Skylight Theatre Company's ROTTERDAM Earns Five Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominations

Extended three times, and closing Sunday, January 28th, Skylight Theatre Company's "Rotterdam" by Jon Brittain, has just received FIVE Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award nominations for excellence in the categories of Production, Writing, Ensemble, and 2 nominations for Lead Performance.

Directed by Michael A. Shepperd, the ensemble cast includes Ryan Brophy as Josh (Young Arts 2014 Finalist/Silver Award winner), Audrey Cain as Lelani (East West Players production of La Cage Aux Folles, and Friends in Transient Places by Fresh Produce'd LA with appearances at the Fountain Theatre, Chalk Rep and EST-LA), Ashley Romans as Fiona/Adrian (Charm at Celebration Theatre in 2016, and The Devil Lives in Clarksville County), and Miranda Wynne as Alice (Cissy Franks in the West Coast premiere of Punk Rock at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble).

Producers Gary Grossman, Hartshorn - Hook Productions, Tony Abatemarco, Andrew Carlberg, along with Associate Producers Josh Gershick, Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx, and Christian Aguilar presented the West Coast Premiere of "Rotterdam" in Los Angeles at the Skylight Theatre.

Skylight Theatre Company discovers, develops and produces new works that expand mainstream theatre while nurturing and educating the people who create them. A recipient of the prestigious Steinberg National Theatre Critics Citation (Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea - Nathan Alan Davis), Skylight's resident PlayLAb writers have been recognized with productions nationwide, a national 2014 USA Ford Fellowship in Theater and Performance (Sigrid Gilmer), and locally as a winner in the 2015 Humanitas/CTG Playwriting Prize (Louisa Hill - Lord of the Underworld's Home for Unwed Mothers). Skylight won 4 Ovation Awards in 2014 for The Wrong Man and Pray To Ball (the most of any intimate theatre in LA).

As the play opens, it's New Year's. Rotterdam, 2017. Alice has finally found the courage to email her parents to tell them she's a lesbian. But before Alice hits send, her girlfriend Fiona reveals that she has always identified as a man, and now wants to live as one, sending their relationship into a tailspin.

Weekly post Sunday matinee discussions panels were assembled and curated by Josh Gershick and Elissa Barrett for Skylight's "Beyond Conversation" series, becoming as popular as the production itself, and allowing audiences to gain deeper insights into the themes of the play.

BEYOND CONVERSATION Series

Sunday, January 28th - MOTHERS OF TRANSGENDER CHILDREN: Whether ursine or human, Mother Bears ferociously protect their young. These mothers of transgender children, fierce advocates, discuss what they've learned in their fight to make their communities safe for all gender-nonconforming children. Guests: Emily Power, Cindy Byrne, Jackie Maloney, Tina Sarafa, Wendy Warren

This is the final weekend to see "Rotterdam." Closing performance Sunday, January 28th makes way for Skylight's Rolling World Premiere of National New Play Network's "The Madres" Stephanie Alison Walker Rotterdam runs at 8:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays; 2:00pm on Sundays; and 8:00pm on Mondays through January 28, 2018. Skylight Theatre is located at 1816 1/2 N. Vermont Ave, LA, 90027. Tickets are $15 - $41. Reservations: 213-761-7061 or or 866-811-4111. Online at http://SkylightTix.com