper is in the driver's seat, femmes fatales get hot and brutal, the crayon drawings of a child come to life and people climb the hills in the suburbs to die. "Spider Bites" explores the nature of both lies and punishment in whimsical, absurd and unexpected ways,. It's a world where beauty looks like death and death looks like beauty and the caller on the telephone wants to know, "What's the dead guy doing on your floor?"

Extended due to popular demand!

Rogue Artists Ensemble re-opens its world premiere production of "The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch" ("a triumphant fusion of text and technology" - LA Times) adapted for the stage from the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman (Stardust) and Dave McKean.

"Mr. Punch" is a dark fable in which the innocence of childhood and the pain of adulthood collide in the oft-fragmented recesses of memory. A man’s memories of his boyhood at his grandfather’s failing seaside arcade are full of talking badgers, crocodiles, car accidents, mermaids and murder - or could that just have been the Punch and Judy show? Told through the eyes of the man’s younger self, Mr. Punch explores the twisted nature of memory, the cruelty of adults and the beauty of simple kindness.

The Rogues bring Gaiman’s semi-autobiographical story and its illustrations by celebrated artist McKean to vivid life through an innovative hybrid of theater traditions, puppetry and digital media. American Radio Network calls Mr Punch "a feast for the eyes," and chose it as Critics Pick of the Year. LA TImes’ Kathleen Foley says, "The amazing design elements set a new standard for sub-99-seat theater." For a taste of the graphic novel and the Rogue’s stage production, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I25mgB4rvow.