For the first time ever, VS. Theatre Company & Range View Productions have joined together to bring Los Angeles a very funny new play by one of Chicago's most compelling writers, the West Coast Premiere of EAGLE HILLS, EAGLE RIDGE, EAGLE LANDING, written by Brett Neveu (American Dead, Eric LaRue) and directed by Ron Klier (On An Average Day) . EAGLE HILLS, EAGLE RIDGE, EAGLE LANDING will preview on Friday, October 17 at 8pm and will open on Saturday, October 18 and run through Saturday, November 15 at the Hayworth Studio Theatre, 2511 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Eagle Hills, Eagle Ridge Eagle Landing, by breakout Chicago playwright Brett Neveu is an edgy suburban comedy that brings together all the tension of a
Harold Pinter slow-burner while capturing the catchy absurdity of a Coen brothers farce. In what seems like a set-up for an old-timey joke, three long-time friends meet "at a table at a bar," but before long, they find themselves trapped in a crucible of competition and confession, both heartbreaking and sneaky-funny.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
BRETT NEVEU (Playwright) was Born in California and raised in Iowa, production credits include the go with the Terrapin Theatre Company, Eric LaRue with A Red Orchid Theatre, Empty with Stage Left Theatre, Eagle Hills, Eagle Ridge, Eagle Landing with Spring Theatreworks (New York) and The Factory Theatre, Drawing War with Chicago Dramatists and The Last Barbecue with the Asylum Theatre (Las Vegas), The Aardvark and 29th Street Rep (New York). His play Eric LaRue was workshopped at The Echo Theatre Company (Los Angeles), The New Group (New York), Here (New York) and The 42nd Street Workshop (New York). He has also worked with various Midwest play development groups such as The Playwright's Center in Minneapolis, No Shame Theatre in Iowa City and Chicago, and is currently a resident playwright at Chicago Dramatists. His play American Dead opened at American Theatre Company in February and his plays twentyone and Eagle Hills, Eagle Ridge, Eagle Landing will be shown in repertory with Spring Theatreworks (New York) in June. Neveu has been commissioned twice by Steppenwolf Theatre Company for their New Play Initiative, and also is the 2003 winner of the Goodman Theatre's Ofner Prize for New Work for which he wrote the play Heritage, featured in the 2004 Goodman Theatre's New Stages Series. He also is a 2004 Cliff Dwellers Artist in Residence.
RON KLIER (Director) recently directed John Kolvenbach's On An Average Day both in Los Angeles for the VS. Theatre Company and in Chicago for the Route 66 Theatre. Prior directing credits include Last Chance Gas, a part of the critically acclaimed Car Plays, created by Paul Nicolai Stein, Battleship for Moving Arts Theatre, and Waste of Shame for the VS. Theatre Company. Ron's plays Pigs in Zen and Potatoes have received productions at the Generic Theatre in Virginia, the Gorilla Theatre in Kansas City, and Moving Arts. His short play The Straightenerouter received a production in August as part of the Abbie Hoffman Died For Your Sins Theatre Festival in Chicago, and his play Chorzel's Demons has received staged readings at the Revolution Theatre in Chicago and in Los Angeles as part of the
Stella Adler Theatre's Sundays at Seven series in a joint production between the
Stella Adler Theatre and the VS. Theatre Company. Ron is the Literary Director of the VS. Theatre Company.
SCOTT WERVE (Producing Director - RANGE VIEW PRODUCTIONS) is a Directing graduate from the UC Irvine School of the Arts, who has worked up and down the west coast, most notably at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the San Jose Repertory Theatre. He has produced and directed classical, contemporary, and experimental works with great distinction, including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Tooth of Crime, and Fortinbras Gets Drunk. As a writer, Scott has also punched out short fiction for Salon.com (If I Were Lemon Pie). In each of the above projects, Scott's overriding focus has been to popularize progressive storytelling, by intersecting the sturdy aesthetics of the mainstream with the atypical creativity of the underground.
MARIE WONG (Managing Director - RANGE VIEW PRODUCTIONS) is a graduate of the UC Irvine School of Arts with a B.A. in Drama. She has worked as an actress in productions such as Mixed Messages (East West Players), The Good Person of Szechuan (Irvine Barclay Theatre) and Scenes from American Life (
South Coast Repertory - Professional Conservatory). Her recent TV credits include Crossing Jordan and Close to Home. Marie is also very involved with Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, an Asian American theatre company based in Los Angeles, and has served as a co-producer in their world premiere of Aziatik Nation, which received critical acclaim in the Los Angeles Times and the LA community. The process of working as an artist while balancing the producing elements of a show is the very reason why she continues taking on these challenges.
JOHNNY CLARK (Producer) is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the critically-acclaimed VS. Theatre Company, a Los Angeles based theatre company dedicated to producing new works and/or west coast premieres. Prior to VS., Johnny was the producing director for Interact Theatre Company. He is also an actor, and just recently starred as "Robert" in the VS. production of On An Average Day here in Los Angeles (Elephant Theatre) and Chicago (Victory Gardens Theatre). Prior VS. credits: The Credeaux Canvas, Modern Dance For Beginners, Navy Pier, Beggars In The House Of Plenty, Waste Of Shame, and Eric Larue. Other favorite stage credits: Death Of A Salesman (Odyssey Theatre), Never Swim Alone (West Coast Ensemble), and Chicago productions of Life And Limb, Brilliant Traces, and A Hatful Of Rain. He has done several commercials and independent films including "Liars Club", which he co-wrote, produced and starred in. The film won First Prize at the Rhode Island Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release.
The cast of EAGLE HILLS, EAGLE RIDGE, EAGLE LANDING will include: Jon Amirkhan, Johnny Clark and Jeffrey Stubblefield.
EAGLE HILLS, EAGLE RIDGE, EAGLE LANDING will be produced by Range View Productions. and the VS. Theatre Company. Production Design/Technical Directors will be
Danny Cistone. The Lighting Design is by Matt Richter. The Sound Design is by Ron Klier. The Costume Design is by Gelareh Khalioun. Props are by Jenn Lyon. The Stage Manager is Carole Ursetti.
EAGLE HILLS, EAGLE RIDGE, EAGLE LANDING, will preview on Friday, October 17 and will open on Saturday, October 18 and run through Saturday, November 15 at the Hayworth Studio Theatre. Performances for EAGLE HILLS, EAGLE RIDGE, EAGLE LANDING are Fridays, Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm at the Hayworth Studio Theatre, 2511 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. Tickets are $20; $40 for Opening Night with catered reception. There will be a Pay-What-You-Can performance on Thursday, October 23. Pay parking lot - $5, right next door to the theatre. Free parking on Wilshire Blvd., Coronado St., and Carondelet St.
For tickets, please visit
www.plays411.com/eagle or call 323-960-7738. For Group Rate Information: marie@rangeviewproductions.com
Range View Productions is committed to presenting competent and entertaining theatre events with contemporary verve and cleverly integrated production value. The working members of the group are especially dedicated to the work of mid-career theatre professionals, seeking inventive projects that will challenge their talent and training for the production of dramatic storytelling.
www.rangeviewproductions.com. VS. Theatre Company was founded in 2003 by Johnny Clark and Kimberly-Rose Wolter based on a shared passion for riveting stories and live performance in an intimate setting. VS. strives to produce thought-provoking theatre that simultaneously challenges and entertains its audience. Focusing exclusively on Los Angeles premieres, VS. has produced major contemporary playwrights like
John Patrick Shanley,
Stephen Adly Guirgis,
Keith Bunin and John Kolvenbach. Last year's (2007) presentation of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings, a co-production with The Elephant Theatre, was named Best Production by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. The company's follow up production, On An Average Day, received Critic's Choice in the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Critic's Pick in Back
Stage West. It has also been nominated for an Ovation award, and is slated for an off-Broadway run in 2009. For more info, visit www.vstheatre.org.
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