Danette Garrelts to Star in THE PORCINI TEST at Promenade Playhouse
Playwright and Director Laureen Vonnegut is thrilled to have the talented and critically acclaimed actress, Danette Garrelts, starring as one of the Cast in her World Premiere "THE PORCINI TEST" opening July 17th, at The Promenade Playhouse.
A Boston native, Garrelts moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to pursue acting. After appearing in her first play Oh Hell at the Promenade Playhouse in 2009, she was invited to become a founding member of The Promenade Players Theatre Company. Danette has worked as assistant director with Artistic Director; Natalia Lazarus and performed in All in the Timing, The Laramie Project, In Bed with Tenn, The Dining Room, 6 Characters Looking for an Author and Plays in the Park. In 2013, having had the good fortune of meeting Greg Shane, a founder of the non-profit organization CRE-Outreach that works with veterans, at risk youth and Theater By The Blind (the only all blind theater company in the United States), she had the honor of playing Carrie alongside blind actress, singer and songwriter Caitlin Hernandez in their production of Dreaming in Color.
She is currently managing director at the LA Performance Center, which has become her second home. In 2015, she produced and held the lead role of Mary in the LA Performance Center's The Memory of Water. A musical, "Princess Bean's Messy World" at the Electric Lodge.
The Porcini Test will Open Friday, July 17th running through August 22nd, with performances Friday & Saturday 8PM and Sunday 7PM at The Promenade Playhouse. Located at 1404 3rd Street Premenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
Tickets are $30 and available for purchase at http://buytickets.at/theporcinitest/27010
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