Jones, Butler Lead A PRETTY FILTHY EVENING 2/5

The cast for "A Pretty Filthy Evening," to be held February 5 at 9 p.m., at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, will feature (in alphabetical order) Mia Barron ("The Venture Bros.," "The Coast of Utopia"), Chris Butler ("The Good Wife," "Criminal Minds"), Kathryn Hahn ("Hung," "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"), Rashida Jones ("Parks and Recreation," "The Social Network"), Paul Provenza ("Northern Exposure," "The West Wing"), Emily Swallow ("Southland," "The Lucky Ones"), Sam Trammell ("True Blood," "Alien vs. Predator: Requiem"), Steven Weber ("Wings," "Brothers & Sisters"), Rutina Wesley ("True Blood," "How She Move") and Bess Wohl (who is writing the book for the upcoming musical "Pretty Filthy").

There will also be a special appearance by porn star Ginger Lynn.

"A Pretty Filthy Evening," subtitled "Real Stories (and Songs) from the Folks Who Make Adult Entertainment," is a fun night of music and monologues created in conjunction with The Civilians' new project, commissioned by CTG, about the adult entertainment industry. The cabaret will also feature porn charades and prizes. The event is for mature audiences, ages 18 and up, and is part of DouglasPlus programming.

The award-winning New York-based theatre company is known for investigating real life topics, including America's evangelical Christian movement in "This Beautiful City" presented at the Douglas in 2008. For this current project, The Civilians have spent more than a year in Las Vegas and the San Fernando Valley gathering stories from directors, performers, agents and producers about the dirty movie business.

This research will eventually become The Civilians' new musical, "Pretty Filthy," directed by Steve Cosson, with book by Bess Wohl and music and lyrics by Michael Friedman ("Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson"). The DouglasPlus cabaret presentation of "A Pretty Filthy Evening" provides an early look at the development of the new musical.

Tickets for "A Pretty Filthy Evening" are $25 ($10 for Douglas season ticket holders).

Tickets are available by calling (213) 628-2772, online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, in person at the CTG box office at the Ahmanson Theatre or two hours prior to performances at the Kirk Douglas Theatre box office.

For the DouglasPlus presentations, CTG's popular Lounge in the bar area of the theatre's lobby will feature drinks, sandwiches and other snacks prior to the events. For "A Pretty Filthy Evening," the Lounge will also be open for an hour after the performance for cocktails and conversation.

DouglasPlus was introduced in the 2008-2009 Kirk Douglas Theatre season with the goal of broadening the spectrum of what CTG can develop, produce and present at the Douglas. It provides an eclectic mix of theatre choices that utilize both traditional and non-traditional performance spaces. Each presentation has a very limited number of performances to be sold at a modest price.

Funding for DouglasPlus is provided by The James Irvine Foundation's Artistic Innovation Fund and the Leading for the Future Initiative, a program of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

The Kirk Douglas Theatre is located at 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232.

Photo Credit: BWW-Staff

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