NEWS RELEASE — BRIMMER STREET THEATRE CO. ANNOUNCES PUBLIC STAGED READINGS OF “COMMUNION” BY CHRISTINA CIGALA

BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY
ANNOUNCES PUBLIC STAGED READINGS OF
COMMUNION
A PLAY BY CHRISTINA CIGALA
AS PART OF ITS
BREAKING GROUND PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

As part of its 2016 Breaking Ground play development program, Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced two public staged readings of Communion by Christina Cigala. The readings will be presented on Sunday, May 22 at 2pm and 4:30pm at Moving Arts, 1822 Hyperion Avenue, in Silver Lake. Running time is 70 minutes with no intermission; admission is free and no reservations are required. Following each reading, audiences will be invited to engage in a brief discussion with the playwright and participating artists.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company’s Breaking Ground play development initiative is dedicated to collaborative new play development. Over the course of the seven-week project, BSTC’s ensemble works with local playwrights to move drafts of original plays to finalized scripts through the discovery and collaboration of an abbreviated rehearsal process, design consultation, and finally a staged reading. Communion was chosen by the BSTC ensemble from dozens of submissions.

Christina Cigala’s Communion: to get married at the beautiful St. Valentine’s Cathedral in Malibu, three couples of varying devotion must join Father Chad on a Catholic engagement retreat to learn what it means to be be faithfully married. When it’s revealed that only one couple will get the coveted available date for their nuptials, all hell breaks loose in this dark comedy about faith, marriage, and the church. Directed by Toby Meuli, the reading will feature (in alphabetical order) Lizzie Adelman, Kate Amis, Doug Burch, Katharine Everett, Kendall Foote, Kim Imafidon, David Jette, and Jon Prescott. Audience members who would like to read the play in advance may email djette@brimmerstreet.org for a script.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company is a non-profit ensemble theatre that creates and produces new works of theatre in order to cultivate artists and engage audiences in Los Angeles. By working from a select core of talented artists, BSTC aims to produce a unique brand of American theatre that is rooted in a common experience and driven by their commitment to building better theatre that is challenging, extraordinary, and inspiring.

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05-12-16

NEWS RELEASE — BRIMMER STREET THEATRE CO. ANNOUNCES PUBLIC STAGED READINGS OF “THE SCRAMBLING CLASS” BY AMY TOFTE

BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY
ANNOUNCES PUBLIC STAGED READINGS OF
THE SCRAMBLING CLASS
A NEW PLAY BY AMY TOFTE
AS PART OF ITS
BREAKING GROUND PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

As part of its 2016 Breaking Ground play development program, Brimmer Street Theatre Company has announced two public staged readings of a new play, The Scrambling Class by Amy Tofte. The readings will be presented on Saturday, April 30 at 8pm and Sunday, May 1 at 8pm at 2123 Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake (this is a residential address and the performance space is outdoors). Running time is 80 minutes with no intermission. Admission is free and no reservations are required. Following each reading, audiences will be invited to engage in a brief discussion with the playwright and participating artists.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company’s Breaking Ground play development initiative is dedicated to collaborative new play development. Over the course of the seven-week project, BSTC’s ensemble works with local playwrights to move drafts of original plays to finalized scripts through the discovery and collaboration of an abbreviated rehearsal process, design consultation, and finally a staged reading. The Scrambling Class was chosen by the BSTC ensemble from dozens of submissions.

In Amy Tofte’s The Scrambling Class, a group of best friends reunite on a camping trip with the intent of supporting a friend in need. But the unexpected responsibilities of adulthood and their complicit crimes are too much for all of them to take. So they kill the truth … and bury it. Directed by Eric Hunicutt, the reading will feature (in alphabetical order) Ben Fuller, Dan Gordon, Amy K. Harmon, Tyler Jenich, Emilia Richeson, Jessica Sherif, and Alex Whittington. Audience members who would like to read the play in advance may email djette@brimmerstreet.org for a script.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company is a non-profit ensemble theatre that creates and produces new works of theatre in order to cultivate artists and engage audiences in Los Angeles. By working from a select core of talented artists, BSTC aims to produce a unique brand of American theatre that is rooted in a common experience and driven by their commitment to building better theatre that is challenging, extraordinary, and inspiring.

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04-20-16

NEWS RELEASE — BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY 2016 BREAKING GROUND SERIES NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

CALLING ALL PLAYWRIGHTS!
BRIMMER STREET THEATRE COMPANY’S
2016 BREAKING GROUND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
★ NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS ★

Breaking Ground, Brimmer Street Theatre Company’s play development program, is now accepting submissions for 2016. Breaking Ground is an opportunity for playwrights to work with BSTC’s ensemble and other artists to finalize a fully-drafted script-in-progress through a collaborative rehearsal process culminating in a workshop performance. The application deadline is Sunday, February 21 at midnight.

Breaking Ground is a play development program aimed to move nearly-completed scripts to a final draft through the collaboration and discovery provided by a rehearsal process. Writers interested in polishing a script using an ensemble-driven, collaborative process are encouraged to visit www.brimmerstreet.org/breaking-ground to complete an application and submit the current draft of their script. Projects will be selected by the BSTC ensemble based on the play’s potential fit for the company; writers are encouraged to submit plays with smaller-sized casts. Selected playwrights will receive a small stipend. Screenplays will not be considered.

The Breaking Ground program is a follow-up initiative to BSTC’s seven-years-strong Blueprint Series, through which playwrights advance an idea for a play from a brainstorm to a first draft script. The goal of Breaking Ground is to advance a rough draft to a final script that is ready for possible production. Both programs are funded in part by a grant from the LA County Arts Commission.

Brimmer Street Theatre Company is a non-profit ensemble theatre that creates and produces new works of theatre in order to cultivate artists and engage audiences in Los Angeles. By working from a select core of talented artists, BSTC aims to produce a unique brand of American theatre that is rooted in a common experience and driven by their commitment to building better theatre that is challenging, extraordinary, and inspiring.

Applications for the 2016 Breaking Ground program are available for download at www.brimmerstreet.org/breaking-ground. Actors, directors, designers, and producers interested in participating as collaborative artists should email info@brimmersteet.org.

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02-03-16