OCPA presents KATE at the Chance Theater in Anaheim
In its second new play event with the esteemed Chance Theater, the Orange County Playwrights Alliance (OCPA) offers a staged reading of a drama written and directed by acclaimed Laguna Beach playwright Robert Riemer. Join us for this Orange County story in an afternoon of compelling, contemporary new work, featuring the acting talents of Vanessa Cate, Michelle Dayne, Jennifer Hawkins, Lief LaDuke, Deneen Melody, Adam Neubauer and Tina Preston.
About the Play
In Laguna Beach, Kate must deal with the loss of Gordon, her artist husband who has recently gone missing. Emotions run hot and cold as each of the women in Gordon's life are forced to confront what his absence means to them.
About the Playwright
Robert Riemer's Grace Note was produced at the OC-centric New Play Festival at Chapman University and named "Orange County's Best Original Show" of 2015 by the Orange Curtain Review. His other plays include Sotto Voce and Hosea Nova: A Jealous and Violent Man (both LA WEEKLY Picks of the Week), The Fainting Couch, A Memory of What Might Have Been, Redhead, and Whore's Bath (all produced at ZJU Theatre Group in North Hollywood) and Splendid Misery (produced at ZJU and the Actors Temple Theatre in NYC). Also a distinguished painter, he is a graduate of the College of Fine Arts at UCLA.
About the Chance Theater
Proud to be one of the leading ensemble-driven theatre companies in Southern California, CHANCE THEATER recently received a National Theatre Company grant from American Theatre Wing. The Chance has won six Ovation Awards, including two for Best Production of a Musical - Intimate Theater for its West Coast premiere of Triassic Parq - The Musical and Southern California premiere of Jerry Springer - The Opera, as well as four LADCC Awards, including the Polly Warfield Award for Outstanding Season. The Anaheim City Council named Chance Theater "the official resident theater company of Anaheim", and Arts Orange County has twice named the Chance as "Outstanding Arts Organization". Known for using bold and personal storytelling to promote dialogue and connection within the Southern California theatrical landscape, the Chance is committed to contributing to a more compassionate, connected and creative community. As a constituent member of Theatre Communications Group, Network of Ensemble Theaters, and the LA Stage Alliance, Chance Theater continues to bring national attention to the Southern California and Orange County theater scenes. For more information, visit www.ChanceTheater.com.
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