Elephant Theatre Co. Hosts 2nd Annual Poker Royale Benefit Tonight

The award-winning Elephant Theatre Company, David Fofi and Lindsay Allbaugh, Co-Artistic Directors, has announced its second annual Poker Royale benefit. The Texas Hold 'Em Tournament will be held tonight, July 13, beginning at 6pm. All proceeds will benefit the current 2013 season of the critically acclaimed company.

Poker Royale will be a star-studded night of Texas Hold 'Em Poker, Blackjack, prizes, food, drink, and surprise celebrity guests. The tournament will be a World Series of Poker style event, coordinated by West LA Poker, and valuable prizes for the top nine finishers include gift cards valued at hundreds of dollars, tickets to various shows and sporting events, restaurant gift cards, and much more. Food at the event will be provided by Big Wangs with cocktails by Karma Tequila.

The doors for Poker Royale will open at 6pm tonight, July 13. Poker lessons begin at 6:30pm, and the tournament starts promptly at 7pm. (Players can enter the tournament up to 8pm.) Tickets are $80 prior to July 6 ($100 thereafter), which includes poker tournament entry and unlimited food and drink. Spectator tickets are $25 before July 6 ($30 thereafter), which include Fun-Play Blackjack and ways to win great prizes, along with food and drink. Tickets are available now at www.ElephantTheatreCompany.com. For information on sponsorship opportunities, email info@elephanttheatre.org.The Poker Royale event will be at 6314 Santa Monica Boulevard (one block west of Vine), two doors down from the Elephant Theatre. Valet parking will be available. Visit the Elephant on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @elephanttheatre.

The Elephant Theatre Company is a staple of the Los Angeles theatre community. Known for developing and producing new work, the company was named three years in a row by Back Stage as 'Favorite Theatre Company to See and Work With,' as well as receiving multiple Ovation, LADCC, and LA Weekly Award nominations and wins. Having just closed a very successful run of the LA premiere of The North Plan by Jason Wells, the company will next be producing the world premiere of Samuel Brett Williams' dark comedy Revelation, set to open July 19. The 2011 West Coast premiere of Kate Fodor's 100 Saints You Should Know was nominated for four LA Weekly Awards, winning Best Supporting Female Performance (Kate Huffman), and the show was also nominated for an LADCC Award. The Elephant concluded its very successful 15th season in December 2011, with the world premiere playLove Sick by Kristina Poe, and the rarely produced Baby Doll by Tennessee Williams, both of which had extended, sold-out runs.