The critically-acclaimed Furious Theatre Company are artists in residence at the Pasadena Playhouse committed to edgy, innovative and original works. The company debuted in April 2002 and rapidly produced five plays in 12 months at the city-owned Armory Northwest in Pasadena. These productions earned 6 NAACP Theatre Award nominations, two LA Weekly Award nominations, and numerous critics’ picks from the Los Angeles media. The company also received the Pasadena Arts Council’s Gold Crown Award and The Debut Award from Back Stage West. In September 2003, the City of Pasadena reclaimed the Armory Northwest and Furious needed to move.
After a 13-month search, the Pasadena Playhouse granted Furious a 4-year residency at its Balcony Theatre (recently renamed the Carrie Hamilton Theatre), the Playhouse's 99-seat second stage. In two seasons at the Playhouse, Furious Theatre Company has produced seven premieres, including the Los Angeles Premieres of Neil Labute’s The Shape of Things, Yussef El Guindi’s Back of the Throat, Craig Wright's Grace (winner of three Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards: Production, Direction and Playwriting) and the company's first world premiere, An Impending Rupture of the Belly by Matt Pelfrey.
Furious Theatre Company is led by co-founders and Artistic Council members: Sara Hennessy, Shawn Lee, Vonessa Martin, Eric Pargac, Brad Price and Dámaso Rodriguez.
Who I'd like to meet: COMING APRIL 26 SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE PALACE
Written by Paul Slabolepszy
Directed by Dámaso Rodriguez
2 a.m. The outskirts of Johannesburg. A broken-down motorcycle strands two white men at a lonely roadhouse with a Zulu waiter who only wants to close for the night... Saturday Night at the Palace examines the events leading up to a racially motivated crime in the volatile Gauteng Region of South Africa seven years before the official end of apartheid.
L.A.'s newest theatre troupe infuses elements of Japanese kuroko and dance into its production, offering a darker twist on this Shakespeare classic and highlighting the struggles of man versus nature in a far away land.
$20 tickets to VANITIES, A NEW MUSICAL! AUGUST 22 - SEPTEMBER 28
You're a Playhouse BFF! See the show first at our special "Friends and Family" discount...
$20 tickets available: Tuesday, 8/26 at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, 8/30 at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, 9/2 at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, 9/4 at 8:00 p.m.
Mention code EM15.
Section B only. Restrictions apply. Call (626) 356-7529 for details.
The comic journey of three vivacious women coming of age in the 60s and 70s. Read more about this exciting new musical and the Playhouse production here.
Hey guys, I was wondering where to get a copy of Grace by Craig Wright. A teacher recommended it to me seeing your furious production of it. We also have a production by the Mr. Wright opening this week of Recent Tragic Events. WoOt.
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