Theatricum's new play development program, Botanicum Seedlings, continues to inspire growth by reaching out to a mix of emerging and award-winning playwrights for SeedlingsFest, its second festival of new plays. This Festival of (short) Playreadings features two days of plays written on a theme - 'Certified Organic' - expressly for this event, giving Theatricum company members and audiences the opportunity to sample fresh new works that are 100% natural and pesticide-free - and enjoy seasonal gourmet treats and live music as part of the package. SeedlingsFest takes place Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, at 1 pm. Admission is Free; donations gratefully accepted.
Stage and television series regular Judith Chapman portrays the fragile and mercurial movie star Vivien Leigh in the Los Angeles premiere of Rick Foster's critically acclaimed one-woman play, Vivien. Produced by The Troubadours of Daytime, Vivien will open as a limited engagement at the award-winning Rogue Machine Theatre.
Stage and television series regular Judith Chapman portrays the fragile and mercurial movie star Vivien Leigh in the Los Angeles premiere of Rick Foster's critically acclaimed one-woman play, Vivien. Produced by The Troubadours of Daytime, Vivien will open as a limited engagement at the award-winning Rogue Machine Theatre.
'Botanicum Seedlings,' The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's development series for playwrights, announces the recipient of the 2nd annual 'Izzy' award.
'Botanicum Seedlings,' The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's development series for playwrights, announces the recipient of the 2nd annual 'Izzy' award.
The 2011 Garland Award recipients were announced today, honoring the best of Los Angeles theatre. Under the voting system each Garland winner was named on at least three critics' 'Best of 2010' lists. Each critic listed up to five nominees for each category except performance, up to 10 nominees for performance in musical productions and 10 for straight plays. Here are the critics' lists, minus the winners.
The critics who voted are Jeff Favre, Hoyt Hilsman, Travis Holder, Eric Marchese, Dany Margolies, Dink O'Neal, Melinda Schupmann, Madeleine Shaner, Les Spindle, Neal Weaver, and Jennie Webb. Back Stage thanks them, as we hope you will when you see them this year, for their perpetual devotion to Southland theater large and small.
It is, perhaps, an unexpected turn: a classical repertory company like The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum embracing new plays. But for the last nine years, Theatricum has made the commitment to nurture the unpublished, un-produced works of, yes, living playwrights. And the theater's new play program, 'Botanicum Seedlings: A Development Series for Playwrights,' is now on the lookout for individuals with a background in - or love of - the arts and literature who would like to join the group of artists at the core of the program.
Silk Road Theatre Project in association with the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago and Millennium Park presents Dawn's Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi
Silk Road Theatre Project in association with the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago and Millennium Park presents Dawn's Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi
Silk Road Theatre Project in association with the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago and Millennium Park presents Dawn's Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi
Silk Road Theatre Project in association with the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago and Millennium Park presents Dawn's Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi
Silk Road Theatre Project in association with the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago and Millennium Park presents Dawn's Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi
Theatricum's play development program, Botanicum Seedlings, continues to foster its relationship with local playwrights by producing its first ever festival of new short plays. The Fall (short) Playreading Festival features the works of emerging and award-winning writers based in the L.A. area, all of whom have been involved with Seedlings. A harvest of eight short plays based on the theme 'backyard fruit,' along with gourmet seasonal refreshments, The Fall (short) Playreading Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, November 20 & 21, at 2 pm. Admission is Free; donations gratefully accepted.
Theatricum's play development program, Botanicum Seedlings, continues to foster its relationship with local playwrights by producing its first ever festival of new short plays. The Fall (short) Playreading Festival features the works of emerging and award-winning writers based in the L.A. area, all of whom have been involved with Seedlings. A harvest of eight short plays based on the theme 'backyard fruit,' along with gourmet seasonal refreshments, The Fall (short) Playreading Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, November 20 & 21, at 2 pm. Admission is Free; donations gratefully accepted.
A comedy about mothers, daughters, and other things that imply some sort of responsibility. A shopping trip where characters find themselves examining much more than their fashion choices. With an absurdist edge, this sometimes ruthless journey throws light on the stuff that we all accumulate as we move through life...and the rather circuitous paths we follow to convince ourselves we're rid of it.
A comedy about mothers, daughters, and other things that imply some sort of responsibility. A shopping trip where characters find themselves examining much more than their fashion choices. With an absurdist edge, this sometimes ruthless journey throws light on the stuff that we all accumulate as we move through life...and the rather circuitous paths we follow to convince ourselves we're rid of it.
There's something new happening in town. A grassroots movement working to ensure fair representation of women playwrights on LA-area stages is gaining momentum - the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative, or the LA FPI.
The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's nine-year old development series for playwrights, 'Botanicum Seedlings,' announces the recipient of the first annual 'Izzy' award. The winning play, How to Shoot a Bull Moose by New York playwright Jonathan Goldberg, was presented as part of last season's spring playreadings.
