NEW FOR THE DOUGLAS THEATRE
DouglasPlus brings Corbin Popp & Ian Carney, Mike Daisey,
Michael Sargent and Bart DeLorenzo, Matt Sax and Eric Rosen
for limited engagements in March and April at CTG’s Culver City Theatre
 Center Theatre Group will mix it up at the Kirk Douglas Theatre this March and April with new programming.
With the goals of broadening the spectrum of what CTG can develop, produce and present at the Douglas, and fostering new work, new theatrical forms and new audiences, DouglasPlus has been created.
“We’re breaking outside the box of a ‘normal’ season at the Douglas,” said Michael Ritchie, CTG Artistic Director.
DouglasPlus will provide an eclectic mix of theatre choices, ranging from fully-staged or minimally-staged events to workshops and readings that will utilize both traditional and non-traditional performance spaces and seating configurations within the theatre. Each presentation will have a very limited number of performances to be sold at a modest price with general admission seating.
From March 14 through April 18, 2009, DouglasPlus will include the works of provocateur Mike Daisey, Los Angeles playwright Michael Sargent and Hip-Hop theatre artist Matt Sax, along with a special youth theatre piece featuring an electro-luminescent wire dinosaur named Darwin.
“We’re hoping DouglasPlus will be a part of every Douglas season,” Ritchie said. “It gives us options at the theatre, allowing us more freedom with programming and scheduling. With this flexibility, we’ll be able to experiment more, and to make the bold moves necessary to participate more fully in the evolution of the art form.”
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For people who love taking risks and looking at theatre in a different way.
Friday March 6 & 13 at 8pm and Sunday Mar 8 & 15 at 2pm.
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Hollywood legend and born storyteller Kirk Douglas steps onto the stage of the theatre named after him to reflect on his remarkable life and career. Before I Forget is an intimate evening with one of the most affable, talented and mesmerizing icons of the screen. A must-see World Premiere theatrical event!
Saturday March 14 at 10:30am and 2pm. All general admission seats $20*
The first presentation of DouglasPlus is “Darwin,” An Adventure for All Ages, with two public, family performances scheduled for Saturday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., following Culver City student performances from Monday, March 9 through Friday, March 13.
Created by Corbin Popp and Ian Carney with a cutting-edge blend of puppetry, technology and dance, “Darwin” is the heartwarming story of a dinosaur named Darwin, who is created piece by piece by a famous scientist with magic powers. When Darwin is complete, he is sent off on an adventure, meeting all types of other creatures, and learning what is really important in life.
*The March 14 performances are free for Culver City residents and open to purchase for non-residents.
March 18 to 21 at 8pm. All general admission seats $20.
March 22 at 3pm. All general admission seats $5
A monologue about theater, failure, passion, and hope.
Mike Daisey, called “one of the finest solo performers of his generation” by The New York Times, makes his first appearance in Los Angeles with his cautionary piece “How Theater Failed America,” directed by Jean-Michele Gregory, for four performances only, Wednesday, March 18 through Saturday, March 21 at 8pm.
In “How Theater Failed America,” Daisey sinks his razor-sharp wit into his workplace in a monologue about theatre, failure, passion and hope. In this controversial piece he makes his case that theatre has lost its audiences and its way by valuing buildings above artists, growth over artistry, and corporations over individuals. The Washington Post called the monologue “ . . . a funny, surprisingly supple performance about life in the theatre, the ecstatic highs and the aching, humiliating lows, rendered here with explosive humor and a dark edge of tragedy.”
In addition, a roundtable discussion about the state of American theater today and its future, presented in conjunction with LA Stage Alliance, will be held after the March 20 performance. There will also be a workshop presentation of Daisey’s newest work, “The Last Cargo Cult,” at 3pm. on Sunday, March 22.
Michael Sargent and Bart DeLorenzo: THE PROJECTIONIST
March 26 to March 28, April 2 & 3 at 8pm, April 4 at 7pm and 9:30pm.
Limited to just 50 seats. All general admission at $20
The world premiere of Los Angeles playwright Michael Sargent’s “The Projectionist” will be presented for seven performances only, Thursday, March 26 through Saturday, March 28 at 8 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, April 2 and 3 at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, April 3 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Directed by Bart DeLorenzo, “The Projectionist” is a wry comedy about an unlikely hero, Randy, living and working in a seedy, second-run movie house on the edge of Hollywood and Vine.
Randy develops a relationship of sorts with the punk vixen he hires to sell popcorn, but his attention is diverted when Sal, the owner, shows up with a loaded pistol and a plan for opening the office safe. Soon the action in the lobby becomes more violent than that on the screen.
“The Projectionist” will be staged in the lobby of the Kirk Douglas Theatre, a theatre which was originally the Culver Theater, a movie house built in 1947.
Matt Sax and Eric Rosen: VENICE
April 15 to April 18 at 8pm. All general admission seats $20
The team behind the hit show Clay is back at the Douglas with their new show, Venice a Hip-Hop musical about betrayal and politics. This workshop production, loosely based on Shakespeare's Othello, promises to be a high voltage musical experience.
The workshops will take place Wednesday, April 15 through Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m.
Directed by Rosen, “Venice” is a Hip-Hop musical about betrayal and politics in a post-Apocalyptic world and is loosely based on Shakespeare’s “Othello.”
Post-show discussions will be held after each workshop presentation of “Venice.”
Tickets to DouglasPlus events are priced at $20** and are available by calling (213) 628-2772 or online.
Funding for DouglasPlus is provided by The James Irvine Foundation’s Artistic Innovation Fund and the Leading for the Future Initiative, a program of the Nonprofit Finance Fund, funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
**except performances of Before I Forget
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