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Picnic at The Odyssey

Dates: (3/24/2023 - 5/28/2023 )

Theatre:

The Odyssey

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles,CA 90025

Phone: (310) 477-2055

Tickets: $25-$40

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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a revival of the sensual, passionate and delightfully funny Pulitzer Prize winning play by William Inge. Set in small town Kansas, this is a sexy world, dangerous and cruel, where residents keep each other in their place while longing to break free. When a handsome young drifter named Hal arrives on the eve of the annual Labor Day picnic, his combination of uncouth manners and titillating charm sends the women reeling — especially the beautiful Madge. Friendships are pushed to the limit and the fragile line between restraint and desire is stretched thin. Winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., West Los Angeles, 90025; $25-$40 / Pay-What-You-Will at Monday evening performances; (310) 477-2055; OdysseyTheatre.com.


• Wednesdays at 8 p.m.: May 10 & May 17 ONLY
• Fridays at 8 p.m.: March 24, April 28, May 19, May 26 ONLY
• Every Saturdays at 8 p.m.:
• Every Sundays at 2 p.m.
• Mondays at 8 p.m. April 17, April 24, May 8 ONLY

News About Picnic at The Odyssey

DINNER WITH FRIENDS To Be Presented At The Zephyr Theatre This April
DINNER WITH FRIENDS To Be Presented At The Zephyr Theatre This April
March 15, 2024

DINNER WITH FRIENDS, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Donald Margulies, will be presented by Adriano Aragon and Foursome Productions at the Zephyr Theatre.

Review: PICNIC at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Review: PICNIC at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
April 03, 2023

This production of Inge’s play (also a 1955 movie) has its moments while consistently delivering the longing, the dissatisfaction and, yes, also the sensuality that PICNIC offers up. ur critic think of PICNIC at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble?

Photos: Odyssey Theatre's Revival Of PICNIC Opens Tonight
Photos: Odyssey Theatre's Revival Of PICNIC Opens Tonight
March 24, 2023

Picnic, the sensual, passionate and delightfully funny Pulitzer Prize winning play by William Inge, opens tonight at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in an all-new production directed John Farmanesh-Bocca. Check out the photos, below.

Interview: Director John Farmanesh-Bocca On His Vision For PICNIC By William Inge
Interview: Director John Farmanesh-Bocca On His Vision For PICNIC By William Inge
March 21, 2023

John Farmanesh-Bocca is a multi-award-winning physical theatre director, the Founding Artistic Director of both Not Man Apart - Physical Theatre Ensemble (2005-2015) and Shakespeare Santa Monica (2003-2014). Now he has shifted gears to go on a search for America by directing the sensual, passionate, and delightfully funny Pulitzer Prize winning play Picnic by William Inge, with his version featuring an entirely Black American cast. I decided to speak with him about his vision for presenting the quintessentially American play and the unique challenges faced while shifting gears from physical movement to character development.

Physical Theater Artist John Farmanesh-Bocca to Direct PICNIC at The Odyssey
Physical Theater Artist John Farmanesh-Bocca to Direct PICNIC at The Odyssey
February 15, 2023

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble will present a revival of Picnic, the sensual, passionate, and delightfully funny Pulitzer Prize-winning play by William Inge. Directed by multiple award winner John Farmanesh-Bocca (Tempest Redux, Lysistrata Unbound), performances will run March 25 through May 28 at the Odyssey Theatre in West L.A.

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