Circle X Theatre Co & Mortimer Olive Present JAWBONE OF AN ASS 5/1-29

Mortimer Olive Productions in association with Circle X Theatre Company present a world premiere comedy JAWBONE OF AN ASS, written by Nan Schmid and directed by Jim Anzide. JAWBONE OF AN ASS will preview Friday, April 30, 2010 and will open on Saturday, May 1 and run for five weeks through Saturday, May 29 at the Lillian Theatre, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. (at Lillian Way) in Hollywood.

In JAWBONE OF AN ASS, Paige Marie Hollister's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is missing. Suddenly this small town, overly polite, religiously repressed woman and her entire community must come to grips with what has happened. All seems lost when her best friend and former fellow member of the Christian's Gals Singing Trio, Cora Ann Wormley takes her to meet the man of the hour - bestselling author and religious leader Dr. Peter D. Admore, who encourages Paige Marie to help find herself by entering The Pillsbury Bake-off. Years of old secrets and hidden lies are revealed in a hilarious circus of complicated events.

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM

NAN SCHMID (Playwright) is an alumnus of The Second City and the TIME acclaimed playwright, actress and producer of Tallulah, which was first performed in Los Angeles and was the Pick of The Week by The Reader. The play was critically celebrated by, The Los Angeles Times among many other publications. She also wrote and produced the award winning short film "Renee Turns 40" which was optioned by Touchstone Television. When living in Los Angeles, Nan also worked with the deftly comical Theatre A Go Go and was almost a founder member of Circle X Theatre Company before she decided to head East to New York where she has appeared off- off and off- Broadway in numerous productions.

JIM ANZIDE (Director) is one of the seven founding members of Circle X Theatre Co. The company was started in 1996 after Jim had completed his MFA at University of Washington in Seattle. He served as Artistic Director until 2003. Jim appeared in many Ovation Award winning shows and directed many as well. Some of his direction credits include: Mother of Modern Censorship, Louis Slotin Sonata, Grendel, American Book of the Dead - The Game Show and many more. You might have seen him in The Eight, City, Great Men of Science Nos. 21 & 22, Fathers & Sons, In Flagrante Gothicto, Electropuss, Laura Comstock's Bag Punching Dog, Sperm or Love Loves A Pornographer. Jim has taught and directed at Cal State Long Beach for both the undergraduate and graduate programs after his tenure with Circle X. Jim is thrilled and honored to finally be able to work with Nan Schmid after many years of planning and promising to do so. Jawbone of an Ass is their much-anticipated first project together.

The cast of JAWBONE OF AN ASS features: Eliza Coyle, Michael McColl, and Nan Schmid

JAWBONE OF AN ASS features an award-winning design team. The set design is by Steve Johnson. The lighting design is by Dan Weingarten. The sound design is by Tim Labor. The costume design is by Christa Armendariz.

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING

JAWBONE OF AN ASS will preview on Friday, April 30 at 8pm, and will open on Saturday, May 1 at 8pm and run through Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Lillian Theatre, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd (at Lillian Way) in Hollywood.

Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 2:00 pm. Ticket prices for Thursdays thru Saturdays at 8:00 are $20; Sundays are Pay-What- You-Can. For ticket reservations, please visit www.brownpapertickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006.

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