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LYRIC THEATRE ON LA BREA ANNOUNCES 2012 SEASON OF PLAYS
The 2012 season begins with production of
FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF
by Ntozake Shange
The Tony Award nominated and Obie Award-winning play weaves lush movement and graceful verse into a truly stirring portrait of seven amazing black women trapped in their sex, color and consciousness. Each woman’s journey is unique, yet each seamlessly blends with the stories of the other six women to form one, united voice of pride and power. The play, which premiered on Broadway in 1976, was the inspiration for Tyler Perry’s recent film For Colored Girls. Directed by Lyric Artistic Director JC Gafford, For Colored Girls ... will run through March 4.
Show Previews: February 8/9, 2012
Opening Weekend: February 10 & 11, 2012
Reservations
(323) 960-1055
FEEDBACK by Jane Miller
Jane Miller’s Feedback is the tale of Holly, who, tryingto cope with the loss of her mother, spends her inheritance on a PR firm that specializes in rebranding people. Her entire life is put under a microscope by a hard-nosed professional and a free-wheeling eccentric who dissects every facet of her appearance, behavior, and relationships to create a new and improved version of Holly. Jane Miller is a playwright and screenwriter living in Brooklyn, NY, whose work has been produced by Aporia Theatre, Looking Glass Theatre, The Wellesley Project, Squeaky Bicycle Productions, and The Network. She is a contributing artist in the developmental group, The Pack, part of Packawallop Productions. Feedback, directed by Craig Jessen, runs through May 13.
Show Previews: March 28 & 29, 2012
Opening Weeekend: March 30 & 31, 2012
Reservations
(323) 960-7822
AFTERSHOCKS by Doug Haverty
Concluding the season will be Aftershocks, a newly revised version of a play by Doug Haverty. In this play, two escaped housewives from Ohio are having the time of their lives living in a Valencia trailer park and being extras in the movies. Everything is great until someone’s past shows up on their aluminum doorstep. Doug Haverty's award-winning plays and musicals have been presented around the world. Several of his plays are published, including Could I Have This Dance? (chosen by the American Theatre Critics Association as Best New Play to be produced outside NYC). Doug's musical (co-written with Adryan Russ)iGhost had its world premiere at the Lyric Theatre in the spring of 2011. Aftershocks, directed by JC Gafford,will run through June 17.
Show Preview: May 9 & 10, 2012 Opening Weeekend: May 11 & 12, 2012 Buy Tickets
Reservations
(323) 960-1055
