Janet Wood News

On Wednesday, June 1, 2011, the company of the hit Off-Broadway comedy Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage! is pleased to welcome 'Three's Company' star Joyce DeWitt in the title role.

On Wednesday, June 1, 2011, the company of the hit Off-Broadway comedy MISS ABIGAIL'S GUIDE TO DATING, MATING, AND MARRIAGE! is pleased to welcome 'Three's Company' star Joyce DeWitt in the title role.

The Group Rep will end its production of SWEET SUE, by A.R. Gurney, directed by Ernest A. Figueroa, April 25, at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood.

Middle-aged women will love A. R. Gurney's play Sweet Sue about a woman's desire for a younger man. Currently on stage at Group rep, Sweet Sue receives a fine, extremely well-acted production helmed by artistic director Ernest Figueroa.

The Group Rep presents SWEET SUE, by A.R. Gurney, directed by Ernest A. Figueroa, opens Friday, March 19, at 8:00 pm. The play runs Friday and Saturday, 8:00 pm, Sunday, 2:00 pm, March 19 through April 25, at the Lonny Chapman Theatre in North Hollywood.

Artistic director Ernest Figueroa has been steadily making changes at Group Rep @ Lonny Chapman since he began the position September, 2009. 'Ernest's intent is to keep Lonny's legacy alive while moving the membership of the theater forward with new and innovative ideas,' said Janet Wood, newly elected Board President. 'With his vast theater experience as a producer, director, playwright and actor, Ernest has both a strong artistic sensibility and solid business savvy. In addition, he epitomizes an exciting energy and direction for our theater. Already, everything is moving forward at a fast clip, with a new board, a new season, new ideas and untold possibilities.' It is a rebirth of sorts for the 36 year-old theater company. In our interview he talks about the changes and their overall effect on the progress of the company.

The Group Rep at the Lonny Chapman Theatre has chosen Ernest A. Figueroa as its new Artistic Director to succeed longtime Artistic Director Lonny Chapman, who was at the helm of The Group Rep company for more than three decades, until his death in 2007.