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BWW Interview: Playwrights Let Their Hair Down for BRUSHES

Brushes by co-playwrights Cathy Hamilton and Carol Starr Schneider is set to open at the Whitefire Saturday March 30. These gals recently sat down and chatted about the play.
BRUSHES: A COMEDY OF HAIRS to Receive World Premiere At Whitefire Theatre

MB Artists and the Whitefire Theatre present the world premiere of BRUSHES: A Comedy of Hairs, written by Cathy Hamilton and Carol Starr Schneider, directed by Kevin Bailey. BRUSHES untangles the hysterically complicated relationship between women and their hair since time immemorial. This smart, sassy, shiny new play deals with disaster, vanity, envy,    self-doubt, sex, death - even the law - are explored in hilarious and poignant style. In a series of vignettes, the follicular follies flow from the Bad Hair Days Inn to a new salon on the block called Blow Me Now. 
Theatre Out Presents Charles Busch's PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, Beginning Tonight

Theatre Out, Orange County's gay and lesbian theatre company, is pleased to announce the cast of the 5th production of their 10th Anniversary Season: Charles Busch's PSYCHO BEACH PARTY opening tonight, September 18, and running through October 24, 2015.
Theatre Out Announces Cast for Charles Busch's PSYCHO BEACH PARTY

Theatre Out, Orange County's gay and lesbian theatre company, is pleased to announce the cast of the 5th production of their 10th Anniversary Season: Charles Busch's PSYCHO BEACH PARTY opening September 18 and running through October 24, 2015.
VILLA THRILLA Opens Tonight at Atwater Village Theatre

Austin Powers meets The Sopranos by way of Agatha Christie. Ring in the holidays with a hilarious seasonal twist on the classic English murder mystery when Gary Lee Reed directs Villa Thrilla by Anna Nicholas, opening tonight, Oct. 18 at Atwater Village Theatre.
VILLA THRILLA Opens 10/18 at Atwater Village Theatre

Austin Powers meets The Sopranos by way of Agatha Christie. Ring in the holidays with a hilarious seasonal twist on the classic English murder mystery when Gary Lee Reed directs Villa Thrilla by Anna Nicholas, opening Oct. 18 at Atwater Village Theatre.
Theatre Out's BEIRUT Opens Tonight

Theatre Out is set to open their revival of the controversial drama, Beirut by Alan Bowne as its 5th 2014 main stage production tonight, August 29, 2014.
Theatre Out's BEIRUT to Open 8/29

Theatre Out is set to open their revival of the controversial drama, Beirut by Alan Bowne as its 5th 2014 main stage production on August 29, 2014.
BWW Reviews: WITHOUT ANNETTE Reawakens Improv at the Whitefire

At first I thought, 'Oh, finally a tribute to Annette Funicello! It's about time.' Wrong!! Without Annette - without a net - is about an improv class with a mixed group of actors ranging in age from old to young, consummate pro to no experience, manic to laid back - you name it, that person is there. A play about improv? Improv can be fun sometimes if it's used for the right purposes, but a play about the process? Such was my dubious state as I entered the Whitefire last night, but got an initial nice surprise as producer Lawrence Juber was playing guitar onstage. Music before the show. Mmmm Maybe this will be a fun evening after all. And yes, indeed, it did exceed my expectations. With a fine cast, razor-sharp direction from co-writer Jeff Doucette and lots of surprisingly well-done scenarios, life and art do merge at least for two+ hours in Without Annette. The play is scripted, but honest to goodness real improvs do take place.
Juber Productions Presents WITHOUT ANNETTE, Now thru 10/2

Juber Productions in association with Green Door Productions present the world premiere comedy 'Without Annette' a risky, funny, fast-paced comedy set in an improv class.
Juber Productions to Present WITHOUT ANNETTE, 7/10-10/2

Juber Productions in association with Green Door Productions present the world premiere comedy "Without Annette" a risky, funny, fast-paced comedy set in an improv class.
Green Door Productions' World Premiere of N8 ZWANGE to Open 6/13 at Asylum Lab

Green Door Productions presents N8 ZWANG, An Evening Of Twisted Tales by the demented Ron Zwang and the exquisitely vulgar Nathan Rufus Edelman. An hour of short plays is set to open June 8th at the Hollywood Fringe Festival at Theatre Asylum in the Asylum Lab.
Green Door Productions' World Premiere of N8 ZWANGE to Open 6/13 at Asylum Lab

Green Door Productions presents N8 ZWANG, An Evening Of Twisted Tales by the demented Ron Zwang and the exquisitely vulgar Nathan Rufus Edelman. An hour of short plays is set to open June 8th at the Hollywood Fringe Festival at Theatre Asylum in the Asylum Lab.
Greenway Arts Alliance Presents Limited Engagement of CARDBOARD CAPITAL, Now thru 5/18

GREENWAY ARTS ALLIANCE, Artistic Directors, Whitney Weston and Pierson Blaetz present, as part of Greenway's Workshop Series, a Workshop Production of CARDBOARD CAPITAL, written by Gabriel Rivas Gomez, directed by Madeleine Dahm and produced by Ty Donaldson. CARDBOARD CAPITAL will open tonight, May 1 at 8pm for ten performances only through Sunday, May 18 at the Greenway Court Theatre, 544 North Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood.
Greenway Arts Alliance Presents Limited Engagement of CARDBOARD CAPITAL, 5/1 - 5/18

GREENWAY ARTS ALLIANCE, Artistic Directors, Whitney Weston and Pierson Blaetz present, as part of Greenway's Workshop Series, a Workshop Production of CARDBOARD CAPITAL, written by Gabriel Rivas Gomez, directed by Madeleine Dahm and produced by Ty Donaldson. CARDBOARD CAPITAL will open on Thursday, May 1 at 8pm for ten performances only through Sunday, May 18 at the Greenway Court Theatre, 544 North Fairfax Avenue in Hollywood.
Theatre Out to Present ROCKY HORROR SHOW, Begin. 10/31

Theatre Out, Orange County's gay and lesbian theatre company, who brought you the hit production of [TITLE OF SHOW] earlier this year, is pleased to present the return of musical cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW beginning October 31, 2013. Running through November 23, this Science Fiction parody musical, with book, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, has been a favorite with audiences since it opened in London in 1973.
Photo Flash: Casa 0101's Brown & Out Theatre Festival at 2013 Dublin Gay Theatre Festival

Josefina López, Artistic Director of Casa 0101 Theater based in Boyle Heights, CA, along with Miguel Garcia, Producer of Casa 0101 Theater's Brown & Out Theater Festival announced that Casa 0101 Theater has been invited to participate in the 10th Annual International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival to be held in Dublin, Ireland from May 6 - 19, 2013. Check out photos from the plays below!
Theatre Out Opens THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Tonight, 10/26

Theatre Out, Orange County's gay and lesbian theatre company, who brought you hit productions of AVENUE Q, SPRING AWAKENING and CABARET earlier this year, is pleased to present the musical cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW beginning tonight, October 26, 2012. Running through November 17, this Science Fiction parody musical, with book, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, has been a favorite with audiences since it opened in London in 1973.
Theatre Out Opens THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, 10/26

Theatre Out, Orange County's gay and lesbian theatre company, who brought you hit productions of AVENUE Q, SPRING AWAKENING and CABARET earlier this year, is pleased to present the musical cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW beginning October 26, 2012. Running through November 17, this Science Fiction parody musical, with book, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, has been a favorite with audiences since it opened in London in 1973.
BWW Reviews: Therapeutic BRIDGE CLUB Makes Better TV Fare Than Theatre

During the first half hour of Richard Raskind's world premiere The Bridge Club, I was genuinely engaged by its unusual set of circumstances, its believable dialogue and two main characters Jack (Christopher Franciosa) and Sue (Nancy Dobbs Owen). I really got to like both of them and so wanted the play to go in a linear direction. Alas, Raskind veered 100% away from that, and to some, who like their dramas akin to TV's Touched by an Angel, that will bring pleasure. I wanted more. Now under Mike Sabatino's steady direction and fine cast, The Bridge Club, despite its theatrical letdown, is still entertaining fare...and don't let its title deceive you, it's not about a group of oldsters playing cards.

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