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Following on the heels of its wildly successful production of King Lear, The Antaeus Company will again offer Los Angeles audiences the chance to see two fully double-cast ensembles perform in its upcoming production of The Autumn Garden by Lillian Hellman.

In a guest house on the Gulf, a hundred miles from New Orleans, old friends gather in a summer home to rediscover connections, rekindle lost relationships, and find peace - only to find that they can't rewrite the stories of their past. The Antaeus Company, L.A.'s classical theater ensemble, presents The Autumn Garden by Lillian Hellman, directed by Larry Biederman. Four gala openings of the fully double-cast production, two with each cast, take place October 28-31, with performances continuing through December 19 at Antaeus' interim home, Deaf West Theatre in the NoHo Arts District. Low-priced previews begin October 22.

A fresh new interpretation of classic 'The Glass Menagerie,' Tennessee Williams' compelling saga of the Wingfield family in the 1940s and their struggle with illusion and reality. Tom, the son, is torn between his role as the family breadwinner and his desire to lead a life of his own; his mother, Amanda (played by Tony Award-winning Judith Ivey), is a former Southern belle trying to maintain her dignity and her control in the gloom of their St. Louis tenement; and Laura, his frail sister, has retreated to an imaginary world caring for her collection of glass animals. Into their lives comes Jim, the Gentleman Caller, who changes the family forever.

Following on the heels of its wildly successful production of King Lear, The Antaeus Company will again offer Los Angeles audiences the chance to see two fully double-cast ensembles perform in its upcoming production of The Autumn Garden by Lillian Hellman.

With the generous support of the The Noël Coward Foundation, Antaeus presents a weekend of events celebrating the master writer in all of his manifestations! Drawing on the title of an early Coward play, Antaeus' THE YOUNG IDEA PROJECT joyfully advances our mission of keeping great classics vibrantly alive for the next generation of artists and audiences.

With the generous support of the The Noël Coward Foundation, Antaeus presents a weekend of events celebrating the master writer in all of his manifestations! Drawing on the title of an early Coward play, Antaeus' THE YOUNG IDEA PROJECT joyfully advances our mission of keeping great classics vibrantly alive for the next generation of artists and audiences.