Announcing: Elephant Theatre Company’s “Baby Doll” By Tennessee Williams Opens 11/11/11

ELEPHANT THEATRE COMPANY
CONCLUDES 15TH SEASON WITH RARELY PRODUCED
BABY DOLL BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS
CAST AND CREW SET; REHEARSALS UNDERWAY

OPENS FRIDAY, 11/11/11 AT THE LILLIAN THEATRE
EXTENDED THRU JANUARY 22, 2012

The Elephant Theatre Company, David Fofi and Lindsay Allbaugh, Co-Artistic Directors, in association with Double A Productions, has announced its production of Baby Doll by Tennessee Williams, directed and designed by Joel Daavid, at the Lillian Theatre in Hollywood. There will be one preview performance on November 10, with opening night set for Friday, November 11 at 8:00. Baby Doll will play a limited engagement through December 18 – extended through January 22, 2012.

Adapted by Williams from his own one-act play 27 Wagons Full of Cotton, the film was released in 1956, directed by Elia Kazan. At that time, it was labeled “notorious, salacious, revolting, steamy, lewd, suggestive, provocative, and morally repellent.” It was also nominated for four Academy Awards, including best adapted screenplay. Baby Doll is an effort to decode modern sexual politics; it is also a timely rehashing of the familiar struggle of America’s “everyman.” The story centers around the arranged marriage of a doltish and passionate owner of a Southern cotton gin, and his stunningly beautiful and tenacious virgin bride who stubbornly refuses to consummate their marriage until the day of her 20th birthday. Compounding this fiery battle of wills is the arrival of a crafty and dark Sicilian gin mill magnate who covets both the dolt’s wife and his business.

The cast of Baby Doll is Lulu Brud, Tony Gatto, Ronnie Marmo, and Jacque Lynn Colton, along with (in alphabetical order) Josh Benton, Dave Metz, Chloe Peterson, Bernadette Speakes, Yecenia Torres, Carl Wawrina, and Michael Wilkie. With set and lighting design by Joel Daavid, the costume design is by Noelle Raffy, and sound design is by Matt Richter. Original music is composed by Nick Block and movement choreography is by Adam Haas Hunter. The stage manager is Rebecca Schoenberg, and Baby Doll is produced for the Elephant and Double A Productions by David Fofi, Anita Lee, and Sean Thomas.

There will be one preview performance on Thursday, November 10 at 8pm. Opening night is Friday, 11/11/11 at 8:00. Admission is $15 for the preview, $25 for regular performances, and $30 for opening night, which includes a post-performance reception with the cast. The regular running schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 7pm, and the engagement will run through December 18 – extended through January 22, 2012. There is no performance on Friday, November 25. Tickets are on sale now, and may be purchased by calling (323) 960-4420 or by reserving online at www.plays411.com/babydoll or www.elephanttheatrecompany.com.

For more information, go to www.elephanttheatrecompany.com. Visit the Elephant on Facebook, and follow us on twitter @elephanttheatre. The Lillian Theatre is located at 1076 N. Lillian Way (just west of Vine, off Santa Monica Boulevard), in Hollywood. Street parking is available.

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10-12-11
Updated 12-06-11

Announcing: Elephant Theatre Company Presents “Love Sick” Sept. 21 – Oct. 9 Nov. 5

ELEPHANT THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
LOVE SICK BY KRISTINA POE

OPENS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 AT THE ELEPHANT SPACE
EXTENDED TO SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

The Elephant Theatre Company, David Fofi and Lindsay Allbaugh, Co-Artistic Directors, has announced the world premiere of Love Sick by Kristina Poe, directed by Fofi, at the Elephant Space in Hollywood. There will be two preview performances on September 21 and 22, with opening night set for Friday, September 23 at 8:00. Love Sick will play a limited engagement through October 29.

Love Sick is a graphic tale which follows one woman’s dark and comic quest for revenge. When Emily’s happily ever after comes crashing down, she embarks on a journey of seduction, power, coercion and self-discovery which quickly descends into a riddled web of mysterious and alluring encounters. Playwright Kristina Poe wrote Love Sick, her first play, as a member of LAByrinth Theater Company in New York City. Poe is currently at work on her new play, The Restlessness of Desire.

The cast of Love Sick(in alphabetical order) is Robert John Brewer, Kerry Carney, Etienne Eckert, Michael Friedman, Christopher Game, Laura Harman, Alexandra Hoover, Kate Huffman, Louis Douglas Jacobs, Melanie Jones, Nikki McCauley, Dominic Rains, Kenny Suarez, Caryl West, and Salvator Xuereb. The set design is by Elephant Stageworks, lighting design is by Matt Richter, costume design is by Louis Douglas Jacobs, and sound design is by Joseph Slawinski. The stage manager is Rebecca Schoenberg, and Love Sick is produced for the Elephant by Lindsay Allbaugh, Cheryl Huggins, and Tara Norris.

There will be two preview performances on Wednesday, September 21 and Thursday, September 22 at 8pm. Opening night is Friday, September 23 at 8:00. Admission is $15 for previews, $20 for regular performances, and $30 for opening night, which includes a post-performance reception with the cast. The regular running schedule is Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and the engagement will run through October 29. Tickets are on sale now, and may be purchased by calling (877) 369-9112 or by reserving online at www.elephanttheatrecompany.com.

For more information, go to www.elephanttheatrecompany.com. Visit the Elephant on Facebook, and follow us on twitter @elephanttheatre. The Elephant Space is located at 6322 Santa Monica Boulevard (just west of Vine), in Hollywood. Street parking is available.

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08-29-11

Announcing: “100 Saints You Should Know” Extended Through July 16

ELEPHANT THEATRE COMPANY’S WEST COAST PREMIERE OF
100 SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 16, 2011

Due to popular demand, The Elephant Theatre Company’s West Coast Premiere of 100 Saints You Should Know has been extended through July 16, 2011.

In 100 Saints You Should Know, a priest who must reconcile his desires with his role in the church, a teenage boy confused about his own sexual identity, and a young woman desperate for spiritual validation, are all brought together on one fateful night in which they will discover the tenuous common ground they share. 100 Saints You Should Know is a compelling and heartbreaking journey in search for self in a discriminatory and alienating world. Co-artistic director Lindsay Allbaugh directs.

The cast features (in alphabetical order) Brendan Farrell, Kate Huffman, Cheryl Huggins, Marco Naggar, and Pamela Roylance. The set design is by Jeffery Eisenmann, lighting and projection design is by Joel Daavid, costume design is by Louis Douglas Jacobs, and sound design is by Peter Bayne. The stage manager is Laura Perez.

The performance schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm through July 16.   All tickets for regular performances are $20.  To purchase tickets, call (877) 369-9112 or reserve online: www.elephanttheatrecompany.com. Also, visit the Elephant on Facebook and follow us on twitter @ElephantTheatre.

The Elephant Space is located at 6322 Santa Monica Boulevard (just west of Vine), in Hollywood. Street parking is available.

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06-15-11