Playwrights' Arena

"Playwrights’ Arena produces new plays
by L.A. - based playwrights. New plays are always a hard sell - but they’re also a vital part of L.A.’s theatrical landscape."
-- Don Shirley, LA STAGE TIMES

Artistic Director, Jon Lawrence Rivera, is
"LA NEW PLAY IMPRESARIO OF THE YEAR."
LA STAGE TIMES | Dec 2010

“… balancing the playful and the mysterious in a thoroughly nifty production that contains a wealth of ingenious effects…
GONZO VISION.” – L.A. Times

“GO! Janine Salinas Schoenberg's all-female, one-act drama trains its empathetic focus on the lost young women
on the fringes of society...” – L.A. Weekly

“MAJESTIC… one of the more interesting and creative works I’ve seen on stage in a while. Go check it out.”
– pLAywriting in the City

A mystical, magical adventure when a mysterious teen arrives at a transitional house for young women in Echo Park run by a charismatic Evangelical leader. As the two women struggle to understand each other, the elder is more determined to save the young girl from herself. But she has already devised her own plan for salvation with the help of her imaginary friends.

featuring: Elizabeth Francis, Cristina Frias, Bianc Lemaire, Christine
Marie Mantilla, Jacqueline Real, Eliza Saldana and Carol Zeller

Scenic Design: Christopher Murillo
Lighting Design: Jeremy Pivnick
Projection Design: Keith Skretch
Costume Design: Mylette Nora
Original Music: Adam Schoenberg
Sound Design: Bob Blackburn
Horns Design: Jesse Campos
Casting Director: Raul Staggs
Stage Manager: Janette Jara
Producer: Diane Levine

April 26 - May 19
Friday/Saturday 8 PM and Sunday 3 PM
Atwater Village Theater
3269 Casitas Avenue, Los Angeles. CA 90039

COMING TO THE CLARK LIBRARY
THIS SUMMER!!

Golden Tongues (June 29-30)

Golden Tongues

Staged readings of new adaptations from Spain’s Golden Age (Lope de Vega, Cervantes, Ana Caro, and more) by Los Angeles playwrights Luis Alfaro, Velina Hasu Houston and Oliver Mayer. Light reception included.

To develop, nurture and present devised work by writers/directors/designers/actors that highlights not only the epic, theatrical performance but the natural beauty of the site-specific location. A free celebration of the city of Los Angeles for the people of Los Angeles by the artists of Los Angeles.

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Theater without the formalities.
no venue | no schedule | no charge.

DESCRIPTON
A new arm of Playwrights' Arena to present epic, theatrical performances in public spaces at an instant's notice. No set schedules. No set venue. No charge. Location and time will be posted on facebook http://www.facebook.com/flashtheaterLA and twitter - follow it @flashtheaterLA.

Or send a check payable and mailed to:
Playwrights? Arena
514 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013