West Coast Premiere of ELEVATOR by Michael Leoni Plays Hudson Guild, 7/29
By: BWW News Desk Jul. 29, 2010
An 11:11 Experiment is thrilled to bring back, straight from its wildly successful run as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the west coast premiere of ELEVATOR, with original music by Mario Marchetti, written and directed by Michael Leoni (The Playground) and produced by Michelle Kaufer and Schoen Smith. ELEVATOR will open on Thursday, July 29 and perform through Sunday, August 22 at the Hudson Guild Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.
Based on the original short film, "Someplace In Between," (an Official Selection of the 2009 LA Shorts Film Festival), ELEVATOR is a comedic examination into the human psyche. When seven strangers get stuck in an elevator, it's only a matter of time before the truth comes out.A Female CEO, A Business Man, An Assistant, A Hot Girl, A Musician, A Maintenance Man and a Goth Girl; from the outside, we think we know who they are, don't we? Yet, when forced together, given nothing but four walls and each other, these archetypes prove to be anything but "typical." Their preconceived notions, stereotypes and judgments are challenged at every turn, as one by one they shed their masks and reveal their truths.In 2004 Michael made the move to Los Angeles and produced The Playground, a Rock Music-infused piece inspired by the lives of homeless kids and teenage runaways. Written and directed by Leoni, The Playground debuted on stage in Los Angeles and continued to run at least once a year for the next five consecutive years. It is now a feature film currently in development. To learn more about The Playground visit: theplaygroundmovie.com.
Michael has also wrote and directed the short films; Radford Rd., Deliver Us, Spare Some Change and Someplace In Between, an Official Selection in the 2009 LA Shorts Film Festival. He is currently in post-production on America Street Kid, a powerful, feature-length documentary that takes us onto the streets and into the real lives of America's homeless youth. Currently in development, Michael has two feature films, a television series and two stage musicals. Founder of the organization Spare Some Change, Michael created and launched an Artistic Mentoring Program which exposes street youth to the arts and motivates them to create change in their lives www.sparesomechangethemovement.com.
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