La Mirada Theatre Presents Free Staged Reading Of MAD CITY 7/12

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents a staged reading on Monday, July 12, 2010 at 7:30PM of MAD CITY, a new play written by Meredith Stiehm. The reading is the launch of "Ink Slingers," a New Play Reading Series at La Mirada Theatre. The new Ink Slingers Series gives promising new plays a workshop play-reading experience and will introduce audiences to the creative process of developing a new theatre piece. An audience TalkBack session with the playwright/artists will take place following the reading.

It's a snowy Saturday night in Madison, Wisconsin, and Vivian Howard is admitted to the psych ward. Her sisters Anna and Charlotte, summoned to the hospital, are dismayed to learn that Vivian walked down the aisle at a wedding that evening -- someone else's wedding. Long-held family secrets emerge as the three sisters try to extract Vivian from her emotional and, as it turns out, criminal predicament. CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

MEREDITH STIEHM (Playwright) Produced plays include: Little Rosa, Holiday House/Between the White Curtains, Hallelujah Junction and the musical Rules For Girls. Her play Hunger was a finalist for the Heideman Award, and she wrote the book and lyrics for the musical adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's Women In Love. She was the creator and Executive Producer of the drama series "Cold Case"; other television credits include "NYPD Blue" (Emmy nomination), "E.R." and "Cocaine Cowboys" (HBO). She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1990 with a B.A. in English/Playwriting.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Jeff Maynard (Director) directed last season's Pulitzer Prize winning Lost In Yonkers and this season, runaway hit, The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee. This past summer in upstate NY, he collaborated with Jason Robert Brown - directing a new, revised version of the recent Broadway musical, 13. He also directed the workshop of Dave Rosmer & Dan Lipton's new musical Shoot! Cut! Print! Kill! Die!. Jeff is proud to be a founding member of Buffalo Nights Theatre Company, having directed, acted or produced over 15 productions including: The Final Judgment, Modigliani, Meat, Anatol, Salome, Sophistry and The Madman & The Nun. He won a Drama-Logue Award for Max Frisch's The Firebugs, a BackStage West Award for The Apollo of Bellac and LA Weekly's Revival Production of the Year award for Modigliani. Also in Los Angeles, he has directed the West Coast Premiere of the Ovation Award nominated Tales of Tinseltown by Michael Colby and Paul Katz - at the Actor's Co-op. In upstate NY, Jeff's recent directorial work includes Nine, Seussical, Doubt, The Laramie Project, Mystery of Edwin Drood and Aida. As an actor Jeff appeared in the first national tour/Los Angeles premiere of Lost In Yonkers, Biloxi Blues at the Court/Hudson Theatres, Enter Laughing & Taking Stock at the A.J.U.'s- Let There Be Laughter series, and TV appearances on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer," "Fresh Prince of Bel Air," "Diagnosis Murder" and the upcoming feature film The Illusion. Jeff currently runs the theatre program at The Mirman School, teaches private acting classes throughout Los Angeles and is a graduate of UCLA's School of Theater, Film & Television.

ONE NIGHT ONLY:

MAD CITY by Meredith Stiehm - A Staged Reading • July 12, 2010 • 7:30PM
This is a free reading. To reserve seats, please call the Box Office at (562) 944-9801.
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, Parking is free. For more information, please visit our website at www.lamiradatheatre.com or call the Box Office at (562) 944-9801 or (714) 994-6310.