SPECIAL EVENT: Edward Asner and June Squibb in WHATEVER YOUR HEART DESIRES at Theatre 40, 7/31
Eight-time Emmy® Award-winner Edward Asner (Lou Grant; The Mary Tyler Moore Show; Roots; Rich Man, Poor Man) and Academy Award® nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) star in a staged reading of WHATEVER YOUR HEART DESIRES, a play by Christine Rosensteel.
Playwright Christine Rosensteel elaborates, "In Whatever Your Heart Desires, Daniel and Issy are an elderly married couple who have enjoyed a long and happy life together. Daniel is less in control of his faculties with the advance of years, and Issy in painfully aware of their isolation and peril. Edward Asner and June Squibb portray Daniel and Issy with the grace of grandparents who exude endless love."
Candy and Harley - young and homeless - take Daniel home after he's fallen on the street. Seeing the house and the elders' plight ignites mixed emotions over finding their "gold mine." Fueling the flames is Harley's evil half-brother, Keith.
Rosensteel shares, "It is a play that evokes laughter and tears, conveying a bittersweet story that captures both the perils of aging: isolation, loss of family and friends, loss of capacity to think or climb stairs; and the dreams of frustrated youth: achievement, comfort, love. Overall, it is a love story, depicting value in multi-generational relationships: the elders possess wisdom to impart to youths who sometimes have desire to learn."
Several of Ms. Rosensteel's plays have been produced in Los Angeles, including A Widow's Kiss, Cherry Pie, and That Kind Of Woman.
This event is a rare opportunity to see acclaimed stars Edward Asner and June Squibb perform an in person staged reading of Christine Rosensteel's play WHATEVER YOUR HEART DESIRES on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 7:00 pm. The one-time performance takes place at Theatre 40, 241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212, in the Reuben Cordova Theatre on the campus of Beverly Hills High School, with ample free parking in the parking structure adjacent to the theatre.
Admission is $20. Reservations by phone (310) 364-3606 or via online ticketing at www.theatre40.org
Edward Asner, photo courtesy of Theatre 40
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