Actors Co-Op Theatre Company's A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Opens 3/2

Actors Co-op Theatre Company (Ovation Award-Winner 2017 Best Play, Intimate Theatre for 33 Variations) is proud to present the 1962 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, directed by Thom Babbes, produced by Carly Lopez. This tragic historical drama offers a brilliant portrait of Sir Thomas More in his last years as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII. A Man for All Seasons previews Thursday, March 1 at 8:00 pm. Opens Friday, March 2 at 8:00 pm, and will run through Sunday, April 15 at the Actors Co-op David Schall Theatre, 1760 N. Gower Street, 90028 (on the campus of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood) in Hollywood.

About the Director

THOM BABBES (Director) past directing Actors Co-op credits include Summer and Smoke, Ah, Wilderness (Best Director - Stage Scene L.A.), The Miracle Worker and Wait Until Dark. He has directed workshop productions of new works, Dietrich (based on Dietrich Bonhoeffer) by John Martins III, The Real Real Thing by Frank Higgins and Washington Irvine's Sketchbook by Frank Higgins and Southhamton County (based on Nat Turner's slave rebellion) which Mr. Babbes wrote. Other credits: Sun City by Jim Geoghan at Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood. A writer as well, Mr. Babbes recently adapted William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy for the stage. His screenplays include Deadly Dreams (Concorde New Horizons) Body Chemistry (Concorde New Horizons), The Audition - A Short Film (Co-Writer - Winner Best Screenplay & Best Comedy 2008 - 168 Hour Film Festival) X-treme Weekend - A Short Film (Co-Writer which has screened at multiple festivals in the USA and Canada.) Insurrection (Samuelson Prods.), Bleeding Writing and Arithmetic (Kings Road Entertainment), The Substutute (Apollo Pictures), Island of Lonely Men (Sotela Pictures). Mr. Babbes is currently the Director of Theatre Arts at Village Christian School.

About the Producer

Carly Lopez (Producer) is thrilled to enter the producing world through this stellar piece with such a talented and creative team. A member of the Co-op since December 2016, Carly is an actor when not producing, most recently seen as a Clown in The 39 Steps here at the Co-op. In addition, she is a member of Playback Theatre Troupe in Pasadena, a producer for short documentaries, An Origin Story, Pilgrimage to Puerto Rico, and a proud member of Contemporary artist Makoto Fujimura's Fellowship program.

About the Cast, Production and Design Team

Actors Co-op Theatre Company's production of A Man for All Seasons features the talents of John Allee, Elsa Gay, Isaac Jay, Mitchell Lam Hau, Bruce Ladd, Deborah Marlowe, Greg Martin, Sean McHugh, Ian Michaels, Treva Tegtmeier and Vito Viscuso.

The Design and Production Team includes Rich Rose (Scenic Design), Shon LeBlanc (Costume Design), Lisa D. Katz (Lighting Design), Juan Sanson (Sound Design), Adam Michael Rose (Dialect Coach), and Eric White (Stage Manager), and Selah Victor (Production Manager).

About Show Times and Tickets: Free preview Thursday, March 1 at 8:00 pm. Opens March 2 at 8:00 pm. Runs March 2 - April 15, 2018. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sunday matinees at 2:30 pm. Additional Saturday Matinees: March 10 and March 17 at 2:30 pm. Free Preview Thursday, March 1 at 8:00 pm. No Shows March 30 - April 1. Tickets: $30.00. Seniors (60+): $25.00. Students: $20.00. Group rates available for parties of 6 or more. To buy tickets or make reservations please visit www.ActorsCo-op.org or call (323) 462-8460. Actors Co-op David Schall Theatre, 1760 N. Gower St. 90028 (on the campus of the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood) in Hollywood 90028.

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