Stories by Heart Plays Mark Taper Forum

Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner Lithgow offers a touching and humorous reflection on storytelling as the tie that binds humanity in "Stories by Heart." In this piece he traces his roots as an actor and storyteller, interspersing his own stories with two classic short stories that were read to him when he was a child.

Lithgow imparts the wonder and joy he felt when he first heard Wodehouse's "Uncle Fred Flits By" (1935), a funny story about a nephew taken on an afternoon's escapade by his mischievous uncle, and Lardner's "Haircut" (1925), a darkly comic tale told by the local barber about a small-town practical joker who gets his due.

DATES/TIMES: Preview January 4 at 8 p.m. Opens January 5 at 8 p.m.

Continues through February 13, 2011.

Performance Schedule:

Tuesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2:30 and 8 p.m.;

Sundays at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. No performance on Mondays.

Exceptions: No general public performances on January 25 and 26 (student performances only).

TICKET INFO: Ticket Prices: $20 - $70

Tickets are available by calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at (213) 628-2772, in person at the Center Theatre Group box office or on-line at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Hot Tix: $20 each can be purchased in advance or, subject to availability, on the day of performance at the box office (no checks). Groups: (213) 972-7231. Deaf community: Information & charge, TDD (213) 680-4017.
LOCATION: Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum

At the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A., 90012