NEWS RELEASE — COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS LA PREMIERE OF “FAILURE: A LOVE STORY” BY PHILIP DAWKINS — 7/24 at 8PM

COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY
LA’S ‘PAY WHAT YOU WANT’ THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
THE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE OF
FAILURE: A LOVE STORY
BY PHILIP DAWKINS
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MATTHEWS
OPENS FRIDAY, JULY 24
AT GTC BURBANK

Coeurage Theatre Company, LA’s ‘Pay What You Want’ Company, has announced the third production of its 2015 season, the Los Angeles premiere of Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins. Directed by Ovation Award-winner Michael Matthews, there will be three preview performances on July 18, 22, and 23 at 8pm and opening is set for Friday, July 24 at 8pm. Failure: A Love Story will play through August 29 at GTC Burbank.

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Joseph V. Calarco, June Carryl, Cristina Gerla, Kristina Johnson, Margaret Katch, Denver Milford, Gregory Nabours, Kurt Quinn, Brandon Ruiter, Nicole Shalhoub, Neil Taffe, Gina Torecilla, and Brittney S. Wheeler. Scenic design is by JR Bruce, lighting design is by Matthew Denman, and costume design is by Allison Dillard. The stage manager is Emily Abbott.

Failure: A Love Story chronicles the lives, loves, and deaths of the three Fail sisters and the one man who fell in love with each of them. Set against the backdrop of 1920’s Chicago, this touching, whimsical tale explores the impermanence of life and the permanence of love.

There will be preview performances on Saturday, July 18, Wednesday, July 22, and Thursday, July 23, all at 8pm. Opening is set for Friday, July 24 at 8pm. The running schedule is Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm with the following exceptions: no performances on Thursday, August 6 or Saturday, August 15; added performances on Sundays August 9 and 23 at 7pm. The engagement will end on Saturday, August 29. All seats are available on a Pay What You Want basis, and may be reserved online at https://coeurage.secure.force.com/ticket, or by calling (323) 944-2165.

GTC Burbank is located at 1100 W. Clark Avenue in Burbank, 91506. Street parking is available.

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06-25-15

NEWS RELEASE — THE BLANK THEATRE PRESENTS “THE BOOK OF LIZ” BENEFIT STAGED READING ON MONDAY 7/20 AT 8PM

THE BLANK THEATRE
ANNOUNCES A ONE NIGHT ONLY BENEFIT EVENT

A STAGED READING OF
THE BOOK OF LIZ
BY DAVID SEDARIS AND AMY SEDARIS
DIRECTED BY DARIN ANTHONY

PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE BLANK’S ANNUAL
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

ONE NIGHT ONLY
MONDAY, JULY 20 AT 8PM
AT THE LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER’S
RENBERG THEATRE

Hollywood’s Blank Theatre has announced a one night only staged reading of The Book of Liz by David Sedaris and Amy Sedaris, directed by Darin Anthony. The benefit event, which will raise funds for The Blank’s Young Playwrights Festival (currently completing its 23rd year) is set for Monday, July 20 at 8pm at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre.

This staged reading of The Book of Liz will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Blank’s long-running hit and will be performed by members of the original Blank cast (in alphabetical order): Tisha Terrasini Banker (Chastity Bites), Brian Carpenter (Superhero Movie), Matt Crabtree (Failing Upwards), Warren Davis (Yesterday Was A Lie), Bonita Friedericy (Chuck), Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Johanna McKay (Yesterday Was A Lie), David St. James (iCarly), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Too Close for Comfort), Jeff Witzke (Vampires Suck), Sam Zeller (Kinky Boots National Tour), and Tamara Zook (Sons of the Prophet).

In 2005, The Blank Theatre’s production of The Book of Liz, originally slated for a six-week engagement, became a year-long runaway hit. At the conclusion of its run, 22 different actors had played 15 different characters over the course of 192 performances. This benefit reading is produced for The Blank Theatre by Sarah Allyn Bauer, Stacy Reed Payton, and Jeff Witzke.

The Book of Liz follows the hilarious, sweaty journey of Sister Elizabeth Donderstock and her amazing cheese balls. She feels under-appreciated among her traditional Squeamish brethren and decides to leave the quaint community of Custerhaven to try her luck in the outside world. Along the way she meets a cast of crazy characters, including the Cockney-speaking Ukrainian immigrants who take her in and the wait staff of a pilgrim themed restaurant called Plymouth Crock. Is all of this any better than her old life? Can the Squeamish survive without her? Will the cheese balls ever taste good again? The answers to these and so many other questions are found in this quirky comedy by David Sedaris and Amy Sedaris.

Ticket prices for the 10th Anniversary staged reading of The Book of Liz on July 20 at 8pm range from $50—$125 and are on sale now. To purchase online go to www.TheBlank.com or call (323) 661-9827. The LALGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre is located at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place (one block east of Highland, just north of Santa Monica Boulevard), in Hollywood. Free onsite parking is available.

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06-24-15

NEWS RELEASE — COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY SETS FUNDRAISER FOR SUNDAY 7/5 AT 7PM

COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY
SETS FUNDRAISING GALA
SUNDAY, JULY 5 AT 7PM

Coeurage Theatre Company (Jeremy Lelliott, Artistic Director; Nicole Monet, Managing Director), LA’s only Pay What You Want company, has announced a Gala Evening to raise funds for its upcoming production of Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins. The event begins at 7pm on Sunday, July 5 at the famed Formosa Cafe in West Hollywood.

Libations, music, prizes, and Independence Day weekend partygoers will abound. The evening will include live music by Ovation Award-winning company member Gregory Nabours and a silent auction and raffle featuring exciting items as complimentary passes to The Magic Castle, restaurant gift cards, accessories by Coach, fine liquors, free acting classes, and “renting” members of Coeurage Theatre Company to perform various tasks around the house, carpentry, cooking, and even creating your own short film.

The upcoming Coeurage production of Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins, directed by Michael Matthews, is set to open on Friday, July 24 at 8pm at GTC Burbank. Failure is a touching, whimsical tale that explores the impermanence of life and the permanence of love.

Admission to the Coeurage Theatre Company Fundraising Gala is $20 and tickets may be purchased online at www.coeurage.org/tickets or by calling (323) 944-2165. The Formosa Cafe is located at 7156 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, 90046.

Tax deductible donations may also be made online at http://www.coeurage.org/donate/.

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06-24-15