Panic! Productions present Two Works by John Patrick Shanley

 

Panic! Productions, in association with Theatre 68, present John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and the world premiere of Shanley's new one-act play, POISON, opening March 9th - April 2nd at Theatre 68, located at 5112 Lankershim Blvd. No. Hollywood, CA., 91601. Tickets for both shows on sale at: www.plays411.com/danny

 

ABOUT DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea is directed by Ronnie Marmo and features Renee Marino and J. Bailey Burcham. An explosive, deeply affecting study of alienation and the redemptive power of love, this provocative play from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright "is the equivalent of sitting at ringside watching a prize fight that concludes in a loving embrace" (New York Times).

Paul Panico is producer for Panic! Productions.

Director Marmo has a long professional history with Shanley and his work. As Artistic Director of the 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company, he produced the 6-month long 13 by Shanley Festival in 2009, during which he also played the title role of Danny. "I am extremely excited to revisit Danny and the Deep Blue Sea as director," Marmo says. "Seeing the material from this point of view has made me fall in love with the play even more. Our production is extremely powerful and affecting-these are authentic characters and Renee and Bailey will be leaving it all on the stage at every performance."

Renee Marino received great acclaim as Mary Delgado in the film version of Jersey Boys, and appeared on Broadway in Jersey Boys, West Side Story, Chaplin, andWonderland. Los Angeles audiences know her from her performances as Lola in Damn Yankees at Cabrillo Music Theatre and the iconic Carmen Miranda in the Los Angeles premiere of I Only Have Eyes for You at The Montalban Theatre. Marino wrote and performed her one woman show, I Am Me, Because Of Three to sold out houses here in Los Angeles.

J. Bailey Burcham's credits include Cabrillo Music Theatre's Damn Yankees, as well as such regional credits as Max Bialystock in The Producers and Dave Bukatinsky in The Full Monty at the Eldorado, Reno, Luther Billis in South Pacific with MTWichita, and George in Billy Elliot in Anchorage, Alaska.

 

ABOUT POISON

John Patrick Shanley has revised his one-act dark comedy, Poison, and the new version is being produced for the first time, Broadway Veteran KAY COLE (created Maggie in A CHORUS LINE, directed DESPERATE WRITERS Off B’way NY.  Currently her solo CD "SOUVENIR" on Kritzerland.com)

In "Poison," a young woman consults a fortuneteller about whether her former boyfriend will ever return to her; on hearing an answer she doesn't like, she demands a potion to achieve the result she wants. Kenny has seen the depths of Kelly's self-hatred, and he'll never date her again-unless he drinks the fortune-teller's mysterious potion, which will kill his soul as dead as Kelly's. Can Kelly convince him to drink the potion? Can she convince herself?

 

Nicola Tombacco - "Kenny"

Kelsey Flynn - "Kelly"

Katie Zeiner - "Gypsy"

Performances for both productions are Thursday through Saturdays at 8:00PM and Sundays at 2:00PM, at Theatre 68. Located at 5112 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. Running time will be 90 minutes.

Tickets are $30 ($25 seniors and students) and can be purchased at www.plays411.com/danny or by calling 323-960-4429.