BWW Review: Murray Mednick Probes History in MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN
There are plays that tell a story and there are plays that ponder ideas. Murray Mednick's latest world premiere MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN is the latter, an intellectual dissection of two Russian revolutionaries who were as integral to Eastern European history as beets are to borscht. But in Mednick's drama it is their thoughts that are under the microscope, or what he imagines their thoughts to be, rather than their actions. For, as his Chorus (Max Faugno) reminds us, "We know next to nothing of the past."
Padua Playwrights Presents MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN
Two love stories. Two suicides. Padua Playwrights presents the world premiere of Mayakovsky and Stalin, written and directed by legendary poet/playwright Murray Mednick (The Gary Plays), opening at the Lounge Theatre on July 21.
SUBURGATORY's Laura Liguori Stars In New Play
Actress Laura Liguori takes on the role of a Russian poet's enigmatic muse in a true life story of 1930s Russia in the play MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN will premiere at 8 p.m. on July 21 at the Lounge Theatre, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038. It will run through Aug. 19.
Padua Playwrights Presents MAYAKOVSKY AND STALIN
Two love stories. Two suicides. Padua Playwrights presents the world premiere of Mayakovsky and Stalin, written and directed by legendary poet/playwright Murray Mednick (The Gary Plays), opening at the Lounge Theatre on July 21.
The Vagrancy Announces ROMEO AND JULIET
Following THE VAGRANCY's BROADWAY WORLD "BEST PLAY" NOMINATED production of MACBETH, the award-winning theatre company proudly presents Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET, helmed by Artistic Director CAITLIN HART.
The Vagrancy Announces MACBETH
Following THE VAGRANCY's OVATION NOMINATED, West Coast Premiere of Maria Irene Fornes' WHAT OF THE NIGHT?, the Los Angeles based theatre company proudly presents Shakespeare's deliciously murderous MACBETH, helmed by Artistic Director CAITLIN HART.
The Vagrancy Announces MACBETH
Following THE VAGRANCY's OVATION NOMINATED, West Coast Premiere of Maria Irene Fornes' WHAT OF THE NIGHT?, the Los Angeles based theatre company proudly presents Shakespeare's deliciously murderous MACBETH, helmed by Artistic Director CAITLIN HART.
Theatre @ Boston Court's THE GOLDEN DRAGON to Open This Weekend
What starts out as a simple toothache evolves into a dizzying chain of events as a group of disparate people, played by a cast of five who assume many roles indiscriminate of age, gender, and race, struggle to make connections in an increasingly isolated world. At the center of the story is a Thai/Chinese/Vietnamese restaurant, The Golden Dragon, where a young Chinese man suffering from an oversensitive incisor sparks a whacked and weird series of interconnected stories. A delicious mixture of epic theatre, bizarre comedy, poetry, and fable combine to create this fabulous pho.
The Theatre @ Boston Court to Present THE GOLDEN DRAGON
The Theatre @ Boston Court presents The Golden Dragon, by Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham, directed by Boston Court Co-Artistic Director Michael Michetti. This world premiere production opens Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 5pm on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue in Pasadena.
All-female HAMLET Presented by Odyssey & LAWSC, Now thru 10/27
An all-female, multi-cultural aesthetic offers new insight when Odyssey Theatre Ensemble andLos Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company co-presentHamlet in celebration of LAWSC's 20th anniversary. Featuring a cast of 16 LAWSC favorites and talented newcomers - including producing artistic director and celebrated Shakespearean actressLisa Wolpe in the title role and award-winning film, television and theatrical star Eve Gordon as Gertrude - Hamlet opens for press tonight, Aug. 30 at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A.
Playwrights' Arena to Present CIRCUS UGLY Reading at Atwater Village Theatre, 9/2
Playwrights' Arena with Artistic Director Jon Lawrence Rivera, the only theatre dedicated to discovering, nurturing and producing original works written exclusively by Los Angeles playwrights, is presenting on Monday, September 2, for one night only, as part of their New Pages Lab Series, a public staged reading of a new play, CIRCUS UGLY.
BWW Interviews: Lisa Wolpe's Rehearsal Process: A Study in 'To Thine Own Self be True'
Since 1993, the award-winning Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC) has carved out a unique niche in the landscape of L.A. theater. Led by Producing Artistic Director, Lisa Wolpe (pictured right), they examine contemporary issues and cultural perceptions of women through an all-female theatrical lens. In many ways it mirrors the original all-male playing company for whom Shakespeare wrote, at a time when women were not allowed to perform on stage.
All-female HAMLET Presented by Odyssey & LAWSC, 8/30-10/27
An all-female, multi-cultural aesthetic offers new insight when Odyssey Theatre Ensemble andLos Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company co-presentHamlet in celebration of LAWSC's 20th anniversary. Featuring a cast of 16 LAWSC favorites and talented newcomers - including producing artistic director and celebrated Shakespearean actressLisa Wolpe in the title role and award-winning film, television and theatrical star Eve Gordon as Gertrude - Hamlet opens for press on Aug. 30 at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A.