Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK) presents the Los Angeles premiere of Le Moche (The Ugly One), a satirical comedy that explores society's fixation on physical beauty, tonight, May 28 and tomorrow, May 29, 2015.
Written by Marius von Mayenburg and performed by members of La Troupe du Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, the exhilarating Le Moche follows talented engineer Lette who struggles for recognition, thwarted by an ugly face.
Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, and tickets are available here. The play runs for 75 minutes with no intermission. Performances start at 7:30pm and are in French without subtitles. A no host bar will be available. Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz at Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles is located at 10361 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064 (310-286-0553). To learn more about Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz, visit www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com.
"When I read the script, I immediately loved the play," says Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz Director Pierre Leloup, who also directs the play. "It makes you laugh as well as think, a rare combination on stage."Marius von Mayenburg, Playwright - German playwright Marius von Mayenburg was born in Munich in 1972. He studied Old German at university in Munich, before moving to Berlin in 1992, where he did a course in playwriting at the Hochschule der Künste from 1994 to 1998. In 1998, he became a member of the artistic direction team at the Baracke, the studio theatre of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. In 1999, he went with Thomas Ostermeier to work as artistic director and playwright-in-residence at the Berliner Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz.
His first play, Haarmann, was initially performed at Baracke (Deutsches Theater in Berlin) in 1996. Fireface, written in 1997, was his breakthrough as a dramatist. The play was performed at Munich Kammerspiele the following year. His play Perplex saw its English-language premiere in April 2014 at the Sydney Theatre Company (Australia). For Fireface, von Mayenburg was awarded the Kleistförderpreis für junge Dramatiker and Preis der Frankfurter Autorenstiftung.Videos