Chris Kelley's THE WHISKEY MAIDEN Premieres at Theatre of NOTE Tonight

Theatre of NOTE closes its 2015 season with the world premiere of THE WHISKEY MAIDEN, written and directed by Chris Kelley, making this his 20th production at Theatre of NOTE.

THE WHISKEY MAIDEN - A man who's fallen out of the tree of life is invited to a mansion in Newport to tell the wealthy owner a story, but he can't remember the story. It takes an encounter with a hundred-year-old captive in the attic to remind him what he's truly there to do and, as the shadows of his past close in, his true history comes clear as his old habits reappear with bloody consequences. THE WHISKEY MAIDEN is an allegorical re-fabling of the myth of freedom and the consequences of our own desires.

THE WHISKEY MAIDEN will preview tonight, September 16 and will open on Thursday, September 17, at 8pm, running through Saturday, October 24 at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N Cahuenga Blvd (just north of Sunset) in Hollywood.

CHRIS KELLEY (Playwright/Director) has had twenty plays produced in Los Angeles, Chicago and Austin. Previous productions at Theatre of NOTE include Darkness, Monstrosity, The Chimesman, Richard III and The Wreck of The Unfathomable, which was awarded an LA WEEKLY Award in 2008. He writes for television in his spare time and makes his home in Los Angeles with his 10-year-old daughter and their 20-year-old cat.

The cast of THE WHISKEY MAIDEN features: Darrett Sanders, Joe Mahon, Erin Fleming, Chantelle Albers, Alexis DeLaRosa, Carl Johnson, and Doug Burch.

THE WHISKEY MAIDEN features the design talents of an eclectic array of Los Angeles-area designers including Set Designer Todd Pate, Lighting Designer Rebecca Raines, Sound Designer Rebecca Kessin, Costume Designer Jolie DeJohnette, and Prop Designer Hannah Dean. The production is Stage Managed by Kelly Jonske.

THE WHISKEY MAIDEN will preview on Wednesday, September 16, and will open on Thursday, September 17, at 8pm. It runs through Saturday, October 24 at Theatre of NOTE, 1517 N Cahuenga Blvd (just north of Sunset) in Hollywood. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm. Ticket prices are $25; students and seniors $20. For tickets and details, call 323-856-8611, or visit www.theatreofnote.com to purchase tickets online and to view the complete schedule.

We at Theatre of NOTE are an enduring ensemble of diverse theatre artists in the heart of Hollywood who inspire, inform, and ignite our audiences by discovering courageous voices and creating entertaining, provocative, and revelatory theatrical works. NOTE was founded in 1981 by Kevin Carr, along with Kitty Felde, Marc Gordon, Melanie MacQueen, Heather Carr and Ted Parks, as a forum for original one-act plays (N.O.T.E. stood for "New One-Act Theatre Ensemble"), and to provide a stimulating environment for new playwrights. Since its inception, NOTE has been through several transitions, but the integrity of the original idea has always remained intact. We premiere an average of four main stage productions a year, by writers such as W.H. Auden, Bertolt Brecht, Sheila Callaghan, Chris Kelley, Tony Kushner, Jennifer Maisel, Leon Martell, Murray Mednick, Dennis Miles, John O'Keefe, Erik Patterson, Bill Robens and Jacqueline Wright. NOTE also upholds a tradition of acclaimed late-night shows, first launched in 1988, in addition to the annual, notorious, celebrity-crowd art magnet, The Hollywood Performance Marathon. We have earned consistent commendation from the Los Angeles press and national acclaim from such publications as American Theatre. In all, NOTE has accumulated almost 100 honors and nominations, including awards from the LA WEEKLY, Backstage West, L.A. Stage Alliance (Ovations), and PEN International. Thanks to over thirty years of advancing theatre in Los Angeles, NOTE has received generous government and corporate support, including grants from the California Arts Council, the Cultural Affairs Department of Los Angeles, the Flintridge Foundation, the Libby Holman Foundation, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Robinson's/May, Sedgwick James Inc., the Audrey Skirball-Kenis Foundation, Verizon, Time Warner and, most recently, The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in recognition of our Young Writers Project, an outreach program benefiting local high school students.

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