SCR Presents A Workshop Production Of Between Us Chickens, Closes 4/3

Two small-town twentysomethings-one a party girl, the other a homebody-find their roles reversing after they move to L.A. and meet a smooth-talking local in SCR's workshop production of Sofia Alvarez' Between Us Chickens.

The play, which closes April 3, is part of SCR's inaugural Studio Series, a pilot program designed to create stronger ties between arts organizations and expose audiences to the rich diversity of the local arts scene. It also gives SCR a chance to extend its artistic boundaries and produce works that might not find a home on a main stage.

Between Us Chickens features a talented trio of SCR newcomers. Amelia Jean Alvarez (Off-Broadway's The Distance from Here) plays Meghan, a hard-partying sales clerk accustomed to the attention of men. Recent USC graduate Annabelle Borke plays her shy roommate, Sarah, an online poker player with a big secret. And Ben Huber (Off-Broadway's Yellowface) plays Charles, the L.A. scoundrel who comes between them.

Directing the production is Casey Stangl, who also directed a reading of the play at the 2010 Pacific Playwrights Festival.

Sofia Alvarez is currently a Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellow at The Juilliard School. She is an alumna of The Royal Court Theatre's Young Writer's Program in London, where she developed her play Life Drawing. She was recently awarded Lincoln Center Theater's Lecomte du Nouy Prize. She received her BA in Drama from Bennington College.

SHOWTIMES for Between Us Chickens are 8 p.m. March 25 and April 1; 2 and 8 p.m. March 26 and April 2; and 2 p.m. March 27 and April 3. All performances are in the Nicholas Studio.

TICKETS for Between Us Chickens are $20 for students and $30 for adults, and can be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.

LOCATION: South Coast Repertory is located at 655 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa, at the Bristol Street/Avenue of the Arts exit off the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Folino Theatre Center, part of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Parking is available off Anton Blvd. on Park Center Drive.

COMING UP: The Weir (March 13 - April 3), Silent Sky (April 1 - May 1),Completeness (April 17 - May 8)