Ensemble Studio Theatre - LA & Open Fist Theatre Company, two of Los Angeles' most respected theatre companies join together for the first time to present a world premiere play, LOVE WATER, written by Jacqueline Wright (Eat Me, Buddy Buddette), directed by Dan Bonnell (Happy End) and produced by Isabel Storey. LOVE WATER will preview on Saturday, May 30 at 8pm; Sunday, May 31 at 7pm; Wednesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 4 at 8pm and will open on Friday, June 5 at 8pm and run through Saturday, July 11 at The NEW Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor's Gang) in Hollywood.
Set in a mythical urban neighborhood, LOVE WATER tells the story of a boy, Antonio, and a woman, Lulu, who find friendship and refuge in a water pipe high above a polluted concrete riverbed. Antonio's mother secretly wears his clothes and may be poisoning his food. Lulu's husband searches for her and leaves her Italian pies. An artist deity hovers above and dispenses cryptic admonitions. A man steals a giant egg that enfolds a mutant girl with an insatiable hunger for fresh caramel. Combining gritty realism with the logic of dreams, LOVE WATER follows the currents of the character's intertwining lives and unlikely connections.JACQUELINE WRIGHT (Playwright) is a playwright and poet. A graduate of California Institute of the Arts, her plays have been produced/developed with Ensemble Studio Theatre (N.Y. and LA) ASK Theatre Projects, Cal Arts, Occidental College, Theatre of Note, Cypress College, The Echo Theater Company, 24th Street Theatre, The Road Theatre Company, Los Angeles Library, HBO Comedy Festival, Circus Theatrics (Australia), amongst others. Her critically acclaimed play Bing premiered at Theatre of Note and later received a production at Occidental College. Jacqueline's collaborative work with Theatre of Note and Ghost Road Company's ensemble created production of Clyt at Home was nominated for Ovation and LA WEEKLY awards. Her play Buddy Buddette received a successful production with Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA. Her play Eat Me, received six LA Weekly nominations, including best comedy playwriting. She was a 2005 Jerome Fellowship alternate for her play Love Water which is featured in The Playwrights Center's new play gallery. Spider Bites was a 2008 finalist for Bob Dylan Days Literary Festival in Hibbing MN and received a beautifully executed production by Theatre of Note. She is currently developing Driving Wilde, a post modern re-imagining of Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray and Mixquixtil- The Aztec Goddess of Death, her second commissioned play by The Echo Theater Company. Jacqueline has written several plays for Virginia Ave Project, an inspiring organization that works with at risk youth. She is a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA & Dog Ear writer's collective (www.dogear.org).SCHEDULE AND PRICING
LOVE WATER will preview on Saturday, May 30 at 8pm; Sunday, May 31 at 7pm; Wednesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 4 at 8pm and will open on Friday, June 5 at 8pm and run through Saturday, July 11 at The NEW Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor's Gang) in Hollywood.Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm. Ticket prices are $20; tickets for the opening night gala are $30. Seniors and Students are $15. Previews are $10. Special group rates available for parties of 10 or more. There will be three Pay-What-You-Can performances on Thursday, June 11; Sunday, June 14 and Saturday, July 4. For tickets, please call (323) 882-6912 for details or visit www.openfist.org to purchase tickets online or to view complete schedule.
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