RLS Productions to Present DIRTY, Begin. 11/12

RLS Productions will present the West Coast premiere of DIRTY, written by Kennedy Center Playwright Award-winner Andrew Hinderaker and directed by Obie Award-winner Shannon Cochran (August: Osage County, Bug). DIRTY will preview on Wednesday, November 12; Thursday, November 13 & Friday, November 14 at 8pm and will open on Saturday, November 15 at 8pm and will run through Sunday, December 21 at the Zephyr Theatre, 7456 Melrose Ave., in West Hollywood.

Matt can no longer stomach his job, no matter what it pays. And when he concocts a business plan that will earn him millions while helping those in need, he believes he's discovered his new career. So why does everyone think this venture's even viler than the last? A blend of humor, Hendrix, and hard-core porn, DIRTY explores whether there's any place for philanthropy in this cutthroat country called home.

ANDREW HINDERAKER (Playwright) is a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists, a member of the Goodman Theatre's Playwrights Unit, and an associate artist at the Gift Theatre in Chicago. His plays include SUICIDE, INCORPORATED (Roundabout Underground; Gift Theatre - Jeff nomination, Best New Work), KINGSVILLE (Chicago's Stage Left Theatre - Woodward/Newman Drama Award finalist), I AM GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD (Chicago Dramatists - Jeff nomination, Best New Work) and DIRTY (Gift Theatre). Andrew's newest play, COLOSSAL was recently awarded the Kennedy Center's Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award, second place for the Kennedy Center's Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, and was a finalist for the Kendeda Prize presented by the Alliance Theatre. COLOSSAL will be produced by Olney Theatre in MD, Mixed Blood Theatre in MN and Dallas Theatre Center in 2014-15 season. Hinderaker's plays have been featured in American Theater Magazine, as well as developed and produced at such theatre companies as the Araca Group, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Victory Gardens, American Theater Company, and the Kennedy Center. He is currently under commission by the Roundabout Theatre Company & the Goodman Theatre, and Marc Platt Productions. Additional recognitions for Hinderaker's work include a nomination for the 2010 Otis Guernsey New Voices in American Playwriting Award, and Finalist/Semi-Finalist status for the Princess Grace Award, the Heideman Award, and the Austin Film Festival. He holds two degrees from Stanford University, and an M.F.A in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin.

SHANNON COCHRAN (Director) is an award-winning actress and director based in Los Angeles, most recently seen in the American debut of Conor McPherson's adaptation of The Dance of Death at Writers Theatre in Chicago. She was in the National Tour of the Pulitzer and Tony-winning August: Osage County, receiving both the Helen Hayes and a Chicago Theatre Award nomination for her performance. She won an Obie and Theatreworld Award for the role she created in London and Off-Broadway, in another Tracy Letts play, Bug.

She has worked in many other regional theaters, including Steppenwolf, Old Globe, Long Wharf, Taper, Goodman, South Coast Repertory, Cincinnati Playhouse, as well as the Barbican and Gate Theatre in London. Her directing credits include Bug for barebones Productions, The Rivalry and The Real Dr. Strangelove for LA Theatreworks, Therese Raquin for greasyjoan in Chicago, and Private Passage for Odyssey theatre. Films include "The Ring," "Star Trek: Nemesis," "The Babe," "The Substance of Things Hoped For," and "Flowers and Weeds". Television audiences will have seen her in recurring roles on such shows as "NYPD Blue" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," as well as recent appearances on "NCIS," "Grey's Anatomy," "The Office," "Law and Order: SVU," "Fringe," "Desperate Housewives," and many more. She is currently recurring as Attorney General Susan Sawyer on "Scandal," has recorded numerous audiobooks, and is on the faculty for the School at Steppenwolf.

The cast of DIRTY will feature (in alphabetical order) Robert Belushi ("Second City," "How I Met Your Mother"), Sumiko Braun ("Sharknado," "Extant"), Lea Coco ("CSI" "Dorian Blues"), Anna Konkle (Off-Broadway; Neither Heaven Nor Earth, The Reality Show) and Max Lesser (Steppenwolf; Where Were Born, "Ashby" - Langley Park Pictures due 2015).

The DIRTY design team features: Scenic Design is by Katrina Coulrades. The Sound Design is by Norm Kern. The Lighting Design is by Paige Selene Luke. The Costume Design is by Caitlin Rose. The Stage Manager is David Evan Stolworth.

DIRTY will preview on Wednesday, November 12, Thursday, November 13 & Friday, November 14 at 8pm and will open on Saturday, November 15 at 8pm and will run through Saturday, December 27 at the Zephyr Theatre, 7456 Melrose Ave., in West Hollywood.

Performances are Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 2pm. Ticket prices are $25; Previews are $15. There will be no performances over Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Special group rates available for parties of 8 or more. For tickets, please call 323-960-4429 for details or visit www.plays411.com/dirty to purchase tickets online or to view complete schedule.

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