Theatre Unleashed to Bring A FEAST OF SNACKS to Hollywood Fringe

Theatre Unleashed will bring back the critically acclaimed crowd favorite A Feast of Snacks to Hollywood Fringe at the Lounge Theater over the month of June

A Feast of Snacks is an anthology of four bite-sized comedic musicals from acclaimed playwright Michael Gordon Shapiro that span a number of different styles, working together to create an hour of laughter and sing-out-loud theatre.

In The Charmed Life (Co-written with Mark Harvey Levine), Margie has experienced unnaturally good luck her entire life. One afternoon she discovers the source of her good luck: a secret admirer, who for years has been covertly making her life better.

In Climb the Smallest Mountain, miniature golf legend Darius "Duke" McGovern seems poised to win his seventh world championship until a competitor finds a loophole in the rules that allows him to disrupt Duke's game.

In HMS Headwind, the merry crewmembers of an 18th century British frigate have one problem: their failure to capture a single enemy vessel.

And in a brand new piece, The Escape Artist, making its WORLD PREMIERE, the overly confident Scotty shows us the ropes of getting out of jury duty...until he meets a stubborn judge and a potential rival.

"A Feast of Snacks is pure fun: There is a heartfelt, uplifting core to each of the stories, wrapped in the pageantry of musical theatre," said director Julia Plostnieks.

The show made its West Coast premiere last fall and TU execs quickly became aware they had a hit on their hands.

"When we did it last year, night after night I had patrons telling me that it was the perfect Fringe show and they would love to see it again at the Hollywood Fringe!" said Artistic Director Jenn Scuderi Crafts. "We are so excited to bring this delightful piece to Fringe this year and introduce a whole new audience to this collection of clever and hilarious mini-musicals."

The show is the latest in a series of Theatre Unleashed musicals that have proved popular with patrons and critics alike, including POPE! An Epic Musical, The Spidey Project and Super Sidekick. A Feast of Snacks follows in the footsteps of the company's hit show of last Hollywood Fringe, Sleeping Around.

A Feast of Snacks

Music, book and lyrics by Michael Gordon Shapiro

Directed byJulia Plostnieks

Produced by Theatre Unleashed

SYNOPSIS:

A Feast of Snacks is an anthology of four bite-sized comedic musicals from acclaimed playwright Michael Gordon Shapiro that span a number of different styles, working together to create an hour of laughter and sing-out-loud theatre. In The Charmed Life (Co-written with Mark Harvey Levine), Margie has experienced unnaturally good luck her entire life. One afternoon she discovers the source of her good luck: a secret admirer, who for years has been covertly making her life better. In Climb the Smallest Mountain, miniature golf legend Darius "Duke" McGovern seems poised to win his seventh world championship until a competitor finds a loophole in the rules that allows him to disrupt Duke's game. In HMS Headwind, the merry crewmembers of an 18th century British frigate have one problem: their failure to capture a single enemy vessel. And in a brand new piece, The Escape Artist, making its WORLD PREMIERE, the overly confident Scotty shows us the ropes of getting out of jury duty...until he meets a stubborn judge and a potential rival.

DATES AND TIMES:

*Friday, June 3 - 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 12 - 11:55 a.m.

Sunday, June 19 - 10 p.m.

Friday, June 24 - 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 25 - 11:55 a.m.

*Friday, June 3 is a preview show

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