HUMOR ABUSE to Play CTG's Mark Taper Forum, 9/17-11/3

"Humor Abuse" by Lorenzo Pisoni and Erica Schmidt, directed by Erica Schmidt, will run at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum, September 17 through November 3, 2013.

Through reminisces and a whirlwind of juggling, pratfalls, double-takes, dodging sandbags and flinging himself in and out of a trunk, Lorenzo Pisoni's "Humor Abuse" delivers a tender homage to his perfectionist father, to the art and the discipline of comedy, and to the magic of the circus. Pisoni took to the stage at age two as the youngest clown in the Pickle Family Circus, the much beloved one-ring circus founded by his parents in San Francisco. He signed his first contract as a performing partner at age six, all under the eye of his exacting father, who taught him that comedy is a deadly serious business.

Previews Begin September 17, 2013. Opens September 21. Through November 3. Previews (September 17-20): Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m. Opens Saturday, September 21 at 8 p.m. Regular Performances (September 22-November 3): Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. No Monday performances. Exceptions: No performance on Tuesday, September 24; no 2:30 p.m. performance on Saturday, September 28; no public performances October 2-4 (student matinees only); no 1 p.m. performance on Sunday, October 6.

Ticket Prices: $20 - $70 (Ticket prices are subject to change.) Tickets are available by calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at (213) 628-2772, in person at the Center Theatre Group box office or online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Hot Tix: $20 each may be purchased in advance or, subject to availability, on the day of performance at the box office (no checks). Groups: (213) 972-7231. Deaf community: Information & charge, TDD (213) 680-4017.

All performances play the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.

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