City Players Presents MATCH at the Hayworth Theatre, 10/21-12/10

City Players presents Steven Belber's "Match" from October 21 through December 10, 2011 at the Hayworth Theatre, located at 2511 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90057. The play is directed by Kate Whitney.

Performances take place on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm on October 21, 22, November 11, 12, 18, 19, and December 2, 3, 9, 10. This powerful production began its run at Theatre Asylum and now moves to the Hayworth Theatre by popular demand for more shows and is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.

In this 2004 Broadway play, a Seattle couple, Mike and Lisa Davis, have traveled to New York, ostensibly for research on Lisa's dissertation, to interview dancer, choreographer and now Julliard
professor Tobi Powell who lives alone in Inwood on the northern tip of Manhattan. But the couple's growing discomfort and probing personal questions soon signal a different, darker agenda as multi-layered as the life story that Tobi begins to share.

What happens next (and a secret from the past) will either ruin or inspire them, but will definitely change their lives forever. The play's climate creates an impact that is a unique blend of catharsis and enlightenment. "Match" presents Stephen Belber at his best.

Featured in the cast are Martin Head as Tobias Powell, with David Douglas and Marta Portillo as Mike and Lisa Davis, and Svetlana Kisiyan as the Dancer.

Tickets are $20 general admission, $15/person in groups of 2 or more, and $10 for students. Advance reservations may be made via email to cityplayerstix@gmail.com. Tickets are also available at the Hayworth Theatre box office one hour prior to performance.

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City Players, a group of actors from Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy, have joined forces to bring their shared talent to the stage. Every facet of production is run by The Players, from acting, stage managing, sound, costume design, to directing and producing the show. Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy is a 3-year conservatory program dedicated to infusing actors, technicians and costume designers with the highest education possible for the arts. Last year, Anton's Uncles, a LACCTA production directed by Tina Kronis, won the highest award at Scotland's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The school has a wonderful reputation for great work and humble students.

Stephen Belber was born in Washington D.C. He studied philosophy as an undergraduate at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, and moved to New York at the age of 25. Plays include Match (Broadway), McReele (Roundabout Theatre Company), Tape (Naked Angels, NYC/LA/London), One Million Butterflies (Primary Stages), Drifting Elegant (Magic Theatre), The Transparency of Val (Theater Outrageous, NYC), The Wake (Via Theater, NYC), Through Fred (Soho Repertory Theatre), and The Death of Frank (The Araca Group, NYC). Mr. Belber wrote the screenplay for Tape, directed by Richard Linklater (Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals). He is a member of Tectonic Theater Project and was an Associate Writer (and actor) for The Laramie Project, later made into an HBO movie (Emmy nomination for screenwriting). His television credits include Rescue Me and Law & Order: SVU (staff writer). Mr. Belber is currently working on several film projects, including a film of Drifting Elegant.