Elephant Theatre Co Presents 100 SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

The Elephant Theatre Company, David Fofi and Lindsay Allbaugh, Co-Artistic Directors, has announced it will present the West Coast premiere of 100 Saints You Should Know by Kate Fodor, directed by Allbaugh, at the Elephant Space in Hollywood. There will be two preview performances on May 18 and 19, with opening night set for Friday, May 20 at 8:00. 100 Saints You Should Know will play a limited engagement through June 26.

In 100 Saints You Should Know, a priest who must reconcile his desires with his role in the church, a teenage boy confused about his own sexual identity, and a young woman desperate for spiritual validation, are all brought together on one fateful night in which they will discover the tenuous common ground they share. 100 Saints You Should Know is a compelling and heartbreaking journey in search for self in a discriminatory and alienating world. Playwright Kate Fodor is a recipient of the Kennedy Center's Roger L. Stevens Award, the Nation Theater Conference's Barrie Stavis Award, and a Joseph Jefferson Citation. The play was originally produced off Broadway in 2007 at Playwrights Horizons.

The cast of 100 Saints You Should Know (in alphabetical order) is Brendan Farrell, Kate Huffman, Emma Jacobson-Sive, Marco Naggar, and Pamela Roylance. The set design is by Jeffery Eisenmann, lighting and projection design is by Joel Daavid, costume design is by Louis Douglas Jacobs, and sound design is by Peter Bayne. The stage manager is Laura Perez.

There will be two preview performances on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19 at 8pm. Opening night is Friday, May 20 at 8:00. Admission is $10 for previews, $20 for regular performances, and $30 for opening night, which includes a post-performance reception with the cast. Tickets are on sale now, and may be purchased by calling (877) 369-9112 or by reserving online: www.elephanttheatrecompany.com. 100 Saints You Should Know will be a part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, an annual celebration of emerging arts, from June 16-26, 2011. For more information about the festival, go to www.hollywoodfringe.org.

For more information on the Elephant Theatre Company, go to www.elephanttheatrecompany.com. Visit the Elephant on Facebook and follow us on twitter @elephanttheatre. The Elephant Space is located at 6322 Santa Monica Boulevard (just west of Vine), in Hollywood. Street parking is available.