Author: Steven Morris

Once there was a small island full of people who loved to dance. The government of the island noticed that most of the islanders had to dance on a rocky hillside – There were a few plush places down by the beach but, for the most part, only tourists got to dance there. So the government sent out a survey and asked: “Do you want to dance in the rocks?” And most people said no. So the government issued a declaration that dancing on the rocky hillside was now forbidden. So the islanders asked: “Where will we dance?”

On Saturday, March 21, 1 p.m., Stage Raw premieres its INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL PLAY FESTIVAL , a year-in-the-making theater-exchange between artists and audiences of Los Angeles, California and Warsaw, Poland. The event takes place at The Theatre @ Boston Court, 70 N. Mentor Avenue in Pasadena – and simultaneously at Teatr Studio in Warsaw, which will be linked via webcam to the Pasadena theater. The Pasadena audience is invited to partake in a Polish-style reception. BY STEVEN LEIGH MORRIS

Culture.PL, the Polish Consulate L.A., Stage Raw, UCLA, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Son of Semele Ensemble, Theatre @ Boston Court, and Ghost Road Company present a city-wide festival of stage works from Poland.