Kaufman, LaBute, McLeod Among Plays In Standing On Ceremony
Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays - A funny, provocative evening of new plays by award-winning playwrights starring a rotating celebrity cast to benefit marriage equality. This engaging theatrical event of nine exciting short plays includes a "wedding reception" audience talkback following each performance. Come for the shows but stay for the cake! A portion of the net proceeds will benefit the work of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center.
THIS WEEK'S CELEBRITY CAST:
Rachael Harris
Harriet Harris
John Getz
Peter Paige
Cynthia Stevenson
THE PLAYS:
The Revision by Jordan Harrison - an amusing look at how two men might rewrite their vows to more accurately reflect the limited options available to a gay couple
White Marriage by Jeffery Hatcher, in which a wife and husband discuss his "gay" sense of humor
London Mosquitoes by Moisés Kaufmann - a widower tries to make sense of the loss of his long-time lover
This Marriage Is Saved by Joe Keenan, a satiric vignette in which a disgraced evangelist and his wife insist that his fling with a male prostitute has strengthened their marriage.
Strange Fruit by Neil LaBute - the story of two men in love whose plans to get married "the old-fashioned way" are stymied when reality rears its ugly head
This Flight Tonight by Wendy MacLeod - Is there any hope for happiness when a lesbian marriage begins in IOWA?
Pablo and Andrew at the Altar of Words by José Rivera - two men use their marriage vows to "say the things we never really say"
The Gay Agenda by Paul Rudnick - a sadly hilarious plea for understanding by an Ohio homemaker and member of Focus on the Family
On Facebook by Doug Wright, adapted from an actual Facebook thread that chronicles one long fight among friends on the issue of gay marriage.
WHEN:
Monday, April 25 @ 8 pm (preview performance)
Future perormances: May 9 (Press Opening); May 23, June 6; June 20; and June 27.
WHERE:
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Village at Ed Gould Plaza
The Renberg Theatre
1125 N. McCadden Place,
Los Angeles 90038
(One block east of Highland, just north of Santa Monica Blvd.)
HOW:
For tickets and info, call 323-860-7300 or go to www.StandingOnCeremony.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StandingOnCeremony
Twitter: @gaymarriageplay
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