The Porters Of Hellgate Present Shakespeare & Wilkins' PERICLES

The Porters are happy to announce the first show of their 11th Season: Pericles marks the 24th Shakespearean Production the company has mounted in that time. Artistic Director Charles Pasternak returns to the directing chair and Leon Russom to the boards. They last worked together on 2014's production of Henry V, a critical and audience hit, which received Ovation, Broadway World, and VAlley Theatre Award nominations.

Pericles will open April 29 at the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre in North Hollywood for a 6-week run.

Mr. Pasternak founded the Porters in 2006 and has since directed thirteen productions for the company. He is an award-winning actor and director specializing in Shakespeare, whose work has carried him across the country. Recent credits include three seasons with The Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, three seasons with the Indiana Repertory Theatre, and four seasons with Shakespeare Santa Cruz, amongst many others.

Mr. Russom is perhaps most famous for throwing a coffee mug at Jeff Bridges head as the Sheriff of Malibu in the Coen Brothers' "The Big Lebowski," but LA theatre-goers and critics have been able to enjoy his brilliant stage career firsthand. Highlights include award nominated performances in Buried Child, Henry V, And Neither Have I Wings to Fly, Endgame, and Juno and the Paycock. He first joined the Porters as Gloucester in King Lear, alongside Larry Cedar in the title role. Most recently, he took on the role of Lear himself with the Loft Ensemble.