Rogue Machine Presents Next RANT & RAVE 'Technology' 5/17

Rogue Machine's RANT & RAVE presents a group of local writers and gives them a topic and a time limit. It's an evening of cathartic thinking by some of the most dangerous minds in the city.

ROGUE MACHINE has been in existence 2 years. In that time, the multi-award winning company has presented 2 Los Angeles premiere (COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY, and STOP KISS) 4 West Coast premiere (AMERICAN DEAD, BINGO WITH THE INDIANS, HALF OF PLENTY, and FOUR PLACES), 1 American premiere (NEVERLAND)and 2 World premiere (TREEFALL and RAZORBACK) productions. RANT & RAVE is one of many additional offerings that the company produces each season. ROGUE MACHINE is a collective of award winning entertainment veterans bringing a new and distinctive voice to Los Angeles Theatre.

JOHN POLLONO (Producer) is a producer/actor/playwright whose work has been produced at the Ivy Substation, Actor's Circle Theatre, and Theatre Unlimited. He wrote the critically acclaimed RAZORBACK (for Rogue Machine) and the play Lost and Found which had its world premiere in 2006, directed by John Perrin Flynn. John won the 2010 Nettie award for best play in NYC's Network One-Act Play Festival. He has appeared onstage at Rogue Machine, the Odyssey Theatre in The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (LA Weekly Award Nominee) and A Small Tragedy. Film credits include feature films Thunder Geniuses (2008) and Fort McCoy (2009).

ROXAnne Hart (Producer) originated leading roles on Broadway in Michael Weller's Loose Ends, Cheaters, and Peter Nichols' Passion (Tony Nomination). She played Judith in The Devils' Disciple and Jill in Equus. Off Broadway she played Faye in Digby (Drama Desk Award) and appeared in Terrance McNally's Lips Together Teeth Apart, which she reprised at the Mark Taper (Drama Logue Award). Her first film was Lumets' The Verdict. Subsequent films include Highlander, Oh God, You Devil, Lasse Hallestrom's Once Around, Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima, Art School Confidential and the not yet released Salomaybe in which she repeated the role played on stage opposite Al Pacino. Roxanne's many TV appearances include the role of Camille in Chicago Hope, The Last Innocent Man opposite Ed Harris, and Mags Church in PBS's Painting Churches.

RANT & RAVE occurs on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 8pm. ROGUE MACHINE in Theatre Theater is located at 5041 Pico Blvd., LA, CA 90019. Tickets are $15 and may be reserved by calling (323) 930-0747 or at www.roguemachinetheatre.com

What: RANT & RAVE
Writers this month: Daniel Jordan Booth, Kate Connor, Emmy Lou Diaz, Michael Coleman, Devon Gummersal, Rob Manuel, Jenny Martin, and J. Keith van Stratan.
Produced by: John Pollono and RoxAnne HartPresented by: ROGUE MACHINE

Where:
ROGUE MACHINE in Theatre Theater5041 Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90019 (West of La Brea)

When:
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 8pm

How:
For reservations call (323) 930-0747 or online at www.roguemachinetheatre.com

How Much:
Tickets are $15
A $5 discount if you can present a ‘past due' bill of yours from the last two months

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