Portraits of Humanity 2 at Theatre West

ANOTHER OPENING, ANOTHER SHOW...MANY MANY SHOWS by Bets Dorsey

Dina Morrone, the recipient of the 2018 Valley Theatre Awards for Best Solo Show for The Italian In Me, is bringing her show back to Theatre West November 10th and 11th, while she produces 13 other solos shows for Theatre West in their Portraits of Humanity 2 solo series.
Dina began writing at age nine and acting followed soon after. She's received many other awards in her career such as the Inspiring Solo Performance Award from The Los Angeles Women's Theater Festival and listed as one of the top ten actresses in Los Angeles in ReviewPlays.com.
Her full-length play Moose On The Loose has received critical acclaim in Los Angeles and Canada and played to packed audiences.

The inspiration for The Italian In Me came from the many stories of her life and travels she'd tell at dinner tables and events. People wanted to know more about her time in Rome and to see a one-woman show about those stories and experiences. So, she decided to fulfill their wishes. And it has all been well worth it as she sees the audiences' reactions to her hilarious personal and very Italian stories.

Producing is a lot of work but Dina felt compelled to bring back the successful Portraits of Humanity Series, which were produced last year for the first time at Theatre West by Garry Kluger and Don Moore. When asked "why", she wanted to produce the second annual series, she replied "I have felt that there is a need for solo artists to get their work on stage and to have their stories told. So many fellow Theatre West members have stories to tell, and she wanted to give all those people the opportunity to tell them. Major films and plays have come from such shows. For example, Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tales began as a monologue in a workshop at Theatre West years ago. And we all know what became of this famous play, movie and now musical. "I believe more opportunities are needed for people to hone their stories, so they too can go onto even bigger heights."
Every person who is participating in this solo series is either a member of Theatre West, has been a member or a member has written or directed their piece. Here is the line-up shows:

" October 20, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Ian Ruskin in The Harry Bridges Project: From Wharf Rats to Lord of the Docks.
" November 3 at 8:00 p.m. Around the World with Suzy London
" November 4 at 2:00 p.m. Amy Simon in She's History,
" November 10 at 8:00 p.m. & November 11 at 2:00 p.m. Dina Morrone in The Italian in Me.
" December 15 at 8:00 p.m. Johnny Ferretti in Here's Johnny!
" December 16 at 2:00 p.m. Steve Nevil in As Always, Jimmy Stewart.
" January 12, 2019. Kathie Barnes in Independence, The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker.
" January 13 at 7:00 p.m. Ivy Jones in Have You Met Miss Jones?
" January 19 at 8:00 p.m. Stephen Spiegel in An Evening with John Wilkes Booth.
" January 20 at 2:00 p.m. Karen Bankhead in Etta Mae Mumphries: And the Rest is History!
" January 26 at 8:00 p.m. Abbott Alexander in The Lycanthrope.
" January 27 at 2:00 p.m. James J. Cox in Love, Madness and Somewhere in Between.
" February 2 at 8:00 p.m. Leslie A. Jones in Prez. PREZ - the life story of Lester Young
" February 3 at 7:0 p.m. Kristin Towers-Rowles in A Lovely Lineage.

Further details for each show can be found at our Website www.theatrewest.org.
It's a critically acclaimed season with enough variety to provide something for everyone's taste with shows about the Golden Age of Hollywood, musicals, comedies, and shows dealing with women's issues, multicultural content, and pivotal moments in American history. This wide spectrum of entertainment is performed on the stage of Los Angeles' oldest continuously operating professional theatre company.

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