Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group 3 New Plays in North Hollywood

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Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group presents their first series of 3 new, full-length plays by 3 extraordinary Los Angeles Playwrights. Each play will run for (4) Sundays at 7:00pm, opening with the first performance of Michael Erger’s “Pescador” on October 2, continuing with Patricia Lamkin’s “Balancing The Moon” on October 30, and closing with the final performance of Luis A. Reyes’ “Richard Holbrooke Saves The World” on December 18.

PESCADOR
A new play by Michael Erger
A dark comedy about an unstable professor with a ticking biological clock, who asks her student’s boyfriend for his sperm.
SUNDAYS @ 7:00pm
OCTOBER 2, 9, 16 & 23

BALANCING THE MOON
A new play by Patricia Lamkin
Love, magic, & mayhem ensue when a psychoanalyst learns his wife is possessed by a sex-crazed Irish love fairy.
SUNDAYS @ 7:00pm
OCTOBER 30, NOVEMBER 6, 13 & 20

RICHARD HOLBROOKE SAVES THE WORLD
A new play by Luis A. Reyes
The vicious cycle of war, death & peace baffles the US special envoy to Afghanistan as he waits to become the next Secretary of State.
SUNDAYS @ 7:00pm
NOVEMBER 27, DECEMBER 4, 11 & 18

All Performances: SUNDAYS @ 7:00pm
OCTOBER 2 – DECEMBER 18, 2011
ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood
Reservations: (818) 202- 4120
Tickets: $15
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Inside the Ford 2011-12 Season in Hollywood Features International Line-Up

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Within a 1929 historic structure, [Inside] the Ford is an 87-seat indoor theater space at the Ford Theatres complex that boasts modern lights and sound, comfortable seats, and a decades-long history of nurturing new theater at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. Located off the 101 Hollywood Freeway across from the Hollywood Bowl and south of Universal Studios, on-site, non-stacked parking is free. Tickets are $25 with a special price of $12 for full-time students and senior citizens. A season subscription for all three plays is $54. call 323-461-3673.   FordTheatres.org

The season opens on November 4 and 5 when PAE Live! presents The Romance of Magno Rubio in English – as well as the world premiere of Ang Romansa ni Magno Rubio, a new translation into Tagalog of Lonnie Carter’s OBIE award-winning play. A high-energy stage adaptation of Carlos Bulosan’s seminal short story about a love struck Filipino migrant worker in 1930s California, The Romance of Magno Rubio uses clever word play, rhymes, rhythms and Philippine love songs (kundimans) to reveal the lives of migrant workers, their struggles and dreams, and their longings for home and a better life. PAE Live! presents five performances each week, three in English and two in Tagalog. The new translation is by renowned Filipino actor Bernardo Bernardo, who also directs. (November 4-December 11)

On January 21, Furious Theatre Company presents the world premiere of No Good Deed, a gritty and savagely humorous live-on-stage action adventure that is part theater and part graphic novel. Dámaso Rodriguez directs resident playwright Matt Pelfrey’s bold exploration of the way junk news and media hype thwart the best efforts of real life heroes. No good deed goes unpunished when teen illustrator Josh Jackson transforms into a superhero – only to face mortal consequences for his actions in an epic battle of good vs. evil. (January 21-February 26)

Circle X Theatre Co. returns to [Inside] the Ford on March 24 with the world premiere of a wild and crazy comedy that examines the stretch marks in the American dream. In Naked Before God by Leo Geter, former adult B-movie queen Kristen Burrows may have hit upon a business plan with potential: she’s going to combine her adult film past with a born again future. Meanwhile, Kristin’s son Duncan is set to launch an entrepreneurial scheme of his own. When a Christian radio talk show host interested in Kristen’s book idea comes to dinner, twisted hilarity ensues. (March 24-April 28)

The winter play series at [Inside] the Ford, supported by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the Ford Theatre Foundation, has presented Los Angeles, West Coast, and world premiere productions from companies including Moving Arts, Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA, Circle X Theatre Co., TheSpyAnts, Ghost Road Company, Rogue Artists Ensemble, Neo Theatre Ensemble and Vs. Theatre Company since 2008. Plays produced as part of the series have garnered awards and recognition from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, American Theatre Critics Association, LA Weekly and Back Stage. “A big plus for the decade came from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, whose funding of various companies at [Inside] the Ford has given us some of the richest programming of the seasons,” wrote Steven Leigh Morris in the LA Weekly.

 

Peace in Our Time, Noel Coward Play in LA Oct. 20 – Dec. 11, 2011

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Set in a London pub during the 1940s, Peace In Our Time imagines English life under Nazi occupation. Complacency or freedom – which would you choose? Coward conceived the idea while in Paris shortly after the Liberation.

Musical direction for Peace In Our Time is by Richard Levinson; set design is by Tom Buderwitz; lighting design is by Jeremy Pivnick; costume design is by Jessica Olson; sound design is by John Zalewski; properties design is by Heather Ho; and the production stage manager is Cate Cundiff.

The Antaeus Company strives to keep classical theater vibrantly alive by presenting professional productions with a top-flight ensemble company of actors.

Performances take place October 20 through December 11, on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays @ 8 pm and on Sundays @ 2:30 pm except Sunday, October 23 which will be at 4 pm. There will be no performance, on Thursday, Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving). Tickets are $30 on Thursdays and Fridays and $34 on Saturdays and Sundays, except opening weekend performances, which are $40 (Oct. 20 & 21) and $75 (Oct. 22 & 23) and include pre- and post-show receptions. Preview performances take place Oct. 13-19 on the same schedule; tickets to previews are $15.

The Antaeus Company is located at 5112 Lankershim Blvd (inside Deaf West Theatre) in North Hollywood, CA 91601. Free parking is available in the uncovered Citibank lot on Lankershim Blvd. just south of Otsego St. The theater is air-conditioned and wheelchair accessible. For reservations and information, call (818) 506-1983 or antaeus.org.

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Peace In Our Time

WHAT:
Peace In Our Time – The U.S. premiere of Noël Coward’s drama poses a most intriguing and terrifying question: What if the Nazis had successfully invaded and occupied Britain? Set in a London Pub during the 1940s, this new adaptation by Antaeus company member Barry Creyton incorporates 9 of Coward’s lesser-known songs.

WHO:
Written by Noël Coward
Adapted by Barry Creyton
Directed by Casey Stangl
Musical Direction by Richard Levinson

WHEN:
Previews: Oct. 13 -19
Performances: Oct. 20 – Dec. 11:
Tuesday @ 8 pm: Oct. 18 only (preview)
Wednesday @ 8 pm: Oct. 19 only (preview)
Thursdays @ 8 pm: Oct. 13 (preview), 20 (Press Opening), 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17; Dec. 1, 8 (dark Nov. 24)
Fridays @ 8 pm: Oct. 14 (preview), 21 (Press Opening), 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec. 2, 9
Saturdays @ 8 pm: Oct. 15 (preview), 22 (Gala Opening), 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26; Dec. 3, 10
Sundays @ 2:30 pm: Oct. 16 (preview). 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27; Dec. 4, 11 (no. 2:30 perf. on Oct. 23)
Sunday @ 4 pm: Oct. 23 only (Gala Opening)

WHERE:
THE ANTAEUS COMPANY@ Deaf West Theatre
5112 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood CA 91601
(one block south of Magnolia; free parking available in Citibank lot on Lankershim Blvd. South of Otsego St.)

HOW:
(818) 506-1983 or www.Antaeus.org

TICKETS:
Thursdays and Fridays: $30
Saturdays and Sundays: $34
Press Openings (All press openings include a post-show reception with the actors):
Friends and Family Openings (October 20 & 21): $40
Gala Openings (October 22 & 23): $75
Previews: $15

New Photo Book Focus on The Muck in Fullerton

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Muckenthaler Cultural Center Foundation, otherwise known as “The Muck,” in partnership with Arcadia Publishing, has a new book, Images of America: Muckenthaler Cultural Center, which tells the story of the Muckenthaler, Kraemer and the Yorba families, and the history of the Muckenthaler Mansion in Orange County.

Built in the 1920s, the mansion was home to Walter and Adella Muckenthaler for over 30 years, and was located in the heart of the growing Orange County town during the time.The Muckenthaler Cultural Center Foundation, The Muck, is located at 1201 West Malvern Avenue, Fullerton California 92833. Call: (714) 738-3135. themuck.org