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Friday, April 17, 2015

The House of Yes by Lucy Pollak

Love, incest, mental illness and murder. A 25th anniversary revival of the wickedly entertaining black comedy that became a cult classic indie film. As a violent hurricane swirls outside the…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:58PM

Ferguson by Lucy Pollak

Would you indict Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown? Watch a live, staged reenactment of the shooting, taken from actual witness testimony from the Ferguson grand jury. Written …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:52PM

Abigail/1702 by Lucy Pollak

What ever happened to Abigail Williams? It’s 1702, a decade after The Crucible‘s infamous seductress danced with the devil in Salem. Imagining the destiny of the immortal stage villain w…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:45PM
Friday, March 27, 2015

24TH STreet Theatre’s Saturday Explorer Series by Lucy Pollak

24th STreet Theatre connects artists to young audiences with its renowned annual music series. Saturday, April 11 at 1 p.m.: The Mostly Kosher Radio Hour The 8-piece Jewish culture revival …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:30PM

Sunset Baby by Lucy Pollak

A secret cache of letters brings together a former Black Power leader, his estranged daughter and her drug-dealing boyfriend in a powerful story of family and activism, revolution and estran…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 10:20PM
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Properties of Silence by Lucy Pollak

Poetry, science and history meld as famed 17th century poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz crosses paths with a contemporary realtor and her pool contractor husband. Set in Phoenix, Arizona, Pr…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:59PM

Recorded in Hollywood by Lucy Pollak

The fascinating true story of black businessman, record label owner and music producer John Dolphin. In 1948, a decade before Motown, he opened his world-famous Dolphin’s of Hollywood reco…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:50PM
Friday, March 6, 2015

Henry IV, Part 1 by Lucy Pollak

Antaeus, L.A.’s classical theater ensemble, opens its 2015 season with a fully partner-cast production of William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I. Part comedy, part tragedy, part growin…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:12PM

I and You by Lucy Pollak

There’s more than meets the eye in Lauren Gunderson’s story of wonder, hope and human connection. On the night before a class assignment is due, Caroline and Anthony plumb the mysteries …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:05PM

Corktown ‘57 by Lucy Pollak

An Irish-American family is ripped apart by divided loyalties in this powerful new drama. Emotions run high and battle lines are drawn when family and political allegiances collide in the P…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 05:01PM
Sunday, January 11, 2015

Smoke and Mirrors @ the Odyssey by Lucy Pollak

The magic continues when one of L.A.’s most beloved and longest running shows, Smoke and Mirrors moves to the Odyssey Theatre on Jan. 17 through March 15. Created by and starring noted act…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 06:09PM
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Reborning by Lucy Pollak

The Los Angeles premiere of a darkly funny and insightful psychological thriller that takes an unsettling look at work, motherhood and the power of healing. A young artist who crafts custom …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:38PM

Anna Christie by Lucy Pollak

Real-life father and daughter Jeff Perry (Scandal) and Zoe Perry (upcoming feature film Cotton) star in Eugene O’Neill’s 1922 Pulitzer Prize winner. After a 20-year separation, a coal ba…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:34PM

Mutant Olive by Lucy Pollak

Father and son forgiveness is at the heart of Mutant Olive, a hilarious, heart-wrenching and triumphant solo play by writer/performer Mitch Hara.A self-described “ADHD buzz saw looking for…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:26PM
Sunday, December 7, 2014

55th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration by Lucy Pollak

The Emmy® Award-winning 55th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration – your L.A. tradition! Music ensembles, choirs and dance companies from the many neighborhoods and cultures of the regi…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:47AM

Cyrano de Bergerac by Lucy Pollak

For over a century this soaring story of passion, honor, romance and the heartbreak of unrequited love has celebrated the optimism and resilience of the human spirit like no other. Hamish Li…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:43AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

“PLACAS: The Most Dangerous Tattoo” starring Ric Salinas of Culture Clash, directed by Cornerstone’s Michael John Garcés by Lucy Pollak

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 28, 2014) – A Salvadoran immigrant tries to reclaim his family while letting go of his gangbanger past. Culture Clash’s Ric Salinas heads the cast when the Latino Theat…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 09:02PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Villon by Lucy Pollak

Murder, mayhem and poetry. Award-winning, visionary playwright Murray Mednick brings his unique sensibility to the hair-raising, sometimes violent, and often hilarious exploits of medieval p…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:35PM

The Trip Back Down by Lucy Pollak

Groupies, trophies and fast, beautiful cars. Is winning all there is? Nick Stabile (Bride of Chucky, Dennis Wilson in ABC’s award-winning TV movie The Beach Boys: An American Family) stars…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:30PM

Closely Related Keys by Lucy Pollak

Home. Identity. Secrets and lies. An African-American attorney with a career on the rise is shocked to discover she has an Iraqi half-sister in Wendy Graf’s newest play, a hard-hitting dra…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 04:22PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Firemen by Lucy Pollak

Set in rural Washington state during the first Iraq war, the world premiere of Tommy Smith’s drama explores an unthinkable love relationship. “Even though the love at the heart of this p…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:17PM

Salomé by Lucy Pollak

James Marsters, Kate Steele and John Vickery head the cast when L.A. Theatre Works presents Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece, the story of the exotic and seductive young woman whose obsession wit…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:13PM

Passion Play by Lucy Pollak

Religion, politics and theater collide when Bart DeLorenzo directs the Los Angeles premiere of Passion Play by Tony and two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Sarah Ruhl, kicking off the Odyssey Th…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 01:05PM
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Let’s Misbehave by Lucy Pollak

It’s delightful. It’s delicious. It’s de-lovely! International City Theatre opens its 29th season with the California premiere of Let’s Misbehave: The Music and Lyrics of Cole Porter…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 12:54PM

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