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Padua Playwrights Productions, or Padua, is a Los Angeles-based theater company founded in 1978 by playwright and poet Murray Mednick
. The site-specific Workshop/Festival ceased operation in 1995 and reemerged in 2001 under the artistic direction of Guy Zimmerman.
colleagues Sam Shepard
and Maria Irene Fornes
, met with nine writing students and established a pattern of exercises, rehearsals, and informal presentations, most of them site-specific, since the estate had plenty of outdoor spaces but no theatre to work in. Between 1984 and 1995 Padua moved around Southern California, hosting festivals at Cal Arts, Pacific Design Center, Cal State Northridge, Woodbury College and USC. Many prominent playwrights and actors participated in the Workshop/Festival, some very early in their careers, including John Steppling
, John O'Keefe
, Jon Robin Baitz
and Kelly Stuart
.
Padua took an intellectual, non-careerist approach to playwriting. In his essay "Ghosts and Shadows," published in the LA Weekly
, founding member John Steppling cites this as one of the reasons Padua didn't garner as much press as he felt that it should have. Padua's focus on the artistic process as opposed to the final product made it difficult to market. “It’s easy to see how Padua never acquired a 'franchise,'” he says, “Padua had nothing to 'sell.'"
One overarching practice in many Padua Hills Festival plays was their site-specificity. Mednick stressed a reliance on “language in relation to space” in his teaching ". The plays were all very much connected to the physical environment they were performed in. A 1985 production of Mednick's Coyote Cycle, for example, took place from sundown to sunrise outdoors at the Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. Audience members huddled in sleeping bags were led from one part of the ranch to another by flashlight between scenes.
The Padua Hills Workshop/Theater Company ceased operations in 1995, citing financial difficulties.
, Garland, and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
awards and an American Theatre Critics Association Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award.
Murray Mednick
Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995...
. The site-specific Workshop/Festival ceased operation in 1995 and reemerged in 2001 under the artistic direction of Guy Zimmerman.
Padua Hills Playwrights' Workshop/Festival
In 1978, Mednick received funding from La Verne University to found the Padua Hills Playwrights' Workshop at the crumbling Padua Hills estate in the San Gabriel foothills. He and five other playwrights, among them Theatre GenesisTheatre Genesis
Theatre Genesis was an off-off-Broadway theater founded in 1964 by Ralph Cook. Located in the historic St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, it produced the work of new American playwrights, including Lanford Wilson, Murray Mednick, Leonard Melfi, Walter Hadler and most notably Sam Shepard...
colleagues Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
and Maria Irene Fornes
María Irene Fornés
María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful...
, met with nine writing students and established a pattern of exercises, rehearsals, and informal presentations, most of them site-specific, since the estate had plenty of outdoor spaces but no theatre to work in. Between 1984 and 1995 Padua moved around Southern California, hosting festivals at Cal Arts, Pacific Design Center, Cal State Northridge, Woodbury College and USC. Many prominent playwrights and actors participated in the Workshop/Festival, some very early in their careers, including John Steppling
John Steppling
John Steppling was a German-American silent film actor.He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928...
, John O'Keefe
John O'Keefe
John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist...
, Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz
Jon Robin Baitz is an American playwright, screenwriter, television producer and sometime actor.-Life and career:Baitz was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Edward Baitz, an executive of the Carnation Company. Baitz was raised in Brazil and South Africa before the family returned to...
and Kelly Stuart
Kelly Stuart
-Life:She lived in Los Angeles.She has been a New Dramatists writer in residence at The Royal National Theatre’s Studio in London.She lives in New York, and teaches in the Theatre Department at Columbia University.-Awards:* 2000 Whiting Writers' Award...
.
Padua took an intellectual, non-careerist approach to playwriting. In his essay "Ghosts and Shadows," published in the LA Weekly
LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized "alternative weekly" in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Editor/Publisher Jay Levin and a board of directors that included actor-producer Michael Douglas...
, founding member John Steppling cites this as one of the reasons Padua didn't garner as much press as he felt that it should have. Padua's focus on the artistic process as opposed to the final product made it difficult to market. “It’s easy to see how Padua never acquired a 'franchise,'” he says, “Padua had nothing to 'sell.'"
One overarching practice in many Padua Hills Festival plays was their site-specificity. Mednick stressed a reliance on “language in relation to space” in his teaching ". The plays were all very much connected to the physical environment they were performed in. A 1985 production of Mednick's Coyote Cycle, for example, took place from sundown to sunrise outdoors at the Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains. Audience members huddled in sleeping bags were led from one part of the ranch to another by flashlight between scenes.
The Padua Hills Workshop/Theater Company ceased operations in 1995, citing financial difficulties.
Padua Hills Press
In 1994, Padua Hills Press published Best of the West, an anthology of eight works staged in 1989-1991 and went on to publish Plays from the Padua Hills Playwrights Festivals (2003), 3 Plays by Murray Mednick (2003), The Coyote Cycle by Murray Mednick (2003), Hipsters in Distress (2005), Plays for a New Millennium (2004), and the forthcoming Beneath the Dusty Trees: The Gary Plays, and Fever Dreams. Padua Hills Press is distributed nationally by Theatre Communications Group.Padua Playwrights Productions
In 2001, Padua returned as Padua Playwrights Productions. Mednick appointed playwright and director Guy Zimmerman as the artistic director. The new Padua was a more traditional theater company in that it took place indoors, otherwise the work it produced was very much in line with the anti-institutional, pro-playwright stance of its predecessor. “[Padua means] being an outlaw and misfit within the theater community. We need Padua for artistic nourishment, ” said Roxanne Rogers, a director and original Padua participant, upon the founding of the new Padua. In its first three seasons the company staged 12 productions, including three in New York City, and garnered a host of LA WeeklyLA Weekly Theater Award
LA Weekly Theater Award is an annual critics' award established in 1979, given by the LA Weekly for outstanding achievements in small theatre productions in Southern California...
, Garland, and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle is an organization located in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to excellence in theatrical criticism, and to the encouragement and improvement of theatre in the Greater Los Angeles Area....
awards and an American Theatre Critics Association Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award.
Productions, 1978–1995
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| 1978 | Claremont | Coyote I: Pointing | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
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| Red Woman | Sam Shepard Sam Shepard Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child... |
Sam Shepard Sam Shepard Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child... |
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| In Service | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
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| 1979 | Claremont | Coyote II: The Shadow Ripens | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
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| Curse of the Starving Class | Sam Shepard Sam Shepard Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child... |
Sam Shepard Sam Shepard Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child... |
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| The Visit | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
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| 1980 | Claremont | Iron Lace on the Widow’s Walk | Constance Russell Monaghan | Constance Russell Monaghan | Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... , Laura Owens, Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds, and for her role as Agent Deborah Ciccerone on the award winning HBO series The Sopranos.... |
| Barbeque | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
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| Alive | Walter Hadler | Walter Hadler | Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds, and for her role as Agent Deborah Ciccerone on the award winning HBO series The Sopranos.... |
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| Have You Ever Listened Very Long to the Hush | Susan Forscey | Susan Forscey | |||
| Coyote III: Planet of the Spider People | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Darrell Larson, Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... , Ellen Blake |
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| The Man Who Killed the Buddha | Martin Epstein | Martin Epstein | John Finch John Finch John Finch, 1st Baron Finch was an English judge, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He was Speaker of the House of Commons.-Early life:... |
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| 1981 | Claremont | Service | Michael Monroe Michael Monroe Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm , best known by his stage name, Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician, and multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23... |
Michael Monroe Michael Monroe Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm , best known by his stage name, Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician, and multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23... |
Joe Spano Joe Spano Joseph Peter "Joe" Spano is an American actor who came to prominence through his role as Lt. Henry Goldblume on Hill Street Blues and is now well known for his work in NCIS as FBI Special Agent Tobias Fornell.... , Lorinne Vozoff |
| Gentle Arts | Susan La Tempa | Susan La Tempa | |||
| The Insistence Upon the Listener | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
Laura Fanning, John Horn John Horn John Horn may refer to:*Steve Horn, John Stephen Horn , former Republican congressman from California*John L. Horn, psychologist*John Horn , British former tennis player of the 1950s-See also:... , Natasha Mitchnick |
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| Coyote IV: Other Side Camp | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Darrell Larson, Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... , Christine Avila |
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| The Visit | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... , James Dean, Toni Beshara, Patricia Mattick |
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| Possum Song | Martin Epstein | Martin Epstein | John Finch John Finch John Finch, 1st Baron Finch was an English judge, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He was Speaker of the House of Commons.-Early life:... , Grace Woodward Grace Woodward Grace Woodward is an English fashion stylist and television presenter, currently a judge for Sky Living’s Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model. and also hosts Chick Fix for the channel.... , Dallas Alinder, James Dean |
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| 1982 | Claremont | Mysteries of the Bridal Night | Martin Epstein | Martin Epstein | Don Opper, Laura Fanning, Kelly Stuart Kelly Stuart -Life:She lived in Los Angeles.She has been a New Dramatists writer in residence at The Royal National Theatre’s Studio in London.She lives in New York, and teaches in the Theatre Department at Columbia University.-Awards:* 2000 Whiting Writers' Award... |
| Bercilak’s Dream | John O’Keefe | John O’Keefe | Elizabeth Ruscio, Tina Preston, Denise Dillard, Susan Kampe, Patricia Mattick | ||
| Hoss Drawin | Leon Martell | Leon Martell | Elizabeth Ruscio, Leon Martell | ||
| Coyote V: Listening to Old Nana | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Priscilla Cohen, Ellen Blake, Darrell Larson, Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... |
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| Sunset Beach | Susan La Tempa | Susan La Tempa | Kathleen Cramer, Roxanne Rogers, Lee Kissman, James F. Dean, Ricky Manoff | ||
| You Can Swim in the Danube, but the Water is too Cold | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
Leon Martell, Dudley Knight Dudley Knight Dudley Knight is an American voice/speech/dialect expert and stage actor.He retired from the University of California, Irvine, where he taught for twenty years... , Patricia Mattick, Lee Kissman, Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser is an American actor and the son of German born actor Norbert Weisser.-Movie career:He is probably best known for his role as Lt... , Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds, and for her role as Agent Deborah Ciccerone on the award winning HBO series The Sopranos.... , Jessica Wood |
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| Neck | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
Leon Martell, Dudley Knight Dudley Knight Dudley Knight is an American voice/speech/dialect expert and stage actor.He retired from the University of California, Irvine, where he taught for twenty years... , Patricia Mattick, Lee Kissman, Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser is an American actor and the son of German born actor Norbert Weisser.-Movie career:He is probably best known for his role as Lt... , Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds, and for her role as Agent Deborah Ciccerone on the award winning HBO series The Sopranos.... , Jessica Wood |
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| Untitled | Toni Berchara, Susan Champagne, Cathy Comenas, Sarah Lovett, Connie Monaghan | [Tove Johnson]] | Leon Martell, Dudley Knight Dudley Knight Dudley Knight is an American voice/speech/dialect expert and stage actor.He retired from the University of California, Irvine, where he taught for twenty years... , Patricia Mattick, Lee Kissman, Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser is an American actor and the son of German born actor Norbert Weisser.-Movie career:He is probably best known for his role as Lt... , Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds, and for her role as Agent Deborah Ciccerone on the award winning HBO series The Sopranos.... , Jessica Wood |
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| Politesse—A Piece for Tape and Landscape | Michael Monroe Michael Monroe Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm , best known by his stage name, Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician, and multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23... |
Patricia Mattick | |||
| Guys in black Leather Jackets Ducking Into Phone Booths | Connie Monaghan | ||||
| Correspondence | Cindy Myers | ||||
| 1983 | Claremont | Mud | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
Mary Jo Pearson, Gregory Pace, John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
| 1961 El Dorado | Leon Martell, Elizabeth Ruscio | Leon Martell, Elizabeth Ruscio | Leon Martell, Elizabeth Ruscio | ||
| Polar Bear | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
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| Primitives | Elizabeth Wray | Elizabeth Wray | Priscilla Cohen, Ellen Blake, John Diehl | ||
| Interbellum' | Michael Monroe | Michael Monroe | |||
| Skin | Sarah Lovett | Sarah Lovett | Bob Behling, Rhona Gold | ||
| Don’t Ever Call Me Anything but Mother | John O’Keefe | John O’Keefe | Tina Preston | ||
| Untitled, 1957 | Susan La Tempa | Susan La Tempa | Mary Jo Pearson, Gregory Pace, Elizabeth Ruscio, Lorinne Vozoff | ||
| Variations | Martin Epstein | Martin Epstein | Patricia Mattick, Roxanne Rogers, Leon Martell | ||
| 1984 | Cal Arts | No Time | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
Tina Preston |
| Guys at the Spunk Hole | Leon Martell | Leon Martell | Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser is an American actor and the son of German born actor Norbert Weisser.-Movie career:He is probably best known for his role as Lt... , Jesse Shepard Jesse Shepard Benjamin Henry Jesse Francis Shepard was a composer and pianist, who also wrote under the pen name of Francis Grierson.... , Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds, and for her role as Agent Deborah Ciccerone on the award winning HBO series The Sopranos.... , Mark Petrakis |
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| Mimzabim | Leon Martell | Leon Martell | Roxanne Rogers, Gregory Pace, Robert Ernst, | ||
| Transcendental Etudes | Michael Monroe | Michael Monroe | Elizabeth Ruscio, Rene Assa, Kurt Garfield | ||
| Everything in Its Place | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
Lee Kissman, Lee Kerwin, Kathleen Cramer, Robert Glaudini Robert Glaudini Robert Glaudini, who goes by the name Bob Glaudini, is an American actor, playwright, director and teacher who is father to actress Lola Glaudini. He wrote a hit off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating directed by Peter DuBois and starring the actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz, Daphne... |
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| Scenes from University Life, Part II | Susan La Tempa | Susan La Tempa | Mary Jo Pearson | ||
| Air-Conditioned Beach #2 | Walter Hadler | Walter Hadler | Robert Glaudini Robert Glaudini Robert Glaudini, who goes by the name Bob Glaudini, is an American actor, playwright, director and teacher who is father to actress Lola Glaudini. He wrote a hit off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating directed by Peter DuBois and starring the actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz, Daphne... , Marilyn Dodds-Frank, Natasha Mitchnick, Frat Fuller, Frederick Lopez |
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| Coyote VII: He Brings the Waterfall | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Darrell Larson, Norbert Wiesser | ||
| 1985 | Paramount Ranch | The Coyote Cycle | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Darrell Larson, Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... , Christine Avila, Priscilla Cohen, Tavish Graham, Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser Morgan Weisser is an American actor and the son of German born actor Norbert Weisser.-Movie career:He is probably best known for his role as Lt... |
| 1986 | Loyola Marymount | How Gertrude Stormed the Philosopher's Club | Martin Epstein | Martin Epstein | |
| Zohar | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
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| Untitled | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
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Julie Hebert Julie Hebert Julie Hébert is a television writer, director and producer. She worked on the John Wells-produced series Third Watch, ER, and The West Wing. She was also a co-executive producer and regular writer and director for Numb3rs.-Biography:In 1996 she adapted the novel Female Perversions into a... |
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| Untitled | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
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| The Magician | John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
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| The Magician | John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
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| Kingfish | Marlane G. Meyer | Marlane G. Meyer | |||
| 1988 | Pacific Design Center Pacific Design Center The Pacific Design Center, or PDC, is a multi-use facility for the design community located in West Hollywood, California. One of the buildings is often described as the Blue Whale because of its outsize nature relative to surrounding buildings and its brilliant blue glass cladding.-Site and... |
Drowning | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
Roxanne Rogers | Don Keith Opper Don Keith Opper Don Keith Opper is an American actor, writer, and producer who has starred in film and on television. He is known for his role as Charlie McFadden in the 1986 science fiction film Critters and all 3 of the sequels. His most recent film is in the 1998 film Where's Marlowe?... , Jon C. Slade |
| Vera | Martin Epstein | Martin Epstein | Kathleen Kramer | ||
| Babbler | John O’Keefe | Jan Munroe | Tina Preston, Scott Pauin, Joe Kane Joe Kane Joe Kane is an American author of two books and is also a journalist who writes for numerous publications such as The New Yorker, National Geographic, and Esquire... |
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| A Good Touch | Susan Champagne | Pattricia Mattick | Ellen Blake, Molly Cleator | ||
| The Ballad of the Sleepy Heart | David Schweizer | David Schweizer | Phillip Littell | ||
| Mendoza | Rex Weiner | Rex Weiner | |||
| Like a Shadow Singing | Lynn Montgomery | Lynn Montgomery | |||
| 1989 | Pacific Design Center Pacific Design Center The Pacific Design Center, or PDC, is a multi-use facility for the design community located in West Hollywood, California. One of the buildings is often described as the Blue Whale because of its outsize nature relative to surrounding buildings and its brilliant blue glass cladding.-Site and... |
Shimmer | John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
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| Amado Amor (Beloved Love) | Alan Bolt | Amy Glazer-Connolly | Darrell Larson, Page Leong, Craig Ryan Ng, Ingrid Oliu, Susan Rome, Norm Skaggs, John Lacques | ||
| Cities Out of Print | Susan Mosakowski | Susan Mosakowski | John Diehl, Shawna Casey | ||
| The Ordeal of Nancy Fergusson | Martin Epstein | Martin Epstein | Kathleen Cramer, Don Keith Opper Don Keith Opper Don Keith Opper is an American actor, writer, and producer who has starred in film and on television. He is known for his role as Charlie McFadden in the 1986 science fiction film Critters and all 3 of the sequels. His most recent film is in the 1998 film Where's Marlowe?... , John Achorn, Jack Slater |
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| Increments of Three | John Pappas | John Pappas | Robert Hummer, John Pappas, Deirdre Hade | ||
| Kindling | Leon Martel | Leon Martel | Molly Cleator, Rick Dean, Jim Hynie, Leonard Donato | ||
| Almost Asleep | Julie Hebert Julie Hebert Julie Hébert is a television writer, director and producer. She worked on the John Wells-produced series Third Watch, ER, and The West Wing. She was also a co-executive producer and regular writer and director for Numb3rs.-Biography:In 1996 she adapted the novel Female Perversions into a... |
Julie Hebert Julie Hebert Julie Hébert is a television writer, director and producer. She worked on the John Wells-produced series Third Watch, ER, and The West Wing. She was also a co-executive producer and regular writer and director for Numb3rs.-Biography:In 1996 she adapted the novel Female Perversions into a... |
Mary Forcade, Patricia Mattick, Tina Preston | ||
| The Theory of Miracles | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
Mick Colins, Kathleen Cramer, Taylor Donlan, Nick Flynn Nick Flynn Nick Flynn is an American writer, playwright, and poet. His most recent publication is a play, Alice Invents a Little Game and Alice Always Wins... , Gill Gayle, Rachel Powell, Jack Slater, Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
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| 1990 | Art and Design Center at Cal State Northridge | Ball and Chain | Kelly Stuart Kelly Stuart -Life:She lived in Los Angeles.She has been a New Dramatists writer in residence at The Royal National Theatre’s Studio in London.She lives in New York, and teaches in the Theatre Department at Columbia University.-Awards:* 2000 Whiting Writers' Award... |
Kelly Stuart Kelly Stuart -Life:She lived in Los Angeles.She has been a New Dramatists writer in residence at The Royal National Theatre’s Studio in London.She lives in New York, and teaches in the Theatre Department at Columbia University.-Awards:* 2000 Whiting Writers' Award... |
James Oseland James Oseland James Oseland is an American food writer and magazine editor who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He became the editor-in-chief of Saveur in 2006, after serving as the magazine's executive editor. Before Saveur, Oseland wrote for Food & Wine, Gourmet, and Time Out New York... , Roberta Wallach, James Storm James Storm James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J... , Diane Defoe, Demosthenes Stathiginnopoulos |
| Our Witness | Martin Epstien | Martin Epstien | Ann Marie Baldwin, Dave Higgins, Dendrie Taylor | ||
| Storyland | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
Rick DeanMick Collins, Laura Fanning, Kathleen Cramer, Alexis Steppling, Demosthenes Stathigiannopoulos, Nick Flynn Nick Flynn Nick Flynn is an American writer, playwright, and poet. His most recent publication is a play, Alice Invents a Little Game and Alice Always Wins... , Robert Glaudini Robert Glaudini Robert Glaudini, who goes by the name Bob Glaudini, is an American actor, playwright, director and teacher who is father to actress Lola Glaudini. He wrote a hit off-Broadway play Jack Goes Boating directed by Peter DuBois and starring the actors: Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz, Daphne... , Thomas George Carter |
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| Bondage | Susan Champagne | Susan Champagne | Molly Cleator, Roxanne Rogers, John Pappas, Dan Sullivan, Jeff Levy, Douglas Heller | ||
| Book of Numbers | Roxanne Rogers | Roxanne Rogers | Pamela Gordon, Joe Bellan, Robin Frates, Robert Hummer | ||
| Shatter'n Wade | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
David Officer David Officer Professor David Officer is an New Zealand born organic chemist and materials scientist.He completed a Bachelor of Science and Ph.D. from Victoria University of Wellington in 1982 under the direction of Professor Brian Halton, before undertaking postdoctoral positions at the Australian National... , William Dennis Hunt William Dennis Hunt William Dennis Hunt is an American actor well known for his role as Emperor Wang the Perverted in Flesh Gordon and Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders. He is also the only actor to appear in both Flesh Gordon films.... , Scott Paulin Scott Paulin Scott Paulin is an American actor and television director.-Career:His work includes appearances in well-known television series like House M.D., ER, Cold Case, 24 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation... , Susannah Blinkoff, Matthew Goulish, Mark Fite Mark Fite Mark Fite is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in a number of movies and television shows. He lives in Los Angeles, California.... , Allison Studdiford, Nick Love Nick Love Nick Love is a British film director and writer. Love came to public attention in the UK after making the films The Football Factory, The Business and The Firm. He has two 'Millwall' tattoos, including one on the inside of his bottom lip.Love is well known for collaborating with actor Danny Dyer... , Laura Owens, Elizabeth Iannaci, Bob Craft, Peter Schaff, Joseph Goodrich |
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| Salsa Opera | Alan Bolt | Miguel Delgado (director/choreographer) | |||
| Brick Time Stories: Tales of Death And Recipes Of Mayhem | Leon Martell | Darrell Larson | Leon Martell | ||
| 1991 | Art and Design Center at Cal State Northridge | Fetters | Robert Hummer | Robert Hummer | Robert Fieldsteel, Gill Gayle, Greg Suddeth |
| Song of Songs | Susan Champagne | Susan Champagne | Steve Starosta, Deborach Offner, Paul Grecol | ||
| The Tight Fit | Susan Mosakowski | Susan Mosakowski | Tina Preston, Lee Kissman, Bert Hinchman, Molly Cleator | ||
| The Knee Desires the Dirt | Julie Herbert | Julie Herbert | Jan-Marie Baldwin, Pamela Gordon, Kenn Norman | ||
| The Interpreter of Horror | Kelly Stuart Kelly Stuart -Life:She lived in Los Angeles.She has been a New Dramatists writer in residence at The Royal National Theatre’s Studio in London.She lives in New York, and teaches in the Theatre Department at Columbia University.-Awards:* 2000 Whiting Writers' Award... |
James Oseland James Oseland James Oseland is an American food writer and magazine editor who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He became the editor-in-chief of Saveur in 2006, after serving as the magazine's executive editor. Before Saveur, Oseland wrote for Food & Wine, Gourmet, and Time Out New York... |
Pamela Gordon, Megan Butler, James Oseland James Oseland James Oseland is an American food writer and magazine editor who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He became the editor-in-chief of Saveur in 2006, after serving as the magazine's executive editor. Before Saveur, Oseland wrote for Food & Wine, Gourmet, and Time Out New York... |
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| Heads | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Steve Albrezzi | William Dennis Hunt William Dennis Hunt William Dennis Hunt is an American actor well known for his role as Emperor Wang the Perverted in Flesh Gordon and Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders. He is also the only actor to appear in both Flesh Gordon films.... , Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... , Nancy Mette, arole Foreman, Gina L. Monday |
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| The Promotion | John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
Scott Paulin Scott Paulin Scott Paulin is an American actor and television director.-Career:His work includes appearances in well-known television series like House M.D., ER, Cold Case, 24 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation... |
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| 1994 | Art and Design Center at Cal State Northridge | Failure to Thrive | Neena Beber | Neena Beber | Michael Shamus Wiles, Jessica Hecht Jessica Hecht Jessica Hecht is an American actress, known for numerous Broadway appearances and TV roles.-Background:Hecht was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the daughter of Lenore, a psychotherapist, and Richard Hecht, a physicist. Jessica moved with her parents and her sister to Bloomfield, CT, at the age of... , Kara Westerman |
| Disgrace | John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
Denise Porier, Dahlia Wilde, Susan Van Allen | ||
| Terra Incognita | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
Kimberly Flynn, Jennifer Griffin Jennifer Griffin Jennifer Griffin is a Fox News correspondent, currently reporting from The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. as national security correspondent. Prior to her reassignment , she had reported from Jerusalem for the network since joining it in 1999.She is credited with conducting a rare interview with... , Leo Garcia Leo Garcia Leo Garcia was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds in 1987 and 1988. He was born November 6, 1962 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He debuted on April 6, 1987 and managed 1 RBI in his debut. His last game in the majors was June 1, 1988. He is currently the... , Leon Martell, Joel Goodman |
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| Understanding the Dead | John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
John Steppling John Steppling (playwright) John Steppling , born June 18, 1951, Burbank, California, is an American playwright. Los Angeles native, John Steppling became a prominent figure of the Los Angeles theater scene in the 1980s. He has influenced a generation of playwrights including Jon Robin Baitz, Marlene Mayer, Kelly Stuart, and... |
Mick Collins Mick Collins Mick Collins is a musician from Detroit, Michigan.- Biography :Collins first played in a band called the U-Boats in 1981 and then in the Floor Tasters from 1984 to 1985. In 1986, the 20-year old Collins helped form the seminal garage punk band, The Gories... , John O’Keefe, Shelly Desai, Priscilla Harris, Kathleen Cramer, C.J. Saunders |
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| Locofoco | Susan Mosakowski | Susan Mosakowski | Shawna Casey, Tina Preston, Molly Cleator, Pamela Gordon | ||
| Switchback | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Sharron Shayne-Simeone, Robin Karfo, Mark Fite Mark Fite Mark Fite is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in a number of movies and television shows. He lives in Los Angeles, California.... |
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| Justice | Shem Bitterman | Shem Bitterman | Jerome Butler, Preston Maybank, Brent Jennings, Peter Berg Peter Berg Peter Berg is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He also developed the television series Friday Night Lights, which was adapted from the film he directed. As an actor... , Penny Johnson, Caitlin Stansbury |
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| Away From Me | Susan Champagne | Susan Champagne | Gina LaMond, Carl J. Johnson, Steven Keyes, Ed Dloughy, Cherly Slean, Durrell Nelson | ||
| 1995 | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
Summer in Gossensass | María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés María Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful... |
Michael Shamus Wiles, Jessica Hecht Jessica Hecht Jessica Hecht is an American actress, known for numerous Broadway appearances and TV roles.-Background:Hecht was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the daughter of Lenore, a psychotherapist, and Richard Hecht, a physicist. Jessica moved with her parents and her sister to Bloomfield, CT, at the age of... , Kara Westerman |
| Demonology | Kelly Stuart Kelly Stuart -Life:She lived in Los Angeles.She has been a New Dramatists writer in residence at The Royal National Theatre’s Studio in London.She lives in New York, and teaches in the Theatre Department at Columbia University.-Awards:* 2000 Whiting Writers' Award... |
Kelly Stuart Kelly Stuart -Life:She lived in Los Angeles.She has been a New Dramatists writer in residence at The Royal National Theatre’s Studio in London.She lives in New York, and teaches in the Theatre Department at Columbia University.-Awards:* 2000 Whiting Writers' Award... |
Bob Gould, Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds, and for her role as Agent Deborah Ciccerone on the award winning HBO series The Sopranos.... , Kathleen Glaudini, Jan Johnson Jan Johnson Jan Johnson was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault. He graduated in 1972 from the University of Alabama, where he holds the school record in the pole vault at 18 feet, 1/2 inch.... |
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| Entrevista 187 | Gil Kofman | Gil Kofman | Kadina Delejalde, Frank Wood Frank Wood Frank Wood is the name of:*Frank Wood , Iowa State Senator from the 42nd District*Frank Porter Wood , Canadian art collector*Frank Wood , American actor... , Jeff Phillips Jeff Phillips Jeff Phillips is an Australian TV show host/personality and pop singer of the 1960s to the early 1990s.Originally from Perth, Western Australia, he first came to public attention when he took over as compere of Perth TV show, Club 17 in 1966... |
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| The Chemistry of Change | Marlane Meyer | Marlane Meyer | Kathleen Cramer, Van Quattro, Dendrie Taylor, Steve Keyes, Mark Fite Mark Fite Mark Fite is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in a number of movies and television shows. He lives in Los Angeles, California.... , Ryan Cutrona Ryan Cutrona Ryan Cutrona is an American actor. Cutrona has played supporting roles in several films and numerous television series. A majority of his roles are military parts due in large part to his background. Cutrona's father was a General in the United States Army, and he was born at West Point, spending... |
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| Freeze | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Guy Zimmerman | Amy Raasch, Denise Poirier Denise Poirier Denise Poirier is an American voice actress best known for playing the character of Æon Flux in the MTV animated series of the same name.She also had prominent roles in Reign: The Conqueror, HBO's Spawn, and the English version of Golgo 13: Queen Bee, the Vampire Hunter D video game, as well as... , David Weininger David Weininger David Weininger is a chemist and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Daylight Chemical Information Systems, a company in Santa Fe, New Mexico that does rapid analysis of massive chemical databases. Weininger is the inventor of Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification , a universal... , Antoinette Valente, Michael Matthys |
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| Steak Knife Bacchae | Joe Goodrich | Michael Hacker | Joe Goodrich | ||
Selected Productions, 2001–Present
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| 2001–2002 | 2100 Square Ft Theatre, Los Angeles | 16 Routines | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Grace Zabriskie Grace Zabriskie Grace Zabriskie is an American actress. She has appeared in many popular American films but, she is best known for her work in television. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks, Seinfeld, and Big Love.-Early life:Zabriskie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana... , Rene Assa, Maria O’Brien, Bill Mesnick, Ryan Cutrona Ryan Cutrona Ryan Cutrona is an American actor. Cutrona has played supporting roles in several films and numerous television series. A majority of his roles are military parts due in large part to his background. Cutrona's father was a General in the United States Army, and he was born at West Point, spending... , Peggy Blow, Tina Preston, John Pappas |
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| Joe and Betty | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch Annabelle Gurwitch is an American comedic actress. She is best known as the original hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie. She is also a noted author and columnist and was most recently the host of Wa$ted! on Planet Green.... , John Diehl John Diehl John Diehl is an American actor, particularly known for his roles as Charles Kawalsky in the 1994 film Stargate, Det. Larry Zito on the 1980s cop show Miami Vice, Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy on The Shield, and as "the Cruiser" in Stripes. His other notable roles include Pvt... , Dana Weiluns, Jack Kehler Jack Kehler Jack Kehler is an actor. He is sometimes credited as Jack Keeler.Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come... , Shawna Casey, Sharron Shayne, Drago Sumonja |
Winner Critics Choice, LA Times; Los Angeles Times “Top 10 for 2001”; American Theatre Critics’Association Steinberg New Play Citation | ||
| Mrs. Feuerstein | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Roxanne Rogers | Maria O’Brien, Christopher Allport Christopher Allport Christopher Allport was an American actor.-Biography:Allport was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His acting life began at the age of nine in New Canaan, Connecticut at the Children's Theatre. While at Northwestern University, he worked with Paul Sills and Story Theatre... , Lynnda Ferguson, Louis Plante, Matt Blair Matt Blair Matt Blair was an outside linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for all 12 seasons of his career from 1974 to 1985.-Career:... , Gwendolyn Yeo |
Winner Critics Choice, LA Times; LA Weekly Award for Playwriting and Best Actress. LA Weekly “Top 10 for 2001” (Steven Leigh Morris) 2001 Los Angeles Drama Critics’ Circle Award Best Lead Actress Maria O’Brien | ||
| 2002–2003 | Evidence Room, Los Angeles | Dog Mouth | John Steppling John Steppling John Steppling was a German-American silent film actor.He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928... |
John Steppling John Steppling John Steppling was a German-American silent film actor.He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928... |
Steven Davies Steven Davies Steven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. A stylish and aggressive left-handed batsman who can open the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket... , James Storm James Storm James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J... , Hugh Dane Hugh Dane Hugh Dane is an American television and film actor known most recently for his recurring role as Hank, the security guard in the US version of the television series, The Office.- Acting career :... , Nia Gwyne |
Winner Critic’s Choice LA Times, Top Ten Shows of 2003 Daily News and Entertainment Weekly; LA Weekly Award for Set Design. |
| 2100 Square Ft Theater, Los Angeles. Production subsequently moved to The Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles and then the Traveling Jewish Theatre, San Francisco. | Times Like These | John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
John O'Keefe John O'Keefe John O'Keefe may refer to:* John O'Keeffe , sometimes O'Keefe, Irish playwright* John O'Keeffe , an Irish painter* John A. O'Keefe , American planetary scientist... |
Laurie O’Brian, Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser Norbert Weisser is a German-born American film and theatre actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed films .... |
Winner Critic’s Choice LA Times, Ovation Awards for best Actor and Actress; LA Weekly Best Playwright and Best Playwright LA Drama Critics Circle | |
| 2100 Square Ft Theater, Los Angeles | Wilfredo | Wesley Walker Wesley Walker Wesley Darcel Walker is a former professional American football wide receiver for the New York Jets in 1977 - 1989.... |
Wesley Walker Wesley Walker Wesley Darcel Walker is a former professional American football wide receiver for the New York Jets in 1977 - 1989.... |
John Horn John Horn John Horn may refer to:*Steve Horn, John Stephen Horn , former Republican congressman from California*John L. Horn, psychologist*John Horn , British former tennis player of the 1950s-See also:... , Christine Burke, George Gerdes, O-Lan Jones O-Lan Jones O-Lan Jones is an American actress. Her name came from the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.-Selected Filmography:-References:... , Jack Kehler Jack Kehler Jack Kehler is an actor. He is sometimes credited as Jack Keeler.Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come... , Barry Del Sherman |
Curtainup.com “2002 Retrospective Top 10 List” | |
| Mark Taper Forum Mark Taper Forum The Mark Taper Forum is a 739 seat thrust stage at the Los Angeles Music Center built by Welton Becket and Associates on the Bunker Hill section of downtown Los Angeles... , Los Angeles |
Wilfredo | Wesley Walker Wesley Walker Wesley Darcel Walker is a former professional American football wide receiver for the New York Jets in 1977 - 1989.... |
Wesley Walker Wesley Walker Wesley Darcel Walker is a former professional American football wide receiver for the New York Jets in 1977 - 1989.... |
John Horn John Horn John Horn may refer to:*Steve Horn, John Stephen Horn , former Republican congressman from California*John L. Horn, psychologist*John Horn , British former tennis player of the 1950s-See also:... , Christine Burke, George Gerdes, O-Lan Jones O-Lan Jones O-Lan Jones is an American actress. Her name came from the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck.-Selected Filmography:-References:... , Jack Kehler Jack Kehler Jack Kehler is an actor. He is sometimes credited as Jack Keeler.Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come... , Barry Del Sherman |
Curtainup.com “2002 Retrospective Top 10 List” | |
| 2003–2004 | The Powerhouse Theatre, Santa Monica | G-Nome | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Guy Zimmerman | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... , Christopher Allport Christopher Allport Christopher Allport was an American actor.-Biography:Allport was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His acting life began at the age of nine in New Canaan, Connecticut at the Children's Theatre. While at Northwestern University, he worked with Paul Sills and Story Theatre... , Lynnda Ferguson |
Winner of Garland Award for Playwriting and Direction |
| 2100 Square Ft Theater, Los Angeles | The Inside Job | Guy Zimmerman | Guy Zimmerman | Barry Del Sherman, Jessica Dean, Holly Ramos | ||
| 2005–2006 | Electric Lodge, Venice, CA | Tirade for Three, Gary's Walk, Girl on a Bed | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Guy Zimmerman | John Diehl John Diehl John Diehl is an American actor, particularly known for his roles as Charles Kawalsky in the 1994 film Stargate, Det. Larry Zito on the 1980s cop show Miami Vice, Assistant Chief Ben Gilroy on The Shield, and as "the Cruiser" in Stripes. His other notable roles include Pvt... , Christopher Allport Christopher Allport Christopher Allport was an American actor.-Biography:Allport was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His acting life began at the age of nine in New Canaan, Connecticut at the Children's Theatre. While at Northwestern University, he worked with Paul Sills and Story Theatre... , Hugh Dane Hugh Dane Hugh Dane is an American television and film actor known most recently for his recurring role as Hank, the security guard in the US version of the television series, The Office.- Acting career :... , Niamh McCormally, Don Preston Don Preston Donald Ward Preston also known as Dom DeWilde or Biff Debrie born September 21, 1932 in Flint, Michigan. Preston is an American jazz and rock and roll musician.-Biography:Preston was born into a family of musicians and began studying music at an early age... , Don Berman, Dana Wieluns, Shawna Casey, Jack Kehler Jack Kehler Jack Kehler is an actor. He is sometimes credited as Jack Keeler.Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come... , Andy Hopper Andy Hopper Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:... , Mickey Swenson, Tom McCleister Tom McCleister Tom McCleister is an American actor who is best remembered for his role as Ike on Married... with Children.-Selected filmography:* Bones* episode "The Man in the Morgue" ... as Peter LaSalle * ER... , David Carrera, Shannon Holt, Gray Palmer, Devon Carson |
2 Ovation Award Nominations: World Premiere Play(s) LA Weekly Award Nomination: Best Ensemble LA Weekly Award Nomination: Comedy Performance, Shawna Casey |
| Elephant Stageworks, Los Angeles, CA | In the Cool Dark: An Evening of Short Plays | Shawna Casey, Jack Kehler Jack Kehler Jack Kehler is an actor. He is sometimes credited as Jack Keeler.Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come... , Sharon Yablon, Wes Walker, Guy Zimmerman |
Shawna Casey, Jack Kehler Jack Kehler Jack Kehler is an actor. He is sometimes credited as Jack Keeler.Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come... , Sharon Yablon, Wes Walker, Guy Zimmerman |
Shawna Casey, John Horn John Horn John Horn may refer to:*Steve Horn, John Stephen Horn , former Republican congressman from California*John L. Horn, psychologist*John Horn , British former tennis player of the 1950s-See also:... , Dana Wieluns, Tamar Fortgang, Gill Gayle, Sarah Diehl, Kim Debus, Mary C. Greening, Mari Ueda, Andy Hopper Andy Hopper Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:... , Gray Palmer, Annie Weirich, Niamh McCormally |
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| Electric Lodge, Venice, CA | Vagrant | Guy Zimmerman | Guy Zimmerman | Christopher Allport Christopher Allport Christopher Allport was an American actor.-Biography:Allport was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His acting life began at the age of nine in New Canaan, Connecticut at the Children's Theatre. While at Northwestern University, he worked with Paul Sills and Story Theatre... , Patrick Burleigh, Niamh McCormally |
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| Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006, Zoo Southside, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | Vagrant, Tirade for Three | Guy Zimmerman, Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Guy Zimmerman | Christopher Allport Christopher Allport Christopher Allport was an American actor.-Biography:Allport was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His acting life began at the age of nine in New Canaan, Connecticut at the Children's Theatre. While at Northwestern University, he worked with Paul Sills and Story Theatre... , Shawna Casey, Andy Hopper Andy Hopper Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:... , Jack Kehler Jack Kehler Jack Kehler is an actor. He is sometimes credited as Jack Keeler.Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come... , Niamh McCormally. |
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| Lost Studio, Los Angeles | Out of the Blue | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Guy Zimmerman | Tina Preston, Hugh Dane Hugh Dane Hugh Dane is an American television and film actor known most recently for his recurring role as Hank, the security guard in the US version of the television series, The Office.- Acting career :... , Lee Kissman, Andy Hopper Andy Hopper Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:... , Niamh McCormally, Gray Palmer, Mary C. Greening, Mark Adair-Rios |
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| Bedlum, Los Angeles | Farm: 5 ten minute plays and a dance in a loft downtown | Sheryl Slean, Coleman Hough, Hank Bunker, Sharon Yablon, Guy Zimmerman | Sheryl Slean, Coleman Hough, Hank Bunker, Sharon Yablon, Guy Zimmerman | Katie Bachler, Madeline Baugh, Kim Debus, Edward Felix, Lake Sharp, Devon Carson, Hugh Dane Hugh Dane Hugh Dane is an American television and film actor known most recently for his recurring role as Hank, the security guard in the US version of the television series, The Office.- Acting career :... , Mark Adair-Rios, Mary C. Greening, Betsy Hume, George Gerdes, Gill Gayle, Andy Hopper Andy Hopper Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:... , Mickey Swenson, avid Weininger, Megan Yellott, Trace Turville-Konerko, Christine Romeo, Niamh McCormally |
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| 2007 | Stephanie Feury Studio Theater, Los Angeles | The Empty Bed | Sharon Yablon | Sharon Yablon | Shawna Casey, Jack Kehler Jack Kehler Jack Kehler is an actor. He is sometimes credited as Jack Keeler.Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come... |
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| Stephanie Feury Studio Theater, Los Angeles | A New World War | Rita Valencia | Guy Zimmerman | Andy Hopper Andy Hopper Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng FIET is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge.-Research:... , Jack Littman, Niamh McCormally, Gray Palmer, Devon Carson |
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| Bootleg, Los Angeles and Divadlo na Pradle, Prague Fringe Festival Prague Fringe Festival The Prague Fringe Festival is an annual event held every May and June in Prague, Czech Republic. It is a fringe festival, on the model of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Founded in 2001, by Steven Gove, who lives in Prague, and Angus Coull who was then based there, as well as Newcastle-based Carole... 2007 |
The Fever | Wallace Shawn Wallace Shawn Wallace Michael Shawn , sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, author, voice artist, and intellectual. His best-known film roles include Wally Shawn in My Dinner with Andre , Vizzini in The Princess Bride , and debate teacher Mr... |
Guy Zimmerman | Paul Mackley | ||
| 2008 | Art Share | A Thousand Words | ||||
| 2009 | Art Share | Neo-Sacred Revival | ||||
| Clown Show for Bruno | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Guy Zimmerman | Daniel Stein, Dana Weiluns, Kali Quinn, Bill Celentano | |||
| Destruction of the Fourth World | Murray Mednick Murray Mednick Murray Mednick is an American playwright and poet. He's best known as founder of the Padua Hills Playwrights Workshop/Festival, where he served as artistic director from 1978 to 1995... |
Brian Frette and Christie Schultz of Zoo District | ||||
| 2010 | LADAD Space | Hotel Bardo(t) | Heidi Darchuk | Guy Zimmerman | ||