Road Theatre Company's THE OTHER PLACE Begins Tonight

THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, have announced the second show of its 2014-2015 season, the Los Angeles Premiere of THE OTHER PLACE, written by Sharr White and directed by Andre Barron and starring Sam Anderson, Taylor Gilbert, Dirk Etchison and Danielle Stephens. THE OTHER PLACE will preview tonight, February 14 at 8pm; Sunday, February 15 at 2pm & Wednesday, February 18 at 8pm and will open on Friday, February 20 at 8pm and run through Saturday, April 11th at the Road Theatre Company's second home, the Road on Magnolia, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, 10747 Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood.

Juliana Smithton is a successful neurologist whose life seems to be coming unhinged. Her husband has filed for divorce, her daughter has eloped with a much older man and her own health is in jeopardy. Piece by piece, a mystery unfolds as fact blurs with fiction, past collides with present and the elusive truth about Juliana boils to the surface. Nominated for a Tony, an Obie Award and 2 Outer Circle Critic Awards including Outstanding New Play.

SHARR WHITE (Playwright) The Other Place received its world premiere Off-Broadway with MCC Theatre, featuring Laurie Metcalf (Lucille Lortel and Obie awards) and directed by Joe Mantello (Lucille Lortel nomination). The Other Place subsequently received its Broadway premiere in the spring of 2013 at Manhattan Theatre Club with Joe Mantello again directing Laurie Metcalf (Tony nom). The Other Place was also a recipient of the 2010 Playwrights First Award; the 2011 Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation's Theatre Visions Fund Award; and was an Outer Critics Circle Award nominee for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play. White's The Snow Geese premiered on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman theatre in the fall of 2013, starring Mary Louise Parker and directed by Daniel Sullivan, as a co-production between Manhattan Theatre Club and MCC Theatre. His play Annapurna, a South Coast Repertory commission, made its Los Angeles premiere at The Odyssey Theatre in 2012, starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, who reprised their roles Off-Broadway in the spring 0f 2014 with the New Group. White is currently working on a commission from Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and is developing a series for HBO. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.

ANDRE BARRON (Director) The Other Place marks Andre's debut as resident director for The Road Theatre Company. An award-winning director and producer - Andre has directed many acclaimed productions - Fernando Richardson'sTreacherous Brain (World Premiere) at The Open Fist Theatre, The Ice-Breaker (LA Premiere) & Dreams Of The Washer King (West Coast Premiere) at Theatre 40, Some Of My Parts for United Solo Theatre Fest at Theatre Row in NYC.

A resident director at The Blank Theatre Company - he recently directed Downsizing with Malcolm MacDowell & What We Talk About... for The Young Playwrights Festival. He served as Executive Director of Theatre 40's Annual One Act Festival (Critic's Choice, LA TIMES) developing new and established writers and directing Rosen's Son, Bedside Companion & A Death In Bethany.

For The Road Theatre Company: After Us The Savage God, Boy Friends and Mid-Century Modern for The Summer Playwrights Festival and The Fourth Estate, a fundraiser starring Edward Asner & Ed Begley Jr. Andre is slated to direct the LA Premiere of Things Being What They Are by Wendy Macleod, opening in April at The Road Theatre Company.

SAM ANDERSON (Ian) is the artistic director of The Road Theatre Company, a position he shares with founder Taylor Gilbert. Road Theatre Acting credits include: Madagascar, The Bird and Mr. Banks (Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award - Best Actor), Napoli Millionaria (Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award - Best Actor). Rogue Machine:Blackbird (Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle Award - Best Actor, LA Weekly Award - Best Duo Performance). Road directing credits include Clete Keith's The Different Shades of Hugh, Theresa Rebeck's The Water's Edge, Stacy Sims'As White As O, and Shove by Mark Eisman (LA Weekly Directing Nomination.) Film & Television audiences know him from 35 years of performances, including his recent recurring turn as the evil Lee Paxton on Justified, Bernard onLost, Dr. Kaysen on E.R. (SAG Award, Best Ensenble), Holland Manners on Angel and the films Water for Elephants, Forrest Gump, La Bamba, Frankie Go Boom, Breaking the Girls and the recently release horror thriller from Fox,Devil's Due. Sam holds an MA in American Lit/ Creative Writing, as well as his theatre degrees. He teaches a professional acting class combining scene study, improv, monologues and audition technique. He is also a graduate of The Grantsmanship Institute and studied Horticulture at Descanso Gardens. He is most proud of his 21-year old twin theatre majors, Elizabeth and Ben.

TAYLOR GILBERT (Juliana) most recently played Anna in The Road's acclaimed production Sovereign Body (Eddon award nomination for Best Lead Performance 2014). Other theatre acting credits for The Road Theatre include: Balm in Gilead, Why Things Burn, Vig, Pirates, Akela, Merlin, An American Romance, White People (LA Weekly nominee Best Actress), A Mislaid Heaven, The Seventh Monarch, The Pagans, Oroboros, Backwards in High Heels, And Neither Have I Wings to Fly, Madagascar (Ticket Holder Award- Best Actress in a Play). Film acting credits include: Spiderman (1 & 2), Hancock, The Island, Twister, Tucker, The Dead Pool, The McMartin Trials.

The Cast of THE OTHER PLACE will also feature: Dirk Etchison and Danielle Stephens.

THE OTHER PLACE features an award-winning design team. The Scenic and Projection Design are by Kaitlyn Pietras.The Lighting Design is by Pablo Santiago. The Costume Design is by Michele Young. The Sound Design is by David B. Marling. THE OTHER PLACE is being produced by Chet Grissom, Kevin Shipp, and Michael Thomas-Visgar.

THE OTHER PLACE will preview on Saturday, February 14 at 8pm; Sunday, February 15 at 2pm & Wednesday, February 18 at 8pm and will open on Friday, February 20 at 8pm and run through Saturday, April 11th at the Road Theatre Company's second home, the Road on Magnolia, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, 10747 Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm; Sundays at 2pm. Ticket prices are $34; Students and Seniors are $17.50; Previews are $15.00. Special group rates available for parties of 8 or more. For tickets, please call 818-761-8838 or visit www.RoadTheatre.org to purchase tickets online or to view complete schedule.

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