PRESS RELEASE — COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY PARTNERS WITH SILVER LAKE FOOD PANTRY

COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY
AND ITS PRODUCTION OF TREY PARKER’S
CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL
PARTNER WITH
SILVER LAKE FOOD PANTRY

Coeurage Theatre Company (Jeremy Lelliott, Artistic Director; Nicole Monet, Managing Director), LA’s ‘Pay What You Want’ Company, has announced a partnership with Silver Lake Food Pantry, a community food bank serving the Silver Lake area, during the run of Trey Parker’s Cannibal! The Musical at the Lyric-Hyperion Theatre. Coeurage’s ongoing goal is to expand the reach of its productions outside the walls of the theatre and into the community that the company serves.

Each Friday night for the remainder of the Cannibal! run has been designated ‘Food Bank Friday’ when audience members may bring non-perishable foods to the theatre, all of which will be delivered directly to the Food Pantry. Donors will receive a pair of tickets to the first Coeurage Theatre production of 2015. In addition, Cannibal! cast members, company members, and friends of Coeurage will be volunteering on Wednesday, November 12 and Wednesday, November 19 to hand out food at the Pantry. Those interested in participating should send an email to Coeurage Marketing & Development Associate Katie Pelensky at katiep @ coeurage.org.

The Coeurage Theatre Company production of Cannibal! The Musical has received unanimous critical raves. Says Ryan McRee of neontommy.com, “Coeurage Theatre Company’s production of Cannibal! The Musical is a true thrill for anyone who wants to see what barebones theatre can do.” Ellen Dostal at BroadwayWorld.com says, “… a surprisingly satisfying musical comedy about people eating dead people and singing and dancing while they do it. If you’ve got a sense of humor and don’t mind a little gore, you’re gonna love it.” And from Travis Michael Holder at ArtsInLA.com, “… there’s not a moment of this wonderfully silly musical treat that won’t make you howl with laughter.”

The remaining performances of Cannibal! The Musical are as follows — Fridays, November 14 and 21 at 8pm and Saturdays, November 15 and 22 at 8pm and midnight. All seats are available on a ‘Pay What You Want’ basis and may be reserved online at www.coeurage.org/tickets or by calling (323) 944-2165.

The Lyric-Hyperion Theatre & Cafe is located at 2106 Hyperion Avenue in Los Angeles, 90027. Street parking is available.

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