We can look at a recent Facebook post by L.A.’s intimate theater veteran and television star French Stewart advocating for a “Pro-99” Actors Equity Association referendum vote to support theaters of up-to-99-seats. “99 pays me with beauty. And citizenship. It gives me the opportunity to be an art prospector. I'd like the right to measure my own wealth,” Stewart wrote. BY BRYAN BROWN AND OLGA PETRAKOVA
I woke up one night and saw a shadow "humping" my nether region. At first I thought I was dreaming but then I realized I wasn’t and shoo'd whatever it was away. I saw it fly into the corner of the roof. I rolled over and went back to sleep. Next day, I catch my wife on a chair putting holy water around the house. She saw it too. After that, I became fascinated with succubus lore, did some research and waited for the inspiration for this play to arrive.-- writer-director Michael Phillip Edwards
Branding for L.A. Theater has been an issue for some time. Hashtagging #LAThtr has been the best we’ve been able to come up with, and its use since its inception in 2010 has been inconsistent, though promising. If we can all get on board -- with either #LAThtr or some other strong, clear branding -- and perhaps even with the city’s help, maybe we can make more progress and be viewed as a legitimate and valuable artistic destination for Los Angeles residents and tourists alike. BY VANESSA CATE
Why is this unsavory protagonist the one who’s going to tell me about God. No matter how it’s crafted, you never know how much you’re going to displease everyone. Occasionally you do, maybe that’s the job! There’s nothing you shouldn’t wrestle with. --Neil LaBute
A mere 60 minutes before the house opened, the ornate Stage-Raw-branding chandelier (suspended over the otherwise black stage) got stuck for 20-minutes in the elevator between the second and third floors – a little disconcerting given the now heaving lobby.
As Equity's vote draws to a close, comes celebrate the best of L.A.'s 99-seat theaters in the first-ever Stage Raw Theater Awards on April 13, 6:30 -11 p.m. at LATC. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions. . .
"I don’t have the same experience of the world as men do. I could write a war movie with violence and all male characters - but it would be from my perspective, as a woman. I think it would be impossible for my gender to have no impact on my writing. Moving through the world as a woman requires a lot of adaptability." -- Charlotte Miller
An estimated 350-400 actors marched from Crown City Theatre on Camarillo up Lankershim to AEA, where they had a rally led by Frances Fisher, Benjamin Burdick and Jeff Perry. French Stewart joined Fisher and Perry at the start of the march for a press conference for TV reporters that was held on Lankershim at the bottom of the ZJU block. The march began at about 3:30 or so and was strung out along Lankershim for blocks and caused a mid-afternoon traffic jam from passing rubberneckers. Many cars honked horns in support. The actual rally on the sidewalks in front of and across the street from AEA began around 4 p.m. and lasted around an hour.
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.
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.