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ANTON IN SHOW BUSINESS by Jane Martin is a satirical romp across the stage of American Theatre, that holds a hilarious mirror up to the live theatre entertainment from coast to coast. The story focuses on Holly (Gillian Shure), a wildly popular TV star, who needs to get theatrical street cred to be considered for film. On a whim she signs on to do Anton Chekov's "Three Sisters" in a small repertory theatre in Texas where she can hire directors and pull all the strings as the show's financial backer. The entire cast is portrayed by women in this ensemble piece that combines the depth of Chekov and the levity of a Bravo sitcom.

TIME STANDS STILL is so well written with honest observations on modern life, and directed with an intimate understanding of the characters, the audience is positioned as flies on the wall watching the action as if we are reflecting on our own lives as well as the characters. The actors are totally focused and feed off the energy emanating from each other from moment to moment, making the action and emotions all the more real and heartfelt. This is truly a brilliant piece of theater, posing thought-provoking unanswerable questions.

Following a brush with death delivered by a roadside bomb while on location as a photographic journalist, Sarah Goodwin has an emotional recovery in store that is every bit as real as her physical injuries. As she and her life companion, correspondent James Dodd, struggle to make sense of their lives stateside, in the wake of their war-torn realities; they are joined by their editor and his much-younger girlfriend, who are entering a life-changing season of their own.

Following a brush with death delivered by a roadside bomb while on location as a photographic journalist, Sarah Goodwin has an emotional recovery in store that is every bit as real as her physical injuries. As she and her life companion, correspondent James Dodd, struggle to make sense of their lives stateside, in the wake of their war-torn realities; they are joined by their editor and his much-younger girlfriend, who are entering a life-changing season of their own.

In anticipation of opening Macbeth as the centerpiece of its summer season, Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival is exploring Shakespeare's complex tale of inappropriate desire and dire consequences in the Independent Studio.

In anticipation of opening Macbeth as the centerpiece of its summer season, Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival is exploring Shakespeare's complex tale of inappropriate desire and dire consequences in the Independent Studio.

Little Fish Theatre today announced the opening of the second show of its 2013 season, Neil Simon's, CHAPTER TWO. A semi-autobiographical story about Simon's romance with actress Marsha Mason, this charming story about love 'the second time around' is considered one of Simon's most poignant and endearing comedies.

Little Fish Theatre today announced the opening of the second show of its 2013 season, Neil Simon's, CHAPTER TWO. A semi-autobiographical story about Simon's romance with actress Marsha Mason, this charming story about love 'the second time around' is considered one of Simon's most poignant and endearing comedies.

A celebration of 65 years as the oldest, continuously operating theatre in the United States, the Glendale Centre Theatre (GCT) couldn't have better kicked its 2012 season into high gear than by mounting Philip Van Doren Stern's adaptation of the Frank Capra classic motion picture It's a Wonderful Life… a beautiful testament to ordinary people who, through the course of doing what they think is right, become everyday heroes who touch the lives of the friends, family, and neighbors around them. Director Diedra Celeste Miranda and producers Brenda and Tim Dietlein have faithfully and lovingly brought this classic piece of celluloid to life on their intimate, but sizeable in-the-square stage surrounded by nearly 400 seats.