Los Angeles New Court Theatre Stages ORPHANS, Now thru 4/26
By: BWW News Desk Apr. 17, 2015
Set in the not too distant past in North Philadelphia, when crime rates were rising, and the divide between the elite class and the poor was growing. Orphans is the unassuming story of two brothers, one a petty pickpocket and the other a lost dreamer, abandoned to the world around them. With a chance kidnapping, they befriend a mysterious businessman whose arrival defines a brother's love and changes the landscape of theirs -- and his -- lives.
The Los Angeles New Court Theatre is excited to be bringing Lyle Kessler's modern classic alive after a successful Broadway run that was nominated for a 2013 Tony Award for "Best Revival of a Play."
Performances play the McCadden Place Theatre, 1157 N. McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90038, April 17-26, 2015. Performances: Friday and Saturday, 8 pm; Sunday 2 pm. Ticket Prices: $20 at the door, $15 when purchased online via brownpapertickets.com.
ABOUT THE CAST:
Nathan Burkart (Treat), is a graduate from Webster University with a BFA in acting and is a founding member of the LANCT. Previous credits: Edward Albee's reading of Me, Myself & I, This Is Our Youth (LANCT), Twelfth Night (LANCT), in addition to TV, Film and Commercial credits.
Warren Davis (Harold) hails from Chicago and has worked with many notable theatre companies across the country. Some LA credits include Bulrusher (Skylight Theatre / LDTE), The Diary of Anne Frank (NoHo Arts Center), Dean Donofrio's Everything is Different But Nothing Has Changed (Theater Asylum),The Chinese Massacre (Circle X), Slaughterhouse and The Book of Liz (Blank Theatre).
Mattew Grondin (Phillip) recently moved to Los Angeles from the East Coast. His past theatre credits include: Good People (Ensemble Theatre Company), Everything You Touch (Theatre @ Boston Court), A Moon for the Misbegotten (Rubicon Theatre), Ah Wilderness! (Antaeus ClassicsFest), Rabbit Hole and Spinning Into Butter (Actor's Co- op),to name a few. He is a member of Antaeus Theatre Company's A2 Ensemble
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM:
Samson Kohanski (Director) graduated Bradeis University with degress in Theatre Arts and Music Composition. He was the resident designer for The Freeplay Theatre Cooperative and an assistant director at the American Repertory Theatre. His work has been in festivals in New York and has traveled to the Shanghai International Experimental Theatre Festival.
Grace Earley (Stage Manager) is a recent transplant to LA after recently graduating with a BFA in theatre performance from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she stage managed and assistant directed productions such as Mike Bartlett's Bull and Contractions.
Sean A. Cote (Set Designer) has worked in theater and film for much of the past decade as a designer, performer, playwright, puppeteer and technical director. Past designs include "Children of Eden" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (AMDA); "Election Day" and "The Country Club" (Happy Medium Theatre); "Mistakes Madeline Made" (Holland Productions); "After the Quake" and "The Overwhelming" (CompanyOne). He has an MFA in Scenic Design and Technology from UMASS-Amherst.
Brian Barraza (Lighting Designer) Brian is born and raised in Los Angeles California and studied technical theatre at California State University Northridge. Brian is currently working on Untethered at the Mountain View Mausoleum which opens in May. It is a goal of Brian's to help bring theatre to inner cities and expose today's youth to an art form that has been so influential in his own life.
Jillian Clark (Costume Designer) is a Boston native who escaped the snow to to sunny California, to work as a designer for television, film and theater. Other theater credits include 'Romeo and Juliet' Happy Medium Theatre Company, 'The American Plan' Happy Medium Theatre Company, 'Chicago' MetroStage Company, 'The Blue Room' Speakeasy Stage. She has also worked on films such as The Heat, The Judge, Welcome to Me, Soaked in Bleach and Broken Vows
Matt Franta (Fight Choreographer) has been designing and choreographing violence for over a decade. Companies he has worked with include The Long Beach Playhouse, Good People Theatre Company, Phantom Projects, Make Believe Stage Productions, and The Visceral Company. Matt holds a BA in Drama/Speech from Clarke University, and is a graduate of the International Stunt School in Seattle. He is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors, the International Order of the Sword & Pen, and he currently teaches stage combat at Swordplay LA in Burbank. www.MattFranta.com
The Los Angeles New Court Theatre is a fully functioning 501(c)(3) that was founded by Nathan, Alex, and Megan Burkart in a small Sherman Oaks apartment in 2011. It is our mission to educate, integrate, and create live theatre arts in and for the community of Southern California. LANCT is proud to showcase artist vision and talent through professional quality theatre at an affordable price.
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