Rogue Machine's EL NINO Extends Through April 22nd

Will the winds blow? The rains come? The cat die? Legendary local playwright Justin Tanner fashions a new laugh-out-loud comedy that encompasses his talent for writing and touching on an equally brilliant underbelly of sadness for humankind. Once again discover all that you've come to love about a Tanner piece, including his regular cast.

Justin Tanner (Pot Mom, Heartbreak Help, Day Drinkers, and Piano Lessons, Zombie Attack! and Teen Girl) is a Los Angeles playwright working with such notable actors as French Stewart, Mark Ruffalo, Laurie Metcalf, Pamela Adlon, John Glover and Fred Willard. In addition to his work in theatre, Justin wrote for multi-award winning television series such as My So-Called Life (with Clair Danes and Jared Leto) andGilmore Girls. His pilot Silver Lake was produced by Aaron Spelling.

Director Lisa James is a multi-award winner for her work on Heartstopper (LA Weekly Award), Palladium is Moving, (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award), Lynn Siefert's Litte Egypt, Wendy MacLeod's The Water Children (LADCC nomination and Garland Awards), Justin Tanner's Bitter Women (LADCC Award), Bold Girls, and The Visible Horse (LADCC and Garland Awards). World Premieres include Beth Henley's Tight Pants, Billy Aaronson's The News, ASCAP/Disney presentation Scream (music by David Foster),

Cast includes Melissa Denton (Andrea), Maile Flanagan (Colleen), Danielle Kennedy (June), Joe Keyes (Kevin), Jonathan Palmer (Todd), and Nick Ullett (Harvey)

Rogue Machine Theatre received 12 Ovation Award nominations in 2017 (two noms for BEST PRODUCTION), winning for BEST SEASON, last year garnering the Polly Warfield Award for Outstanding Season from the LA Drama Critics Circle (for the second time). They received the Shubert Foundationgrant, awarded to select theatre organizations for their artistic achievement, administrative strength, and fiscal stability along with company's development of new work and other significant contributions to the field of professional theatre in the United States. RMT is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing's 2014 National Theatre Company Grant, given only to 12 theatre companies in the country, Rogue Machine (BEST PRODUCTION for three years - Ovation, andLADCC Awards) presents plays that are new to Los Angeles, and the company has garnered recognition for their work in upwards of 80 awards and nominations.

EL NIÑO continues on Saturdays and Mondays at 8:30pm, Sundays at 3:00pm through April 22, 2018. Rogue Machine is located in The Met, 1089 N Oxford Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029. Tickets are $40. Reservations: 855-585-5185 or at www.roguemachinetheatre.com

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