Elephant Theatre Co Presents LOVE BITES 2/17-3/20

The Elephant Theatre Company, David Fofi and Lindsay Allbaugh, Co-Artistic Directors, has announced it will present this year's annual short play festival as a "best of" encore anthology. THE BEST OF LOVE BITES: 10 Years Together ... and Still No Ring will be split into two separate evenings of short one-acts that will run in repertory from Thursday, February 17 through Sunday, March 20. The two programs ('Round One' and 'Round Two') represent the best original short plays produced by the Elephant Theatre Company over the last ten years during its annual one-act festival, which has become a local 'cult' favorite. All of the plays, which will be performed at the Elephant Space in Hollywood, are written, performed and directed by members of the Company.

Kicking off the Elephant's 15th Season, THE BEST OF LOVE BITES: 10 Years Together... and Still No Ring is a delicious assortment of short plays featuring dark humor, grand delusions and outright goofball shenanigans, all examining that elusive thing called love. Though it never bows to the conventions of a Hallmark greeting, LOVE BITES has become a hallmark of the Elephant Theatre Company's distinctive excellence.

Various past festivals have garnered much praise. "Love Bites demonstrates that the Elephant Theatre Company can produce original material with depth and quality. The level of writing, acting and direction is above many of the company's peers," said LA Metro. And from Back Stage, "... not for the faint of heart ... superbly acted and ably directed. These pieces, whether surreal or true to life, make for a crisp evening of outrageous fun ... leaves one exhausted and guiltily anticipating next year's production."

THE BEST OF LOVE BITES will run as follows: Round 1 opens Thursday, February 17 at 8pm, and then plays Thursday and Friday at 8pm through March 18. Round 2 opens Saturday, February 19 at 8pm, and then plays Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm through March 20. General admission tickets are $20. There will also be a special Anti-Valentine's Day (or, as Ken Werther likes to call it, Singles Awareness Day) Celebration on Monday, February 14 at 8pm, featuring a one-time lineup of plays, along with other surprises. Admission on Valentine's Day is $25.  

To purchase tickets for regular performances and for the Anti-Valentine's Day event, visit www.ElephantTheatreCompany.com or call (877) 369-9112. The Elephant Space is located at 6322 Santa Monica Boulevard (one block west of Vine), in Hollywood. Street parking is available.

THE BEST OF LOVE BITES: 10 Years Together... and Still No Ring

ROUND 1 (Thursday & Friday at 8pm)

THE ASCENT
Written by Jonathan Caren
Directed by David Fofi

MUPPET MAIDEN
Written and Directed by Alexandra Hoover

STRINGS
Written by Tony Foster
Directed by Amy French

EVERYTHING I DO
Written by Noelle Leiblic
Directed by David Fofi

BAGGAGE
Written and Directed by Kerry Carney

BLUFF
Written by Tony Foster
Directed by Amy French

WICKED CITY OR HUSH MY LOVE
Written by Dan McCoy
Directed by Tom Stanczyk

ROUND 2 (Saturday at 8pm & Sunday at 7pm)

REALITY ROMCOM: DAY 98 WITH MY ATTAINED PIXIE DREAM GIRL
Written by Kerry Carney
Directed by David Fofi

SOME MOLES AND OTHER COWLICKS
Written by Jonathan Caren and Zibby Allen
Directed by Lindsay Allbaugh

WEDDING LAMENT
Written by Louis Douglas Jacobs
Directed by Gina Garrison

NIGHT TRAIN
Written by Gena Acosta
Directed by Tom Stanczyk

CLOSE
Written by Tom Stanczyk
Directed by Edgar Landa

KARININAED
Written by Timothy McNeil
Directed by David Franco

PASTA AND LOVE
Written and Directed by David Franco

 

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