Photos by Ed Kreiger
Shows Feb 2-27 Wed-Sat 8p, Sun 2p
For more info and directions go to www.theatre40.org
Tucumcari at Theatre 40
Larkeldi’s Whiskey Carousel Holiday Gala @ LIVE ARTS LOS ANGELES (LALA)
A Lost Gunfighter Xmas
For reservations and information,
the public should call 323 933-6944
or visit gunfighternation.tix.com
Our Town at Cal Poly Pomona
Pics of Our Town- my 2nd main stage show at Cal Poly Pomona, 15 years after my last one…
Man I miss you, Bill.
CD+M Lighting at Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi
Yet again Ted Ferreira calls with one of the most intriguing projects ever- to previz and create custom animation of the exterior architectural LED for the new Ferrari World Theme Park in Abu Dhabi.
I couldn’t imagine a more amazing project to work on. Thanks again!
Mediocre video and pix to follow!
Cirque Berzerk- New Extended Dates at Club Nokia!
Gunfighter Nation Presents the LA History Project
Pio Pico, Sam Yorty and the Secret Procession of Los Angeles
A dark meditation on the unseen forces that shape the universe that is El Lay. Historical, feverish, and anarchic –the LA History Project lives in the border regions between apocalypse and epiphany… Pio Pico the early ubiquitous godfather of so cal, and Sam Yorty, the race baiting crafty backroom matador who served to usher in modern Los Angeles. A dark mass performed over the living corpse of our current necropolis and home.
Written and performed by Gunfighter Nation
Opening September 17th at The Lost Studio, playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8:30pm through October 2nd.
Men of Mah Jongg @ Theatre 40
Photos by Ed Krieger
Sex! Drugs! Violence! Amongst the Elderly!
Men of Mah Jongg at Theatre 40! BE THERE!
Sept 1-26 in the Reuben Cordova Theatre on the Campus of Beverly Hills High School 241 S Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212
CD+M Lighting & The Happy Magic Water Park at the Olympic Water Cube, Beijing China
I was quite fortunate to be sent to the Beijing on behalf of Ted Ferreira and Patrick Yu at CD+M Design Group to focus and document the grand opening of the Happy Magic Water Park inside the Olympic Water Cube. It was a distinct privilege and an honor to be involved in such a project, and I would again happily drop everything and head to Asia in a heartbeat if the possibility arose. Thank you Sunny and Patrick for your kind hospitality and I hope to work with you both again in the future!
The Existents at The Open Fist Theatre Company
The Existents
The Existents- Photo by Alysa Brennan
The Existents- Photo by Alysa Brennan
The Existents- Photo by Alysa Brennan
THE EXISTENTS
Book by Douglas Crawford and Jason Wooten, Music and Lyrics by Ty Taylor, Directed by Martha Demson
A new rock musical at the Open Fist as part of the First Look Festival Of New Plays
Performances: Saturday July 31at 8pm, Sunday, August 1 at 7pm, Saturday August 14 at 8pm, Thursday August 19 at 8pm, Friday August 20 at 8pm. Sunday, August 1 and August 22 @ 7pm. Matinee performances; Sunday August 15th @ 2pm & Sunday August 22 @ 2pm
Full Photo Gallery @ Existents at Open Fist
Backstage.com Review- The Existents
StageSceneLA Review- The Existents
StageSceneLA Best of 2009-2010 Outstanding Lighting Design
Cirque Berzerk at The Forecastle Festival, Louisville KY
Cirque Berzerk packed the truck and headed to Kentucky for the Forecastle Festival, and rocked the crowd for 3 days straight with 40 min shows in the small tent. It doesn’t get better than this!
All photos from the fabulous photo gallery by sariot @ Forecastle Photos: March Madness and Cirque Berzerk « BLUELINE
Photo by sariot @ kyblueline.com
Me, Wes, Sue & Neal
Photos by sariot @ kyblueline.com
Photo by sariot @ kyblueline.com
Photo by sariot @ kyblueline.com
Overtone Industries- Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands
After seven years in development, non-profit organization Overtone Industries is set to launch their site-specific theatricale, Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands, with two weeks of performances in Culver City opening Thursday, July 8, 2010. There will also be preview performances the week before the opening. The contemporary opera integrates art installation, dance, voice, live and recorded music, projected video, costuming, community participation, and theater.
Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands takes the audience on a journey with working class Tom and aristocratic Sue, who have lost their identities. The couple reclaims their story by means of a device that allows them to inhabit the “lands” that hold the pivotal experiences of their lives embodied in songs, dances, pledges of allegiance, and rituals indigenous to those turning points.
Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands was conceptualized by Director O-Lan Jones in an extensive collaboration that involves twenty one librettists, eleven composers, Costume and Scenic Designer Snezana Petrovic, Musical Director David O, and many others.
The performances will run from Thursday, July 8 to Sunday, July 18, 2010 with five weekly performances (Thursdays through Sundays, 8:00 pm nightly with 2:00 pm matinees on Sundays). Additional preview performances will run from Thursday, July 1 to Sunday, July 4, 2010
http://www.overtoneindustries.org/
LA Times Opera Review- Opera review: ‘Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands’ in a vacant car dealership | Culture Monster | Los Angeles Times
LA Times Photo Gallery- ‘Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands’ – latimes.com
LA Weekly Article- Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands – Overtone Industries – Los Angeles – Events
Black Coffee at Theatre 40
Black Coffee at Theatre 40
Black Coffee at Theatre 40
THEATRE 40 will open it’s 2010-2011 season with BLACK COFFEE, AGATHA CHRISTIE’S first staged mystery and the only one to feature her most memorable character, HERCULE POIROT. Christie’s thriller marks the start of Theatre 40’s 45th Season opening in their Reuben Cordova Theatre on the Beverly Hills High School Campus on July 7th, 2010.
Performance Times — Sunday Matinees: 2:00 PM
Wednesday thru’ Saturday Evenings: 7:30 PM
July 7th to August 1st, 2011
Photos by Ed KriegerStage Scene LA Review- Black Coffee
Backstage.com- Black Coffee
losangeles.broadwayworld.com Theatre 40 Offers a Delectable Black Coffee 2010/07/12
Downtown Social Hour @ Abundant Sugar
An intimate evening of amazing performance, specialty cocktails, music and wonderful socializing in a unique downtown venue.
Underground but way above average… The new speakeasy.
This is a Private Event. 8 Performances are scattered about the evening and include Singing, Comedy, Aerial, Burlesque,and Dance. THERE IS NUDITY. No photography of the performances.
DJ: Pumpkin will be hard at work between acts and after the show so you can take to the floor. Attire:….what does one wear to socialize? Casual? Evening? …Bear Suit? Cash Bar: Beer, Wine, Cocktails, and Specialty Drinks created by Cynthia Washburn Ticketing: $20 online. Ticket sales close 2 hours before doors. Check website for ticket availability at the door for $25.
Dates: June 16- 20, 8pm Location: 618A Moulton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031 http://downtownsocialhour.com
Kabinet Theatre at The Alexandria Hotel
.:THE WANDERING MARIONETTES:. danse/acrobatiques/interactive theatre {cirque berzerk, wanderingmarionettes.net} With A Special Performance By :SUPER TALL PAUL music/improv/juggling {heliosjive.com} Dance To The Sounds Of: .:PUMPKIN:. dark organic/eclectic electronic/avant pop {pocketunderground.com, wandering marionettes} listen: http://soundcloud.com/pumpkin :JESSE WRIGHT: & Special Guests progressive/tech/funk {pocketunderground.com} :JUPIT3R: glitch-hop/dubstep {jupitermusic.net} & Kabinet Residents SEDA and ANDREW ORBIT downstairs in The Gorbals all night long.
Doors open 8PM Performances 9PM til 12AM After party @ The Gorbals 1AM Saturday, June 12th, 2010
The Alexandria Hotel 501 S. Spring St.Los Angeles, CA 90013
Gunfighter Nation } Short Plays about the Alamo
Location: THE ODYSSEY THEATRE
2055 SEPULVEDA BLVD
Los Angeles, CA, 90025
Phone: 310.477.2055
Admission $20.00
The Ice Breaker @ Theatre 40
Photos by Ed Krieger
Now Opening- the LA Premiere of The Ice-Breaker by David Rambo.
Opens May 12- June 6 Wed- Sat 8pm, Sun Matinee 2pm. THEATRE 40 is a professional Theatre Company performing in the Reuben Cordova Theatre on the Campus of Beverly Hills High School at 241 Moreno Drive – adjacent to Century City just off Little Santa Monica Blvd. The theatre is air-conditioned, there is disable access and ample FREE indoor parking. For RESERVATIONS: 310-364-0535
HOTEL BARDOT with the Padua Playwrights
FREE SHOW MAY 1st and 2nd only @ 8:00 PM. Downtown LA-Artists District 120 N. Sante Fe map 120 n. sante fe los angeles – Google Maps
Getting Frankie Married, and Afterwards at the Open Fist Theatre Company
Directed by Scott Paulin
Produced by Ina Russell, Stephanie Terronez, and Martha Demson, Scenic Design • James Spencer, Costume Design • Christina Wright, Lighting Design • Dan Reed, Sound Design • Peter Carlstedt, Props • Ina Russell & Bruce Dickinson
April 2 – May 15, 2010 Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 pm, Sundays @ 2 pm call (323) 882-6912
The Drawer Boy at Theatre 40
The Drawer Boy opens March 31 a Theatre 40, 2010 for four weeks though April 25; Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM. Ticket prices are $23.00 Wednesday through Friday. All Saturday and Sunday performances are $25.00. Students and members o the 4A’s are half-price on Stand-by at the door. THEATRE 40 is a professional Theatre Company performing in the Reuben Cordova Theatre on the Campus of Beverly Hills High School at 241 Moreno Drive – adjacent to Century City just off Little Santa Monica Blvd. The theatre is air-conditioned, there is disable access and ample FREE indoor parking. For RESERVATIONS: 310-364-0535
- StageSceneLA Review- The Drawer Boy
- StageSceneLA Best of 2009-2010 Outstanding Lighting Design
Photo by Ed Krieger
Kabinet Theatre- The Wandering Marionettes at the Alexandria Hotel
Join us tonight for our new “monthly theatrical affair” at the lovely Alexandria Hotel in Downtown LA.
Kabinet Theatre
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
The Alexandria Hotel
501 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles CA 90013
8pm – 1230am, 21 & up
{performances 9pm – 12am}
Reception at THE GORBALS 1230am – 2am
Directions
Tickets will be $25 at the door, with a limited number of discounted presale tickets available soon online through our website http://wanderingmarionettes.net
Could I Have This Dance at Theatre 40
Could I Have This Dance opens February 3, 2010 and closes February 28; Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM. Ticket prices are $23.00 Wednesday through Friday. All Saturday and Sunday performances are $25.00. Students and members o the 4A’s are half-price on Stand-by at the door. THEATRE 40 is a professional Theatre Company performing in the Reuben Cordova Theatre on the Campus of Beverly Hills High School at 241 Moreno Drive – adjacent to Century City just off Little Santa Monica Blvd. The theatre is air-conditioned, there is disable access and ample FREE indoor parking. For RESERVATIONS: 310-364-0535
Cirque Berzerk named recipient of “Downtowner of Distinction” award by Los Angeles Downtown News
Apparently the alpha-dog Downtowner is Distinguished on Feb 22 in a knock down drag out neighborhood 3-3 streetball game, with Cirque Berzerk drawing a tough early round with the newly minted LAPD while Chabad Temple faces down the full wait staff of the Rivera Restaurant at home in South Park.
A Batch of Distinct Downtowners
Published: Friday, January 29, 2010 4:23 PM PST
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – The year 2009 may have been tough for many, but Downtown saw dozens of projects debut.
That led to the naming of 13 recipients of Los Angeles Downtown News’ annual Downtowners of Distinction awards. Winners are chosen by district and are selected for projects that have an impact on the entire neighborhood. The winners are: the High School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Bunker Hill; the Skid Row 3-on-3 Streetball League in Central City East; Cirque Berzerk in Chinatown; the
Police Administrative Building in the Civic Center; the ESPN Headquarters and Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 (a tie) in the Figueroa Corridor; Pershing Square’s Programming in the Financial District; the Rowan Lofts in the Historic Core; the Haas Building and its Chabad of Downtown temple in the Jewelry District; Sakura Crossing in Little Tokyo; Rivera Restaurant in South Park; and the Gold Line Eastside Extension in Union Station/El Pueblo. (Not every Downtown district receives an award every year.) One of those winners will be announced as Project of the Year in the Feb. 22 issue of Downtown News.
Stage Door at The Open Fist Theatre Company
by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber Directed by Barbara Schofield
Jan. 22 – March 13
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 pm, Sundays @ 2 pm
Special Performances:
Preview Showings Jan. 14, 15, 16 and 17 • $15
Opening Night Friday Jan. 22 • $35 w/ Reception
Pay-What-You-Can Performances Jan. 17, 24 and 31
Tickets Adults $25 | Students & Seniors $20
call (323) 882-6912
LA TImes Review- Theater review: ‘Stage Door’ at Open Fist Theatre | Culture Monster | Los Angeles Times
LA Weekly Review- Stage Raw: Stage Door – Los Angeles Art – Style Council
Backstage.com Review- Stage Door
StageSceneLA Review- Stage Door
StageSceneLA Best of 2009-2010 Outstanding Lighting Design
The Kabinet Theatre and The Wandering Marrionettes at the Alexandria Hotel
Lovely pix of our 1st outing at the Alexandria Hotel, courtesy of Kathy Wu’s collection at Wandering Marionettes – kattywu’s Photos
DAN REED LIGHTING DESIGN 
