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OPEN FIST THEATRE COMPANY presents Musical "JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD" - OPENS 2/8
OPEN FIST THEATRE COMPANY presents Musical "JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD" - OPENS 2/8
01/25/2008 (01:51 PM)
DEMAND PR David Elzer Marketing and Public Relations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: David Elzer 818/508-1754 MEDIA ALERT FOR THEATRE EDITORS AND REVIEWERS AND CALENDAR LISTINGS
OPEN FIST THEATRE COMPANY presents THE LOS ANGELES INTIMATE THEATRE PREMIERE OF … James Joyce’s
THE DEAD Book by Richard Nelson Music by Shaun Davey Lyrics conceived and adapted by Nelson and Davey Choreogaphy by Christine Sang Musical Direction by Dean Mora Directed by Charles Otte
Limited Engagement opens Friday, February 8
at the Open Fist Theatre in Hollywood! January 24, 2008…Los Angeles…The Open Fist Theatre Company presents the Los Angeles intimate theatre premiere of the musical, James Joyce’s THE DEAD, book by Richard Nelson; music by Shaun Davey; lyrics conceived and adapted by Nelson and Davey; based on the short story by James Joyce. With choreography by Christine Sang, musical direction by Dean Mora and directed by Charles Otte. James Joyce’s THE DEAD will preview on Friday, February 1, Saturday, February 2 & Thursday, February 7 at 8pm and will open on Friday, February 8 at 8pm at The NEW Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor’s Gang) in Hollywood. Set in James Joyce’s turn-of-the-twentieth-century Dublin during the Christmas holiday, Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey’s musical adaptation of THE DEAD is a hauntingly tender and emotionally complex story of an annual gathering of old friends and family. On the 30th anniversary of the Morkan’s holiday festivities, two aging sisters -- Aunt Kate and Aunt Julia -- and their niece Mary Jane host an evening filled with food, stories, memories and music. Among the guests are the Morkan’s nephew Gabriel Conroy and his wife, Gretta. Gabriel doubles as the story’s narrator and shares a deeply personal epiphany at the story’s end, as he realizes what it means to accept the pain of being “ alone,” and yet together, with his wife, Gretta.
ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST CHARLES OTTE (Director) Charlie Otte has worked around the country in theatre, opera, and film. New York productions include Flood by Günter Grass, Moliere’s Imaginary Invalid, Brecht’s Baal, Mikhail Bulgakov's Bliss, as well as Songs From Liquid Days and La Belle et La Bête by Philip Glass. Additional New York productions include The Cuchulain Cycle (based on the writings by W.B. Yeats), the multi-media production This is a Test, and restaging The Civil Wars and Einstein on the Beach for Robert Wilson. In Los Angeles, work includes Travesties by Tom Stoppard, Bulgakov’s Flight, Brecht’s Threepenny Opera, Gozzi’s King Stag, David Rabe’s Goose and Tomtom, and new plays by Bradley Smith, Steven Haworth, Rick Pagano, and John Bishop. Screenwriting and film directing credits include Blind Faith, Beer Nuts, A&E Biography, I am Not a Ghost, Sinbad, Mission Invisible and the media displays in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Illinois. His fiddle playing can be heard with bands such as The Eight Hand String Band, Lies Like Truth, Suzy Glaze and HiLonesome, and on the soundtrack to the Sam Rami movie, The Gift. DEAN MORA (Musical Director) Dean Mora has collaborated twice previously with Charlie Otte and The Open Fist, serving as musical director on their productions of The Threepenny Opera and Travesties. Other credits as musical director include Side by Side by Sondheim (Pasadena Playhouse), Lady Macbeth Sings the Blues (Rubicon Theatre - 2004 Ovation Award for Best Musical Direction), as well as Jacques Brel is Alive…, World Goes Round, A Little Night Music, City of Angels, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Two by Two, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Forever Plaid, Baby and The Sound of Music. Dean is also the leader of Mora’s Modern Rhythmists, a big band specializing in dance music for the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s. An extraordinary production team has been assembled to bring this production to life: Set Design is by Kis Knekt. The costume design is by Christina Wright. The sound design is by Peter Carlstedt. The lighting design is by Terry Enroth and Charles Otte. The Cast of James Joyce’s THE DEAD features Rob Nagle, Jacque Lynn Colton, Judith Scarpone, Niki Hersh, Michael Franco, Jake Stewart, Arthur Hanket, Martha Demson, Teresa Willis, Bruce Dickinson, Sarah Buster, Amy Tzagournis and Kendra Chell. James Joyce’s THE DEAD will preview on Friday, February 1, Saturday, February 2 & Thursday February 7 at 8pm and will open on Friday, February 8 at 8pm and continue through Saturday, March 22 at The NEW Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor’s Gang) in Hollywood. Performances for THE DEAD are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. Ticket prices are $25; tickets for the opening night gala are $30. Previews are $10. Pay-what-you-can performances on February 10 and 17. Special group rates available for parties of 10 or more . For tickets, please call (323) 882-6912 for details or visit _www.openfist.org_ (http://www.openfist.org/) to purchase tickets online. For more information, photos, press interviews or for press comps, please contact David Elzer/DEMAND PR at 818/508-1754 or at
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) or visit _www.demandpr.com_ (http://www.demandpr.com/) . Calendar Listing: THE DEAD
Directed by Charles Otte
Previews: Feb 1 - 7, all tickets: $15 Performances: Opens Friday, February 8 — Saturday, March 22 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm. Sundays at 3 pm. Opening Night Tickets: $30 All Other Tickets: $25 Two PAY WHAT YOU CAN performances on Sunday, February 10 and Sunday, February 17 All performances at the NEW Open Fist Theatre: 6209 Santa Monica Boulevard (between Vine & Gower) Los Angeles, CA 90038 Tickets: (323) 882-6912 or _www.openfist.org_ (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=95tghvbab.0.0.w5hyctbab.0&p=http://www.openfist.org/)
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