Dell'Arte Company Makes Rare LA Appearance in February

Looking to establish a home base in Southern California, internationally-renowned physical theater ensemble The Dell'Arte Company brings its critically acclaimed production of The Golden State to 24th Street Theatre for a three-week run February 8-24, following a two-night appearance, February 1 and 2, at the Keck Theater on the campus of Occidental College.  Dell'Arte producing artistic director Michael Fields directs and founding artistic director Joan Schirle stars in Lauren Wilson's 21st Century adaptation of Moliere's comic gem, The Miser.

Dell'Arte's residency with the Occidental College Department of Theater, which includes student workshops in addition to the two performances, is made possible by Occidental's G. William Hume Fellowship in the Performing Arts.  24th Street Theatre co-produces the run at that venue.

Located northeast of Eureka in Blue Lake, California, Dell'Arte is internationally recognized for its unique contribution to American theater via its non-urban point of view, its 30 year history of ensemble practice, its work to push the boundaries of physical theater forms in professional productions, and its actor-training programs.

"In 1667, Moliere's incarnation of greed was a rich old coot named Harpagon, whose love for his cashbox eclipsed all other loves, even that for his children. The Golden State, set in a sun-drenched and hedonistic Southern California, also draws its inspiration from humanity's blinding and passionate lust for money.  It takes Moliere's comedy of profit-driven family relations and turns it on its head, re-inventing the miser as an elderly California widow with a fortune stuffed in her bra and whose adult children are the desperate products of her fanatical hoarding," state press notes.

Performances of The Golden State take place at the Keck Theater, located on the campus of Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd. in Eagle Rock, on Friday, February 1 and Saturday, February 2 at 8 pm.  Tickets are $18; groups of 10 or more and non-Occidental students are $10; Occidental alumni, faculty and staff are $12.50; and Occidental students get in for free with ID.  To purchase tickets,  call 323-259-2922 or email theater@oxy.edu.  For directions to the theater, go to www.oxy.edu/MapsDirections.xml.

From February 8 through 24, performances take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 3 pm at 24th Street Theatre, located at 1117 West 24th St. in Los Angeles. Tickets to performances at 24th Street Theatre  are $25.00; students and teachers pay only $15.00.  To purchase tickets, call (800) 838-3006  or go to www.24thStreet.org.

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