New Drama LYMAN to Make L.A. Debut at Hollywood Fringe
By: BWW News Desk May. 01, 2017
An innovative new drama by playwright Anne Johnstonbrown will make its Los Angeles debut at this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival at The Hudson Backstage Theatre on June 3, 2017.
When a woman has a chance encounter with a homeless man she thinks she recognizes, she begins to wonder what his life could have been like had he made different choices. Was Lyman Liri really the hero he claims to have been? And could his life have ended up much differently? These questions propel a journey through the various universes in which Lyman might have existed and show how our choices affect our own destiny, as well as the destinies of those around us. It is a certainty: one choice separates us all from a Fate of fortune or homelessness....
Guest-starring Lou Beatty Jr. (Betty White's Off Their Rockers), Anne Johnstonbrown's thought-provoking drama, LYMAN, is a cleverly-constructed rumination on Life and Fate. It explores the crucial choices the title character makes at key points in his life through stories told from the perspective of those who knew him as a hero. LYMAN features an original music score by the playwright and is performed by an illustrious cast of theatre veterans. Merchandise proceeds will benefit the Los Angeles-based homeless charity, Pauly's Project.
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Anne Johnstonbrown - Frank Minano - Michael Skrzek - Andrew Flory
Chris Coon - Leslie Thompson - Howard Wilson - Tony Collins - Jenny Taylor
Damien Greene - Zoephia - Chantel Cagle-Cordova - Nathan Smith-Finley
Penny Flory - Levi Hand - Eddie Griego
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Playwright/Director: Anne Johnstonbrown
Production Assistant: Penny Flory
Technical Assistant: Levi Hand
FROM THE PLAYWRIGHT:
"The thing about homelessness-and especially Veteran homelessness-is that I don't know what to do about it. I'm not offering a solution to the problem because I don't have one. But I do know that we can't end homelessness until society, as a whole, changes its perception of the homeless.
Anyone can make a choice that takes their life down a road that leads to the streets...anyone, including you and me. And sometimes that choice is not a conscious one. It is a circumstance, thrust upon us, outside our control."
Watch a promo for the show below!
IF YOU GO:
Excerpts from the new theatrical production, LYMAN - A play about homelessness in America, by Anne Johnstonborwn.
Show Dates:
Saturday, June 3 @ 11:30a (Press Preview, Open to Public) - 60 min.
Saturday, June 17 @ 3:00p - 60 min.
Sunday, June 18 @ 7:00p - 60 min.
Ticket info: www.Plays411.com/lymantheplay - www.HollywoodFinge.org -
(Discount tickets when using the code word: "homeless5")
Show info: www.LymanThePlay.com or call (323) 856-4249
Venue: The Hudson Backstage Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038
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