Amir Levi News

Four Clowns is a physical, musical and emotional journey into what it means to be human. Follow four clowns - sad, mischievous, angry and nervous - as they lament and reminisce about their past. As the old adage goes, 'laughter is the best medicine,' but laughter comes most earnestly when reflecting on past sorrows. As the clowns tell their tales of woe and elation from childhood to adulthood we discover that they are all the same...and so are we.

Housed in the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel and Spa, The Coterie is LA's newest musical playground. On any given night, audiences can expect to see performances from the best musical talent from Broadway, Film, TV, and the Indie Music scene.

Four Clowns is a physical, musical and emotional journey into what it means to be human. Follow four clowns - sad, mischievous, angry and nervous - as they lament and reminisce about their past. As the old adage goes, 'laughter is the best medicine,' but laughter comes most earnestly when reflecting on past sorrows. As the clowns tell their tales of woe and elation from childhood to adulthood we discover that they are all the same...and so are we.

Fresh off their Top of the Fringe win at the 2011 Hollywood Fringe, Four Clowns toured the nation with their original show this summer. And now that it's all said and done they are back home, in Los Angeles for their Homecoming Stretch in a new tightened seventy-five minute version with a fresh ending, that was sculpted as they traversed the country.

Male Matriarch - the autobiographical story of its star and creator Amir Levi - challenges postmodern gay identity through his cultural desire to create a nuclear family based on traditional values. Strongly influenced by the love stories of his mother and grandmother, Amir shares his Builla's rhythm, his mother's taste in curly-haired men, and thinks he's destined to be the next matriarch of his Mexican Jewish American family.

What starts out as a playful show with and about Four Clowns, ends up being a tiny masterpiece about the obscenities and atrocities of humanity. It's not without joy, though, as there is much physical comedy with tumbles and pratfalls, but the emphasis seems to veer in the direction of violence and crude behavior. Its mission is clearly to make a life-affirming statement. As children play and start to hit one another innocently, a simple slap turns into a slug or punch and that punch encompasses bullying and abuse of others; aggression in its earliest stages can lead to all-out hostility and war. And it does with chaotic consequences. Like a caricature of life, Four Clowns leaves an indelible impression.

FOUR CLOWNS is a physical, musical and emotional journey into what it means to be human. Follow four clowns who represent the four clown archetypes; the sad clown, the mischievous clown, the angry clown and the nervous clown as they lament and reminisce about their past.

Thursday, Mar. 4th, an exceptional cast will open an 8 show run of FOUR CLOWNS conceived and directed by Jeremy Aluma at the Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theater.

This year as the Long Beach Playhouse is celebrating their 81st season as a company, Alive Theatre will be starting their 4th year as one. Yet, this March the two companies will be joining together to co-produce 4 Clowns. 4 Clowns, conceived and directed by Jeremy Aluma premiered at the 2010 Hollywood Fringe Festival and won the Award for Best in Physical Theater and Dance and was nominated for two other awards in its short five show sold-out run.

Thursday, Mar. 4th, an exceptional cast will open an 8 show run of FOUR CLOWNS conceived and directed by Jeremy Aluma at the Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theater.

This year as the Long Beach Playhouse is celebrating their 81st season as a company, Alive Theatre will be starting their 4th year as one. Yet, this March the two companies will be joining together to co-produce 4 Clowns. 4 Clowns, conceived and directed by Jeremy Aluma premiered at the 2010 Hollywood Fringe Festival and won the Award for Best in Physical Theater and Dance and was nominated for two other awards in its short five show sold-out run.

An exceptional 23 person cast will open a limited engagement of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at CoA at the Alexandria (3rd floor).

An exceptional 23 person cast will open a limited engagement of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at CoA at the Alexandria (3rd floor).

An exceptional 23 person cast will open a limited engagement of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at CoA at the Alexandria (3rd floor).

An exceptional 23 person cast will open a limited engagement of Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at CoA at the Alexandria (3rd floor). The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis marks the inaugural collaboration of Urban Theatre Movement and Company of Angels. Urban Theatre Movement is a multicultural collective of artists dedicated to creating accessible art and life changing experiences through innovative theatre that serves and mirrors our rich and diverse community. Direction is by Jeremy Aluma.

EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE, Paul Adams, Artistic Director, and Derek Jamison, Associate Artistic Director, present the Illuminating Artists- New Works Series, for three weeks at TADA Theatre. Performances begin Monday, April 27, 2009, and continue through Sunday, May 17, 2009.

EMERGING ARTISTS THEATRE, Paul Adams, Artistic Director, and Derek Jamison, Associate Artistic Director, present the Illuminating Artists- New Works Series, for three weeks at TADA Theatre. Performances begin Monday, April 27, 2009, and continue through Sunday, May 17, 2009.