Hey there, friend. I hope you’re doing okay. Don’t forget to hydrate, and make sure you get out from behind the screen this week. Good news is, we’ve got some great options for you!
But first, I want to talk about this past weekend real quick. Over the weekend, Theatre Unleashed came in and produced a fundraiser for hurricane recovery in North Carolina benefitting the Asheville Theater Alliance. Friday night, a group of writers created six brand-new ten-minute plays, which were cast and rehearsed all day Saturday. Saturday night, the show went up, with an encore Sunday afternoon. Both performances were also streamed live so our friends on the East Coast could enjoy. In the end, we raised over $1,800 for ATA! Not bad for a weekend’s work!
Natalie Nicole Gilbert, Jacob Smith, and Lee Pollero in Cast from the Past by Joshua Morrison, part of With Hope in Our Hearts, a fundraiser for the Asheville Theater Alliance produced by Theatre Unleashed at The Hobgoblin Playhouse.
Photo by Erin Moore.
There’s still a lot of work to be done, though, and Asheville needs more help. So, if you’d like to watch the archive of the Sunday performance anytime between now and November 17th, send a donation to @TheatreUnleashed on Venmo and put “Asheville” in the memo. I’ll send you the link personally.
In other news, a new show has registered for FrostyFest! Look for them to go up on the festival site this week.
By the way, if you haven’t already, consider giving us a like or a follow on our company Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts! We’d love to connect with you.
@ THE HOBGOBLIN PLAYHOUSE
6440 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Picasso, Beckett, Eno: Theatre of the Absurd
November 15th-17th | The Hobgoblin Playhouse | Tickets starting at $30
One Weekend Only!
Did you know that the most famous painter who ever lived, Pablo Picasso, once dabbled in the art of playwriting? His plays are hardly ever produced – notorious for being difficult to stage. Well, now’s your chance to check out the genius of his literary skills!
In this production, three short plays will be performed showing the growth of Absurdist theatre over the years. We start with Pablo Picasso’s “Desire Caught by the Tail” in a brand new translation by Milena Karpukhina from its original French, made for our very own production. We end the night with Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Eno’s “Tragedy: a tragedy”.
Pablo Picasso has been referred to by theatre historians as the predecessor to Samuel Beckett. Will Eno likewise has been called “Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation.” Get Tickets
@ THE MADNANI THEATER
6760 Lexington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Henry IV Parts I & II by William Shakespeare
November 2nd-24th | The Madnani Theater | Tickets starting at $12.51
Two Weekends Left!
The Madnani is excited to host Henry IV Parts I and II, presented by The Porters of Hellsgate. This will be the Porter’s 33rd and 34th productions in their journey towards finishing Shakespeare’s canon.
Director Margaret Starbuck on diving into the process – “I’m thrilled to get to direct these two epic plays for the Porters. I love the way the Henry IVs dynamically intercut uproarious comedic scenes with Scandal-esque court intrigue and intense battle scenes. Their exploration of how power is gained, maintained, enforced and sacrificed for is a topic that is ripe for discussion in this election year.” Get Tickets.
Tuesdays@9
Tuesday @ 9pm (Doors at 8:15pm) | 2 hours | Free Admission
In Residency
Tuesdays@9 is New York City’s longest-running cold reading series for your newest work-in-progress. The StageCrafts is proud to host the Los Angeles chapter of T@9 at The Madnani Theater. Every week, they cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members. Learn More
OFF-SITE
Nick Roy as Prior Walter in Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches at The Actors Company. Lighting Design by Gregory Crafts
Angels In America, Parts I & II
November 8th-17th | The Other Space @ The Actors Company | Tickets starting at $25
Closing weekend!
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, is a two-part play set amidst the backdrop of New York City at the height of the AIDS crisis.
The show follows the interconnected stories of Prior Walter, a gay man recently diagnosed with AIDS, alongside his neurotic boyfriend Louis, his best friend Belize, the real-life Roy Cohn, and a Mormon family trying to navigate the harsh realities of 1980s New York.
With the political landscape of Ronald Reagan’s America becoming more tumultuous by the day, Angels in America forces these individuals to reckon with questions of manhood, sexual identity, politics, and love. Get Tickets
COMING SOON
FrostyFest
Tickets on sale now!
Make your holiday plans now and give the gift of theater to your family and loved ones. FrostyFest 2024 will run December 12th-22nd, 2024. Check out the shows that have registered for FrostyFest so far! This site will be updated as new shows are added.
Registration is still open for the inaugural FrostyFest, our holiday-themed winter performing arts festival! Do you have a holiday show you’d like to produce? Now’s your chance! Learn more about FrostyFest at FrostyFestLA.com.
THAT’S IT FOR NOW!
If you’ve got your own show that you’d like to put up, or if you just need rehearsal space, we’ve got you covered! Reach out to us at TheStageCrafts.com and book a tour of The Hobgoblin Playhouse or The Madnani Theater today!
Until next week!
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