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

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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

Failure Twitter BannerCoeurage 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 — COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY SETS FUNDRAISER FOR SUNDAY 7/5 AT 7PM

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

Coeurage Gala Fundraiser 2015Coeurage 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