A List of
Happenings
A List of Happenings opens the window on an apartment occupied by of a group of women studying at the University of Colorado, Boulder during the 1955-1956 school year. Inspired by source material discovered in the belongings of the playwright's great aunt, this slice-of-life style piece is a hyper-naturalistic, high-energy portrayal of a short moment of freedom for these "strange women" living in a time that was hostile to strange women. Exploring themes of friendship, sexuality, gender roles, intellectualism and ambition, A List of Happenings is a playful gift that returns life to a group of people who were historically undermined, forgotten and oppressed.
by: Anna Watts
dir. by: Alana Dietze
Platonov
by: Richard Alger
dir. by: Tina Kronis
Anton Chekhov’s unfinished early play is transfigured into a hilarious and moving tale of love and regret in this new Theatre Movement Bazaar adaptation produced by Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy. This new work pulls the source out of late 1800’s Russia — where class structures were breaking down and dramatic change approaching — and sets it in a summer home on the East Coast of the United States, early 1960s. Society is shifting and a younger generation is gaining resolve as the foundation of balanced optimism of the 1950s shows its cracks. The main characters’ existential crisis is shadowed by the crisis of the Cold War. Over the course of one evening, the high hopes for a party amongst friends plunges into chaos and betrayal in this stylized and dynamic new play.
The Most Massive Woman Wins
by: Madeleine George
dir. by: Yridia Ayvar
Four women of various shapes and sizes sitting in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic explore their perceptions of body image. The women reveal their experiences dealing with their weight issues through monologues, short scenes, and even schoolyard rhymes. These experiences both haunt and empower these women as they imagine their way to a new vision of themselves as beautiful and whole.
"They take the audience along for the ride as you feel their inner chaos, their emotional pain, the anger, hate, and eventual joy as they embrace their person. The change from light to darkness between each scene forces the audience to look inward and quickly assess their own perspective of self."
Levi! A New Musical
Book: Larry Cohen & Janelle Webb Cohen
Music: The Sherman Brothers
Dir. By: Bruce Kimmel
"Rachel Frost is also a marvel as “Sarah Zimmerman”. Gifted with a clarion voice, her introduction is via a nifty little love duet opposite Ginsburg..."
-Bucking Trends
