Tim Crouch Joins American Premiere of ADLER & GIBB at the Douglas

Playwright, actor and director Tim Crouch will join the cast of the American premiere of "Adler & Gibb," a co-commission by Center Theatre Group with The Royal Court Theatre in London. Written and directed by Crouch and co-directed with Andy Smith and Karl James, the DouglasPlus presentation of "Adler & Gibb" will run January 17 to 29 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. The opening will be on January 18.

The cast includes Crouch as Sam, Gina Moxley as Margaret Gibb, Jillian Pullara as Student and Cath Whitefield as Louise. The production features design by Charlotte Espiner (from the original design by Lizzie Clachan), lighting design by Natasha Chivers, original music and sound design by Max and Ben Ringham (with Helen Skiera) and video design by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor. The production stage manager is Brooke Baldwin.

"Adler & Gibb" tells the fictional story of Janet Adler and Margaret Gibb, legendary boundary-pushing conceptual artists working in New York late last century. When they abruptly step away from the limelight at the height of their careers, the mysterious move only adds fuel to their fame. From the real to unreal, from fake to true and from theatre to film, the play takes Crouch's fascination with form and marries it to a compelling story of misappropriation.

Tim Crouch returns to the Kirk Douglas Theatre where his searing and immersive play "The Author" was presented as part of DouglasPlus in 2011. His other plays include the Obie Award-winning "An Oak Tree" (Odyssey Theatre), "My Arm," "ENGLAND" (a play for galleries), "what happens to the hope at the end of the evening" and "I, Malvolio." Crouch works with a number of associates and collaborators to produce his writing. Organizations that have been involved more deeply in the work - through commission or co-production - include The Royal Court Theatre, the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, the British Council, Brighton Festival, Singapore Arts Festival, Culturgest in Lisbon, Warwick Arts Centre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.

DouglasPlus provides the flexibility to explore new work and push boundaries through fully and minimally staged events, workshops and readings and traditional and non-traditional performance configurations.

Center Theatre Group, one of the nation's preeminent arts and cultural organizations, is Los Angeles' leading nonprofit theatre company, programming seasons at the 736-seat Mark Taper Forum and 1600 to 2000-seat Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the 317-seat Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In addition to presenting and producing the broadest range of theatrical entertainment in the country, Center Theatre Group is one of the nation's leading producers of ambitious new works through commissions and world premiere productions and a leader in interactive community engagement and education programs that reach across generations, demographics and circumstance to serve Los Angeles.

Tickets for "Adler & Gibb" are available by calling (213) 628-2772 or online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Tickets range from $25 - $70 (ticket prices are subject to change). The Kirk Douglas Theatre is located at 9820 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, CA 90232. Ample free parking and restaurants are adjacent.

Photo Credit: Amelia Dowd

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