Studio C Artists and Theater Asylum/Combined Artform Presents HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Studio C Artists announces a limited run of HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS, featuring short plays, written by Craig A. Bealer, Dean Donofrio, and Pippa Hinchley, directed by John Coppola and Dean Donofrio; produced by Studio C and Theater Asylum/Combined Artform. The show opens Friday, DECEMBER 2, 2016, continuing on consecutive Fridays and Saturdays through DECEMBER 16th. All performances start at 8:00 PM, at the Studio C Artists performance space along Theatre Row in Hollywood.

HOMELESS FOR THE HOLIDAYS offers a bit of something for everyone from comedic to sentimental. Pieces include: BIG BONE CHRISTMAS, a piece about dogs that can talk but only on Christmas Eve, directed by John Coppola, starring Mandy Denoux, Dan O'Reilly, Dominick Vicchiullo and Rachel McLachlan; KINDNESS OF STRANGERS, directed by Dean Donofrio, starring Sean Vincent Biggins, Lena Bouton and Michael Cotter; KILLER CHRISTMAS, a piece about the ghost of Christmas past at Macy's basement sale, directed by John Coppola, starring Kassara Donnelly and Christopher Costanzo.

John Coppola was born in Brooklyn, NY, and has had a multifaceted career as a director, producer, actor and teacher. He began his acting career over twenty years ago while attending Yale's prestigious Dramat Purple Crayon. He has appeared on Broadway numerous times (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, American Buffalo) and in films such as Into the Paradise, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Out of Gas on Lover's Leap, and You Gotta Leave Your Mark. As a director, John has helmed over 25 theatrical productions in New York, Los Angeles, and abroad. The movie Possibility, which he directed, took the 2005 Grand Jury Prize for short film at the New York International Film and Video Festival. As part of Studio C Artists, John offers private coaching to a thriving group of students, established actors, and movie stars.

Dean Donofrio is a writer. How wonderful for him. Dean has produced six shows on stage in Los Angeles, five featuring a collection of his original one-act plays - Loose Change in 2009, Shut Your Stupid Face And Other Suggestions in 2010, Early Warning Signs in 2011, Nothing Is Different But Everything Has Changed in 2012, and Things People Do When They're Desperate in 2014. He also produced one full length play at Studio C in 2014 called How To Plan A Holiday Miracle. Having worked in both film and television, wearing many different hats, Dean's primary goal is to receive money to write. He has recently been commissioned to adapt a book into a full-length play callEd Smithville, and has two feature screenplays in development, 6 Figures written with Matt Harry, and Whack Job.

THEATER ASYLUM/COMBINED ARTFORM - Matthew Quinn (Executive Producer) has been involved in theater production and venue management for over 20 years in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He created Combined Artform in 1998 with Producer Bertha Rodriguez to produce full and co-productions, explore multi-media, including live online internet programming and be active members in the performance community. For Combined Artform, stand out productions include Santaland Diaries (now in its 15th year at the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco), BLINK & You Might Miss Me, Jane Austen Unscripted (w/Impro Theatre), A Tuna Christmas, Pulp Shakespeare, How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse- US Version and Tilted Frame. Matthew and Bertha are active supporters of the Hollywood Fringe Festival where as a venue they hosted 30% of the 2016 festival. In 2010, Matthew started the Asylum's Best of the Fringe (ENCORE Awards) and in 2016 BEYOND ENCORES. From the ENCORES, he has co-produced extensions of Pulp Shakespeare, Pokemusical, Sunny Afternoon, Meet & Greet and WOMEN (w/Beth Dies), Suicide Notes and Pick of the Fringe (nominated for best variety 2015).

The running schedule for Homeless for the Holidays is as follows: Fridays - December 2nd, 9th, and 16th; and Saturdays - December 3rd and 10th. All shows at 8pm. Approximate running time is 60 minutes. The ticket price is $20.00 at the door for general admission. Reservations can be made by visiting nowplaying.studiocartists.com. Studio C Artists is located at 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., on Theatre Row, in Hollywood, CA.