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NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ THE 11:11 SET TO OPEN ON SATURDAY 6/2 ▪︎ NEW THEATRE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD

NEW THEATRE
SET TO OPEN IN WEST HOLLYWOOD
SATURDAY, JUNE 2

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
WITH MAYOR JOHN DURAN
THURSDAY, JUNE 7, AT 2PM

OPEN HOUSE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING 

The 11:11, a new performance venue in the heart of West Hollywood, is set to officially open its doors. Founded in the early 70s and originally called the Globe Playhouse, it was renamed the Macha Theatre in 2000. Now, under the ownership of theatre and film production company An 11:11 Experience, the venue is expanding beyond traditional theatre to include live music, comedy, pop-up art-exhibits, film screenings, and private events.

On Saturday, June 2, at 8pm, The 11:11 will host the theatre’s debut entertainment event, Good Vibes Live, featuring music, dance, comedy, and art. More information on this special evening and a list of participating artists will be announced shortly. Tickets are on sale now at www.the1111space.com.

On Thursday, June 7, at 2pm, West Hollywood Mayor John Duran will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the public is invited. Said Duran, “West Hollywood is thrilled to welcome The 11:11 to the Creative City. Cultural arts and entertainment are central to our image and mission and we look forward to having this new artists’ venue host great performances from across the entertainment spectrum for a very long time to come.”

Following the ribbon cutting, The 11:11 will host an open house through 6pm. Guests will see the remodeled and upgraded theatre space and a lobby that includes a lounge area and café boasting a retro, 70s, rock & roll vibe. Hors d’ouvres and cocktails will be served.

The 11:11 is located at 1107 N. Kings Road in West Hollywood, 90069.

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05/25/18

NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ “THE STORY OF MY LIFE” SET FOR FIVE PERFORMANCES IN HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

CHROMOLUME THEATRE PRESENTS

THE STORY OF MY LIFE

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY NEIL BARTRAM

BOOK BY BRIAN HILL

MUSIC DIRECTION BY RICHARD BERENT

DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MARCHAK 

2018 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

FIVE PERFORMANCES ONLY

JUNE 3, 9, 12, 16, 23

 

Chromolume Theatre will present the Neil Bartram/Brian Hill musical The Story of My Life in the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival, it was announced today. Under the direction of Michael Marchak, the cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Daniel Koh and Andrew Schufman. Music direction is by Richard Berent. The show will run for five performances only at the Hobgoblin Playhouse beginning June 3 at 7:30pm.

Performance dates and times are as follows — Sunday 6/3 at 7:30pm; Saturday 6/9 at 4:30pm; Tuesday 6/12 at 7pm; Saturday 6/16 at 10pm; Saturday 6/23 at 7:30pm.

The Story of My Life is an intimate one-act musical that candidly explores the simplicity of human need and the complexity of emotions under which it lies. Lifelong friends Alvin and Thomas embark on a journey of remembrance following Thomas’s death. Through music and song, the men recount their adventures, explore their past dissonance, and ultimately discover what’s at the base of every strong friendship … love. Running time is 90 minutes.

After runs at Canadian Stage Company (2006) and the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut (2008), The Story of My Life made its Broadway debut in 2009. Amazon.com describes the musical as, “an authentic and affecting work, told through a series of songs in turn playful, touching, and dramatic.” One New York critic predicted, “When the original cast recording comes out, see if you don’t find yourself moved to Google the name of some long-lost friend with whom you simply lost touch. The Story of My Life inspires us to reconnect with those who were part of the earliest chapters of our own life stories.”The Hollywood Fringe Festival is an annual, open-access, community-derived event celebrating freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts community. Each June during the Hollywood Fringe, the arts infiltrate the Hollywood neighborhood: fully equipped theaters, parks, clubs, churches, restaurants and other unexpected places host hundreds of productions by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers.

Tickets forThe Story of My Life are $15 and may be purchased online at www.crtheatre.com/story.html or by phone at (323) 205-1617. The Hobgoblin Playhouse is located at 6520 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, 90028.

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05/23/18

NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ “THREE BLIND DATES: SEE HOW THEY RUN!” SET FOR HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

11 WEST PRODUCTIONS

PRESENTS

THREE BLIND DATES:

SEE HOW THEY RUN!

THREE ONE-ACT PLAYS

BY JOHN DOBLE

DIRECTED BY JC GAFFORD

 

2018 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

SIX PERFORMANCES ONLY

JUNE 2, 7, 17, 18, 21, 23

 

Three Blind Dates poster​11 West Productions has announced a Hollywood Fringe Festival production of Three Blind Dates: See How They Run!, three one-act plays written by John Doble and directed by JC Gafford at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre beginning June 2, at 2pm. The plays are A Serious Person, Tatyana and the CableMan, and Coffee House, Greenwich Village. The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) Nikk Alcaraz, Jessica Beligni, Eric Bettencourt, Brittany Gandy, Meghan Modrovsky, and Nick Moss.

 

​Performance dates and times are as follows — Saturday 6/2 at 2pm; Thursday 6/7 at 9pm; Sunday 6/17 at 12:30pm; Monday 6/18 at 7pm; Thursday 6/21at 5pm; and Saturday 6/23 at 4:30pm. Running time is 80 minutes.

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Three blind dates — no problem, right? A Navy vet meets a woman with convictions about everything from cannibalism to the crucifixion. Then East meets West as a beautiful Russian woman encounters a Fox-News-loving cable man. Finally, in a coffee house, a lonely man meets a femme fatale. 

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About Three Blind Dates: See How They Run! — These plays have won acclaim at the LaBute New Theater Festival in NYC and St. Louis, at the MidtownInternational Theatre Festival in NYC, the Eclectic Company Theatre in Los Angeles, the Nantucket Short Play Festival, the Segora One-Act Play Competition inFrance, and the One Festival in London as well as the Belper Best Play Prize.

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Director JC Gafford has been on the Los Angeles theatre scene since 1986. He has degrees from LA Valley College, Cal Arts, and New York University. He is an award-winning director, designer, and production stage manager as well as theatre generalist who over the last 20 years has worked with such acclaimed actors as RonnMoss, Michael T. Weiss, and Richard Kind and at such notable theatres as LATC and the Zephyr in LA, MerkinConcert Hall and Provincetown Playhouse in New York, and many others. He is co-founder of InfinitusTheatreworks, a theatre arts consultation, services, and design firm.

 

​John Doble’s plays include A Serious Person, Tatyana and the Cable Man, Coffee House, Greenwich Village, To Protect the Poets, Reunion Run, The Mayor Who Would Be Sondheim, Ten Commandments, and The Mortgage. In addition to NYC and LA, his plays have been produced in Nantucket MA; Burlington WI; Binghamton NY; Hudson, NY; Sonora, CA; and in London, Arundel, Westcliff-on-Sea, and Belper, UK. Hisplays have received acclaim in numerous national competitions. His short stories have appeared in various literary magazines and a collection, Lefty and Other Stories, was published by Clemson University and nominated for the Southern Book Award. 

​The Hollywood Fringe Festival is an annual, open-access, community-derived event celebrating freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts community. Each June during the Hollywood Fringe, the arts infiltrate the Hollywood neighborhood: fully equipped theaters, parks, clubs, churches, restaurants and other unexpected places host hundreds of productions by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers.

Tickets for Three Blind Dates: See How They Run! are $12 and may be purchased online at www.HFF18.org/5078 or by phone at (323) 455-4585. The Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre is located at 5636 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, 90038.        

 

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05/14/18


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