Theatre of NOTE to Stage World Premiere of Bill Robens' ENTROPY, 4/17-5/30

Theatre of NOTE continues its 2015 season with the World Premiere of ENTROPY by Bill Robens and directed by Christopher William Johnson.

ENTROPY by Bill Robens, the author of Kill Me, Deadly and A Mulholland Christmas Carol, is a comedic send-up of the U.S. space program's exploits in the 1970s. Set in space and partly on the ground, ENTROPY blasts off with cowboy astronauts and the very first astronette, cold war intrigue with Russian spies, and life imperiled by a deadly satellite.

With ENTROPY, Bill Robens has once again applied his comic gift to another significant period in history when the women's rights movement was coming to the forefront, the arms race between the USSR and US was exploding, and all the traditional values from the 50s were making way for a new era. Against this backdrop a team of US astronauts take off on a secret mission that will take them on a journey of universal discoveries and hilarious insights on the power of photosynthesis and love.

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM:

BILL ROBENS (Playwright) is a veteran of Hollywood's vibrant small theatre scene. Writing several plays such as "The Poseidon Adventure: the Musical", the comedy variety show, "A Fish Without His Flippers", and the perennial Hollywood favorite, "A Mulholland Christmas Carol". He is also the author of the stage play "Kill Me, Deadly" which has been produced in theaters all over the world, and recently adapted into a feature film.

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM JOHNSON (Director) is best known as the founding artistic director of Chicago's acclaimed Defiant Theatre. During his Defiant tenure he served as producer on dozens of shows including the US premieres of Sarah Kane's "Cleansed" and "Phaedra's Love," the Chicago premieres of Caryl Churchill's "The Skriker", Brad Fraser's "The Ugly Man," Mac Wellman's "Dracula" and Joan Schenkar's "Burning Desires" plus multiple iterations of the cult-classic "Action Movie: The Play." Chicago directing credits include "A Clockwork Orange," "Titus Andronicus," "Red Dragon," "Macbeth," "Apt Pupil," "Hamlet and Dope" (Defiant Theatre), "Balacarita: The Adventures of Young Krishna" (Silk Road Theatre Project), "Cave Dwellers" (North Avenue Productions) and "Dulcitius" (Abbie Hoffman Festival). Los Angeles directing credits include "Henry VI Part I" (The Production Company), "The Pity of Things - Desert Aria" (Theatre of NOTE) and an episode of Serial Killers (Sacred Fools). Credits as playwright include "Godbaby," "Dope," "Like Family" and "The Defiant Fabulon" as well as adaptations of Bhasa's "Balacarita," Stephen King's "Apt Pupil" and Thomas Harris' "Red Dragon" (recipient of a Jeff Citation for Best New Adaptation). Christopher has appeared as an actor at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, The Lyric Opera, Chicago Opera Theatre, The Building Stage, Redmoon Theatre, A Crew of Patches and Defiant Theatre.

ABOUT THE CAST AND DESIGN TEAM:

The cast of ENTROPY features: Kjai Block, Brad C. Light, Rebecca Light, Travis Moscinski, Christopher Neiman, Lynn Odell, Justin Okin, Trevor H Olsen, Alina Phelan, Nicole Gabriella Scipione, Wendi West, David Wilcox, and Nicholas S. Williams.

ENTROPY features an impressive array of theatre designers, including: Krystyna Loboda (Scenic Designer ), Brandon Baruch (Lighting Designer), Corwin Evans (Sound Designer), Kimberly Freed (Costume Designer), Richard Werner (Prop Designer), Fred Manchento (Model Spaceship Construction) , Andrew Leman (Puppet Designer), and Jen Albert (Fight Choreographer). The Stage Manager for the production is Aaron Saldaña.

ENTROPY will preview on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 at 8PM, and opens Friday, April 24 at 8PM. The show runs through Saturday, May 30 at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd. (just North of Sunset) in Hollywood. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, and Sundays at 7PM. Tickets are $25; students and seniors are $20. For tickets and details, call (323) 856-8611, or visit www.theatreofnote.com to purchase tickets online and to view complete schedule.

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