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Notes from Arden
The 2023 Stage Raw “I’m Still Here” Awards Party
And yet, we’re still here. Our party is a recognition of just that: tenacity and survival. The point is getting to know each other again, to meet and re-meet, and start to reimagine who we are and who we can be as a community.
Featured Column
Geffen Playhouse Slapped With Age and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
“The document suggests that two events changed the mood of Arney’s tenure at the Geffen, the first being the transfer of Gil Cates, Jr. (son of the theater’s late producing director and Board Chair, Gil Cates) from Board Vice Chair to Executive Director. The second event occurred when Arney manifested early stroke-like symptoms of Bell’s Palsy.” — BY PAUL BIRCHALL
Got It Covered
“On November 7, Judge Terry Hatter (who is presiding over the AEA case) received a letter dated October 31 from none other than performer/ 99-seat scene dissident Armina LaManna, and others.In an annoyed response, the court not only rejected the letter for being both irrelevant to the case and inappropriate, it ordered counsel to instruct all parties that the letter had not been entered into the case file.” — BY PAUL BIRCHALL
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Around Town
“We have disagreements, but we almost always end up being on the same page,” said Geoff. “We’ve always been able to [co-direct], because we simply think in the same way.”
The Summer of our (Dis)Content
Our Town
Rolin on Life’s River: From Woodland Hills to L.A., via New Haven
Yet, Rolin Jones, quickly upends expectations when he sits down to meet me with a glass of ice cold milk and a slice of strawberry rhubarb pie. The pie along with his wry smile and sharp sense of humor is disarming. Before I can ask him a question, he inquires after my health and a medical procedure that delayed our meeting.–BY MAUREEN LENKER