Photo Flash: Take a Look at 2Cents' Off-Kilter Production BRILLIANT TRACES

2Cents Theatre presents BRILLIANT TRACES, written by Cindy Lou Johnson and directed by Kristen Boulé. BRILLIANT TRACES will preview on Saturday, January 7 at 8pm & Sunday, January 8 at 7pm and will open on Friday, January 13 and run through Sunday, February 11 at the Underground Theatre, 1314 N. Wilton Place in Hollywood.

In a remote cabin in the wilds of Alaska, as a blizzard rages outside, a lonely figure lies sleeping under a heap of blankets. Suddenly, he is awakened by the insistent knocking of an unexpected visitor, and a distraught young woman bursts into the cabin dressed in full bridal regalia, driven up from... somewhere warm, it would seem. Exhausted, she throws herself on his mercy, but after sleeping for two days straight, her vigor-and combativeness-return. First presented by New York's prestigious Circle Repertory Company, this imaginative absurdist allegory used fantastic and often outlandish situations and characterizations to probe into the nature of modern relationships, both sexual and otherwise.

Cindy Lou Johnson (Playwright) Her epic play The New Americans launched A.C.T.'s (San Francisco) New Voices series. It was developed at Tisch, where Johnson was a guest artist, and workshopped at New York Stage and Film. Johnson is best known for her play Brilliant Traces, which was produced by the Circle Repertory Company at the Cherry Lane Theatre and has had many productions throughout the United States and Canada, and was produced in Paris at Théâtre de la Gaîté. A filmed version was produced for Canadian television, and a translation into American Sign Language premiered in Los Angeles. Johnson's other plays include The Years, Blesse and The Person I Once Was. She has had productions at The Manhattan Theatre Club, The Circle Repertory Company, The ALLIANCE THEATRE, The Actors Theatre of Louisville, and The Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, among other places. The Years was also produced for Canadian television. Johnson is a graduate of Cornell University and the Sorbonne and a recipient of the National Endowment Playwriting Fellowship. She also writes for film and television.

KRISTEN BOULÉ (Director) is the Founding President and Artistic Director of 2Cents Theatre Group. Notable directing credits include RENT (nomimated best director, NAACP, Hudson Theatres), Fugitive Songs (nominated best director, Robby Awards, Three Clubs), the original "Troll 2" musical parody NILBOG (co-writer, multiple venues), the immersive and interactive "Rocky Horror Experience" (Dragonfly). She produces annually 2Cents' Acting Out INK Fest, a 3-day Festival at the Hudson Theatres, presenting 20 fully produced plays all written by female playwrights. With 2Cents, now entering their fifth season at the Hudson Theatres, she hopes to continue to develop a unique community for artists with constant opportunity to create and explore.

The cast of BRILLIANT TRACES features: Juan Lozano and Roxanna Kaye.

BRILLIANT TRACES features an award-winning design team. The set design is by Andy Broomell . The lighting design is by Matt Richter. The sound desisgn is by Aaron Lyons. The costume design is by Michael Mullen. BRILLIANT TRACES is produced by Kristen Boulé, Jessica Hart and Megan Harwick.

BRILLIANT TRACES will preview on Saturday, January 7 at 8pm & Sunday, January 8 at 7pm and will open on Friday, January 13 and run through Sunday, February 11 at the Underground Theatre, 1314 N. Wilton Place in Hollywood.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm; Sundays at 3:00pm.

Ticket prices are $20.00; $35.00 for VIP. Tickets are available online at http://BT2017.brownpapertickets.com or www.2centstheatre.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006.

Photo Credit: Daniel J. Sliwa Photography