PRESS RELEASE — SIXTH AVENUE TOWN HALL READING SERIES PRESENTS “LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHANNUKAH” — TUESDAY 12/9 AT 8PM

SIXTH AVENUE TOWN HALL
BACK ROOM PLAY READING SERIES
ENDS ITS 2014 SEASON WITH
LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHANNUKAH
BY JOSHUA HARMON
DIRECTED BY LUKE KANTER
AT AKBAR IN SILVER LAKE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 8PM

Sixth Avenue’s Town Hall Back Room Reading Series will end its 2014 season with Love in the Time of Channukah, written by Joshua Harmon and directed by Luke Kanter, it was announced today by Sixth Avenue producer Adam Silver. The play will be read one night only, Tuesday, December 9 at 8:00 at Akbar in Silver Lake.

The cast will feature (in alphabetical order) JD Barton, Will Branske, Dylan Chouinard, Pip Lilly, Chelsea London Lloyd, Alain Pierre, and Rick Shattuck. Love in the Time of Channukah tells the tale of Gayboi, a college freshman celebrating Channukah on his own for the very first time. With a motley crew by his side — funky bff, Neanderthal-lite homophobic roommate, studly str8 crush, flaming sidekick, and a fairy godperson — can Gayboi build a collegiate family of friends and find true love? A proper gay fantasia, sans Kushner. Joshua Harmon wrote last year’s NYC hit Bad Jews (which received both Outer Critics Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award nominations) and which will have its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in the summer of 2015.

Town Hall is Sixth Avenue’s monthly play reading series taking place on the second Tuesday of every month at Akbar. A slate of events for 2015 will be announced shortly.

Akbar, Silver Lake’s “neighborhood oasis,” is located at 4356 W. Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested at www.6avenue.org. For more information on Sixth Avenue and Town Hall, visit www.6avenue.org.

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12-02-14

PRESS RELEASE — SIXTH AVENUE TOWN HALL READING SERIES PRESENTS “ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING: THE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER MUSICAL”

SIXTH AVENUE TOWN HALL
BACK ROOM PLAY READING SERIES
CONTINUES WITH
JOSS WHEDON’S
ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING:
THE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER MUSICAL
DIRECTED BY TONY SOTO
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY DAN WESSELS
AT AKBAR IN SILVER LAKE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 8PM

Sixth Avenue’s Town Hall Back Room Reading Series continues with Joss Whedon’s Once More, With Feeling: The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Musical, directed by Tony Soto with musical direction by Dan Wessels, it was announced today by Sixth Avenue producer Adam Silver. The musical episode will be read one night only, Tuesday, November 11 at 8:00 at Akbar in Silver Lake.

Along with a live rock band, the cast will feature Nicci Claspell as Buffy along with (in alphabetical order) Tom DeTrinis, Jay Donnell, Geoffrey Going, Ashley Joyce, Natalie Lander, James Lynch, Kimberly Moore, Reagan Osborne, and Cailan Rose. In Once More, With Feeling, the classic episode from Season Six of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a mysterious force compels the Sunnydale residents to burst into musical numbers revealing their innermost secrets and desires.

Town Hall is Sixth Avenue’s monthly play reading series taking place on the second Tuesday of every month at Akbar. On December 9, Sixth Avenue will read Love in the Time of Chanukah by Joshua Harmon (Bad Jews) directed by Luke Kanter. A slate of events for 2015 will be announced shortly.

Akbar, Silver Lake’s “neighborhood oasis,” is located at 4356 W. Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested at www.6avenue.org. For more information on Sixth Avenue and Town Hall, visit www.6avenue.org.

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11-04-14

PRESS RELEASE — SIXTH AVENUE TOWN HALL PLAY READING SERIES PRESENTS “5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE” — TUES 10/14 AT 8PM

SIXTH AVENUE TOWN HALL
A BACK ROOM PLAY READING SERIES
PRESENTS
5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE
BY EVAN LINDER AND ANDREW HOBGOOD
DIRECTED BY BROOKE SEGUIN
AT AKBAR IN SILVER LAKE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 8PM

Sixth Avenue’s Town Hall Back Room Reading Series has announced it will present 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood at Akbar in Silver Lake. The play will be read one night only, Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00.

Directed by Brooke Seguin, the cast will include (in alphabetical order) . In 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, it’s 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. Will they be able to keep their cool when Communists threaten their idyllic town?

Sixth Avenue was founded by Adam Silver in 2011 with a focus on creating bold and boundary-pushing theatre experiences that continue the conversation long after the event. Past productions include the world premiere of William Nedved’s Fact & Fiction directed by Dámaso Rodriguez, and the Los Angeles premiere of Adam Szymkowicz’s Nerve directed by Michael Matthews.

Town Hall is Sixth Avenue’s new monthly play reading series and will take place on the second Tuesday of every month at Akbar. Following 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, readings are scheduled for November 11 and December 9 with more to be announced for 2015.

Akbar, Silver Lake’s “neighborhood oasis,” is located at 4356 W. Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Admission is free, but reservations are suggested at www.6avenue.org. For more information on Sixth Avenue and Town Hall, visit www.6avenue.org.

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10-9-14