Center Theatre Group Presnets THE AUTHOR, 2/17-27

"The Author" by Tim Crouch opens Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 8 p.m. at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. The North American premiere of the play, co-directed by Karl James and a smith, runs for 13 performances only through February 27.  Preview performances will be held Tuesday, February 15 and Wednesday, February 16 at 8 p.m.

In his remarkable theatrical event "The Author," Tim Crouch provides a startling perspective on the relationship of the audience to the performers and to the material in the play. This production breaks down all four walls of traditional theatre as the audience, seated on the stage with four actors, becomes complicit in the shocking story being told of violent abuse. What emerges in what the London Guardian called ". . . this bold, brave, playful piece" is a "devastating riff on ways of seeing and turning a blind eye to our own moral choices."

 "The Author," which is presented as part of CTG's DouglasPlus programming, was commissioned and produced by The Royal Court Theatre and first performed at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court Theatre, in London in 2009.

"The Author" contains material that may be disturbing. Recommended for ages 18+.

 

Photo Credit: Stephen Cumminsky