Announcing: Wasatch Theatrical Ventures Presents “Our House” by Theresa Rebeck, Opening 6/30 at the Lounge Theatre

WASATCH THEATRICAL VENTURES ANNOUNCES
WEST COAST PREMIERE OF
OUR HOUSE
BY THERESA REBECK
DIRECTED BY KIFF SCHOLL

DARKLY COMIC LOOK AT AMERICA’S OBSESSION
WITH REALITY TELEVISION
OPENS JUNE 30, 2012 AT THE LOUNGE THEATRE
FOR SIX WEEKS ONLY

Wasatch Theatrical Ventures has announced the West Coast premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s Our House, helmed by award-winning director Kiff Scholl, for a limited engagement at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood. There will be one preview performance on June 29, with opening night set for Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 8:00. Our House will play through August 5.

Are news and entertainment interchangeable? In Our House, a cocksure TV big shot faced with dwindling ratings installs America’s favorite news anchor as host of a popular reality show. Meanwhile, in Middle America, a houseful of roommates bickers over high-stakes real-world conflicts: Merv doesn’t clean the bathroom. Someone ate Alice’s yogurt. And the rent is long past due. When reality collides with reality TV, we find ourselves front and center in a drama that holds the nation riveted. Our House is a deliciously scathing new comedy that takes on a media-obsessed culture intent on turning even the most sobering crisis into sexy entertainment.

Theresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright throughout the United States and abroad whose work also includes The Scene, The Water’s Edge, Loose Knit, The Family of Mann, Spike Heels, Bad Dates, Poor Behavior, View of the Dome, Omnium Gatherum (co-written with Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros and a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2004) and The Understudy. She has written two novels, Three Girls and Their Brother and Twelve Rooms with a View. She is also an award-winning writer and producer for television, including the shows Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Brooklyn Bridge, Dream On, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, and she is the creator of NBC’s Smash, among others.

Award-winning director Kiff Scholl most recently served as director of Hyper-Chondriac at the Asylum Lab and Expecting to Fly at the Elephant Space. Other Los Angeles directing credits include Kill Me, Deadly and Shake at Theatre of Note, and Don Giovanni Tonight, Don Carlo Tomorrow at Sacred Fools, about which the LA Times said, “Director Kiff Scholl has few peers at keeping us intrigued.”

The cast of Our House will feature (in alphabetical order) Mark Belnick, Ajarae Coleman, Patrick Hancock, Rachel Germaine, Kyle Ingleman, Jennifer Kenyon, and JB Waterman. The set design is by Dan Mailley, lighting design is by Matt Richter, costume design is by Sharell Martin, and sound and video design is by Corwin Evans. The stage manager is Stephaine Boltjes, and Our House is produced for Wasatch Theatrical Ventures by Racquel Lehrman and Theatre Planners.

There will be one preview performance of Our House on Friday, June 29 at 8pm. Opening night is set for Saturday, June 30 at 8:00. General seating admission is $12.50 for the preview, and $25 for regular performances. The running schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 7pm, through August 5 only. Tickets are on sale now, and may be purchased online at www.plays411.com/ourhouse or by calling (323) 960-7773.

The Lounge Theatre is located at 6201 Santa Monica Boulevard (just east of Vine, at El Centro), in Hollywood. Street parking is available.

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06-04-12

Announcing: “Pedestrian” Set for Limited Run at Lounge Theatre Opening 4/29

PEDESTRIAN
A NEW COMEDY BY RITA O’FARRELL
SET FOR LIMITED RUN AT LOUNGE THEATRE
PERFORMANCES BEGIN FRIDAY, APRIL 27

Pedestrian, a new comedy by Rita O’Farrell which had its world premiere in the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival, will have a limited run at the Lounge Theatre, it was announced today. Directed by Marjo-Riikka Makela, performances will begin on Friday, April 27, with opening set for Sunday, April 29 at 7pm. The limited engagement will run through May 27 only.

Pedestrian is the tale of Sherry and Dennis, a young couple flirting with upwardly mobile status, whose world is suddenly thrown out of balance due to a strange incident on a subway platform. Dealing with circumstances that unsettle what Sherry and Dennis thought was a perfect life, they begin to question when to strive for structure and safety, and when to settle for less. Meanwhile, a collection of very odd and unique plant life makes an unexpected appearance.

Rita O’Farrell’s other plays, Icebox Genius and Apologetic Killer, have been produced at various Fringe Festivals around the country. The cast of Pedestrian will feature (in alphabetical order) Daniel Ball, Kristyn Chalker, David Collier, Max (a dog), Gary McKee II, Olga O’Farrell, and Luis Sosa. Technical direction is by Daniel Moseid, the lighting design is by Jonathan Daroca, and the stage manager is Mary Naylor. Pedestrian is produced at the Lounge Theatre by Rita O’Farrell, Chekhov Studio International, and Theatre of Wolves.

Pedestrian will play two preview performances on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, at 8pm. Opening night is set for Sunday, April 29 at 7:00, and the engagement will continue through May 27 only. The running schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8:00, and Sunday at 7:00, with one added Thursday performance on May 24, at 8pm. Pedestrian tickets are on sale now ($20 for general admission), and may be purchased by visiting www.brownpapertickets.com/event/237242, or by calling (509) 389-8405. For more info, visit www.chekhovstudio.com.

The Lounge Theatre is located at 6201 Santa Monica Boulevard (at El Centro), in Los Angeles, 90038. Street parking is available.

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04-14-12

Announcing: Water

LEFT TO RIGHT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
WATER
BY MARIOS STILIANAKIS
OPENS SEPTEMBER 10 AT THE LOUNGE THEATRE
FOR SIX WEEKS ONLY

Left to Right Productions has announced the world premiere of Water, written and directed by Marios Stilianakis, at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 8pm.  There will be one preview performance on Thursday, September 9. Water will play a strictly limited engagement through Sunday, October 17.

In modern day Iraq, two soldiers, an American and an Iraqi, find themselves in adjacent cells in a Baghdad prison.  Alone and confused about how they got there, they explore their situation, share their stories, and learn about one another and what led them to this place in their lives.  While their co-existence is far from simple, and while they find themselves relying on each other for survival, they begin to realize that they have a lot more in common than what their separate worlds have led them to believe.

Playwright/director Marios Stilianakis is a writer of fiction (Greek Matter, The Undefined Cluster of Happiness), screenplays (short live action films Good Morning Aphrodite, Agatha, and Back in 10, which he also directed), and stage plays.  He also scripted a series for television (The Students).  He has studied at Clark University, City University of London, Harvard University, and UCLA. Stilianakis divides his time between Los Angeles and New York City.

The cast of Water will feature (in alphabetical order) David Bennett and Bobby Naderi. The design team includes David Offner (set), Joe Morrissey (lighting and sound), Alexia Vassiliou (original music and voice), and Monika Hummer (costumes). Casting is by Kevin Shaw. Valerie Salas is the production stage manager, and Water is being produced for Left to Right by Zeke Rettman, along with executive producers Augusto Guerra and John Hodder and associate producers Constantinos Isaias and Corbin Frost.

There will be one lower-priced ($15) preview performance of Water on Thursday, September 9 at 8pm, and opening night is set for Friday, September 10 at 8:00. The playing schedule is Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm through Sunday, October. 17. THE MEDIA IS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE ON FRIDAY 9/10, BUT IS ALSO WELCOME AT ANY OTHER PERFORMANCE AFTER THAT DATE. Tickets for regular performances (beginning September 10) are $20 and are available now by visiting www.plays411.com/water or calling (323) 960-7711. A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross Fund for Victims of War. The Lounge Theatre is located at 6201 Santa Monica Boulevard (one block east of Vine), in Hollywood.

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