Route 66 & VS. Theatre Company to Stage West Coast Premiere Of NO WAKE

Chicago-based Route 66 Theatre Company, in association with VS. Theatre Company, is pleased to announce the transfer of the critically-acclaimed, smash-hit Chicago production of NO WAKEby William Donnelly and directed by Kimberly Senior (Sex With Strangers - Geffen Playhouse, Disgraced - Mark Taper Forum) to VS. Theatre. The West Coast premiere of NO WAKE will preview on Thursday, February 25; will open on Friday, February 26 and perform through Saturday, March 19, 2016 at VS. Theatre Company, 5453 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles.

In the Jeff Award Recommended NO WAKE, Nolan and Rebecca have moved on since their divorce - she to a new husband and he to a series of failed relationships. However, when an unexpected tragedy brings them back together, they're forced to navigate a web of grief and guilt that leads to tears, laughter and ultimately, hope. At once deeply touching and filled with humor, NO WAKE takes an honest look at the grieving process and the unexpected consequences it can bring.

Comments Route 66 Theatre Company Artistic Director Stef Tovar, "I'm so thrilled for the opportunity to go back to where it all began. Our first production in 2008, On an Average Day, was a Los Angeles to Chicago transfer and one of the best experiences in our eight-year history. I'm excited to collaborate with our West Coast associate artists again and bring this beautiful play to their patrons."

Adds VS. Theatre Company Artistic Director Johnny Clark, "I'm excited to work again with Route 66 and my close friend and artistic colleague Stef Tovar. NO WAKE is as funny as it is heartbreaking. LA audiences are in for a wild ride."

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST

WILLIAM DONNELLY (Playwright) plays have been produced by Portland Stage Company, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Group, Active Theater Company, Act II Playhouse, The Public Theatre (Lewiston, ME), Unicorn Theatre, Sacred Fools and Mill 6 Collaborative, among others. He has been the recipient of an Edgarton Foundation New American Play award and a Playwriting/New Theatre Works grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Magnetic North was awarded the Clauder Competition grand prize in 2006. Other plays include Homestead Crossing, Motel Stories, The Gas House and Painted Alice (music and lyrics by Michael Mahler).

KIMBERLY SENIOR (Director) is a freelance director and the director of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar. Her New York and regional credits include: Disgraced (Broadway, Lincoln Center Theater 3, Mark Taper Forum, Goodman Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Sex With Strangers (Geffen Playhouse), The Who and The What (La Jolla Playhouse, Lincoln Center Theater 3), Little Gem (City Theatre), Murder on the Nile, A Few Good Men (Peninsula Players), Mauritius (Theatre Squared, Fayetteville, AR). Her many Chicago credits include Rapture, Blister, Burn (The Goodman) The Diary of Anne Frank, Hedda Gabler, The Letters (Writers Theatre, where she is a Resident Director), 4000 Miles, The Whipping Man (Northlight Theatre), Want, The North Plan (Steppenwolf), My Name is Asher Lev, All My Sons, Dolly West's Kitchen (TimeLine Theatre, where she is an Associate Artist), Disgraced (American Theater Company), The Great God Pan, After the Revolution, Madagascar, The Overwhelming and The Busy World is Hushed (Next Theatre) and Waiting for Lefty (American Blues), among others. Kimberly is adjunct faculty at Columbia College, and is a proud member of SDC.

The cast of NO WAKE will feature original Chicago cast members Raymond Fox & Stef Tovar with Tricia Small.

The production team for NO WAKE includes: Brian Sidney Bembridge (original scenic and lighting design), Derrick McDaniel (Los Angeles lighting design), Alarie Hammock (original costume design), Mikhail Fiskell (original music and sound design), John Tovar (fight choreography), Frances Limoncelli (dramaturg), Tommy Dunn (associate producer) and Johnny Clark (Artistic Director, VS. Theatre Company).

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING

NO WAKE will preview on Thursday, February 25 at 8pm and will open on Friday, February 26 at 8pm and run through Saturday, March 19 at VS. Theatre, 5453 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Performances are Thursdays & Fridays at 8pm & Saturdays at 4:00pm & 8:00pm.

Ticket prices are $25.00 for all performances. Preview Tickets are $20.00. Tickets are available online atwww.vstheatre.org or www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 323-739-4411.

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