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NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2017 SEASON

COEURAGE THEATRE COMPANY

LA’S PAY WHAT YOU WANT THEATRE COMPANY

ANNOUNCES 2017 SEASON

NICKY
A WORLD PREMIERE BY BONI B. ALVAREZ 

EMILIE: LA MARQUISE DU CHATELET
DEFENDS HER LIFE TONIGHT
BY LAUREN GUNDERSON

THE SECRET IN THE WINGS
BY MARY ZIMMERMAN

Coeurage Theatre Company 2017 logoCoeurage Theatre Company in Los Angeles (Jeremy Lelliott, Artistic Director; Nicole Monet, Executive Director), now beginning its eighth season, has announced its upcoming slate of three plays including Nicky, a world premiere by acclaimed LA playwright Boni B. Alavarez, Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson, and The Secret in the Wings by Mary Zimmerman.

Inspired by Anton Chekhov’s Ivanov, Nicky transforms the world of 1800s Russia into present day Palm Springs. Under the piercing desert sun, characters plod through the unforgiving heat clinging to their self–described identities while chasing after and running away from their true desires. This world premiere play was developed in the Coeurage CoLAB. Directed by Beth Lopes, Nicky will run June 3–July 1.

In Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight, the vibrant 18th century French physicist and mathematician returns for one night to defend her legacy and finish the groundbreaking work for which she was denounced until after her death. This witty, sexy, and passionate exploration harkens back to history – recounting her intellectual and romantic entanglements, including an affair with Voltaire. Emilie will be directed by Coeurage company member Julianne Donelle and is scheduled to run August 12–September 9.

The Secret in the Wings is a witty, magical, and darkly mysterious collage of lesser-known fairy tales. Written by celebrated playwright Mary Zimmerman (Metamorphoses), the play explores simple parables in the context of a surreal, tempestuous dream. Brought to imaginative life by Joseph V. Calarco, Coeurage Associate Artistic Director and Ovation Award–nominated director of The Sparrow and The Yellow Boat, The Secret in the Wingswill run November 11–December 16.

Coeurage’s acclaimed production of Failure: A Love Story by Philip Dawkins, first produced in July and August of 2015, was recently honored by being the inaugural show in Center Theatre Group’s new ‘CTG Block Party’ program. The production, directed by Michael Matthews, received the full support of Center Theatre Group and its staff in order to fund, stage, and market the show. Failure played 11 performances at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

Coeurage Theatre Company exists to make impassioned theatre accessible for all audiences through Pay What You Want admission and fresh, challenging productions. The company’s name is inspired by a re–imagining of the word courage — coeur is French for heart, and rage, meaning fervor; on fire. Together, Coeurage is a heart enflamed with passion, which the company strives to bring to every production.

For more information, visit www.coeurage.org.

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 04-24-17

 

NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ JULIE GOLDMAN: “IT’S A MIRACLE!” ▪︎ ONE NIGHT ONLY AT LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER’S RENBERG THEATRE ▪︎ SATURDAY 5/13 at 8pm

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s

Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center

Presents

JULIE GOLDMAN

IT’S A MIRACLE!

ONE NIGHT ONLY

AT THE LGBT CENTER’S RENBERG THEATRE

Saturday, May 13 at 8pm

It's a MiracleThe Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the one-night-only return of Julie Goldman in her new comedy extravaganza It’s a Miracle on Saturday, May 13, at 8pm.

Julie Goldman (The Big Gay Sketch Show, The People’s Couch) says exactly what’s on her mind, no matter whose feathers get ruffled … and the results are side–splittingly funny. How does she do it? After ruling out all other explanations, it turns out that it’s a miracle! The Provincetown Banner called Goldman, “A master of irreverent cultural criticism that will have you laughing so hard you reach the edge of tears and beyond. She is a must see.”

Goldman describes herself as “the worst lesbian in the world” and is renowned for her brash mix of humor, observation, and music (she plays guitar at a third-grade level, specializing in lesbian folk-rock realness). She has three TV comedy specials under her belt which have been seen on LOGO, Showtime, and Comedy Central, and she has appeared on The VanderPump Rules After Show, Bones, RuPaul’s Drag U, Happy Endings, The Mindy Project, and MTV’s Faking It, among others. Goldman performs her comedy standup all over the country.

General admission tickets are $25 and may be purchased online at www.lalgbtcenter.org/theatre or by phone at (323) 860-7300. Net proceeds from ticket sales support the full range of free and low-cost programs and services offered by the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Renberg Theatre is located at the Village at Ed Gould Plaza, 1125 N. McCadden Place (one block east of Highland, just north of Santa Monica Boulevard), in Hollywood. During construction of the Center’s new facility, free parking is limited. Please allow extra time to find parking, or choose public transportation or a ride service such as Lyft.

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04-21-17

NEWS RELEASE ▪︎ “A HARMONY BOYS CHRISTMAS” at the HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL ▪︎ FOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY!

IT’S CHRISTMAS IN JUNE
AND IT’S
1962 ALL OVER AGAIN!

FOUR PERFORMANCES ONLY!
2017 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
THURSDAY, JUNE 8 AT 9PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 16 AT 9PM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 AT 10:30PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 24 AT 8:30PM

SACRED FOOLS THEATER MAINSTAGE
IN HOLLYWOOD

Harmony Boys ChristmasThe legendary Harmony Boys are returning to Southern California and bringing Christmas 1962 with them for a special four performance run in the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

It’s Christmas Eve 1962 and renowned singing sensations The Harmony Boys are presenting their annual yuletide fundraising concert to benefit their charity “Force Feed the World” (in which they shove food and their personal cultural and religious beliefs down the throats of the less fortunate during the holiday season). It’s a singing, dancing, musical comedy extravaganza brimming with heartfelt but provocative satire, at once evoking nostalgia for our nation’s past while dissecting its many shortcomings of the present day.

The Harmony Boys are (in alphabetical order) Michael Hoy, Aaron Matijasic, Gabriel Oliva, and Al Rahn. The design team includes production designer Alexa Camargo, choreographer Jen Oundjian, and musical director Ben Stanton. A Harmony Boys Christmas is written and directed by Aaron Matijasic. Performance running time is one hour.

Admission is $15 and tickets are available online at http://hff17.com/4661 or by calling (323) 455-4585. The Sacred Fools Theater Mainstage is located at 1076 Lillian Way (just west of Vine), in Hollywood, 90038.

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 04-21-17