“An audaciously original playwright, Keyes
whips up a caustic mixture of hate, love, endurance and need as morbidly
funny as it is believable.”
- Los Angeles Times
"GO!"
- Backstage West
1 Male, 2 Females
No Intermission
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Synopsis: BIG BABY unfurls in a cramped Midwestern apartment
shared by Kile and his diminutive, gray-haired mother, June . This is a
couple with colossal issues, and they wear them like comfortable old
shoes. Mom is a staunch, churchgoing Catholic who endured an abusive
marriage, and constantly fawns over and coddles her grown son. Kile is a
scary bundle of pent-up energy and frustration who paces like a caged
animal, stays medicated on a bevy of drugs, and frequently gets physical
or argues vociferously over the merest trifle. When Nancy, a recovering
heroin addict turned dominatrix, moves in next door, Kile avails himself
of her services and finds them ironically therapeutic. But Kile's
blossoming friendship with Nancy rankles June, who soon pushes Kile to
the outermost limits of endurance.
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
- In the living
rooms of a recently divorced couple we hear two versions of how
their “first Christmas” apart from each other will be, why the
divorce took place, and how a Christmas tree is really supposed to
be decorated.
THREE KINGS
- Two couples
get together on Christmas Eve for a friendly game of poker. But,
things get out of hand when a player runs out of money and starts
betting the Christmas presents.
SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER
- In the
storeroom of an office during the annual Christmas party, a man and
a woman come to discover more about each other and themselves than
they bargained for.
KRINGLE-PHOBIA
- A man must
confront his fear of Santa Claus as demonic manifestations of his
fears tease, taunt and haunt him as he tries to work up the nerve to
take his son to the mall to see Kris Kringle.
HAPPY
HOLIDAYS FROM ANDERSON, DAVIS, SETON, AND FENNER- Julia, a receptionist
at a law firm is trying to get through the last ten minutes of her
shift before the holidays. She gets calls from rude clients, her
boss, her boyfriend, her mother and her best friend. Can she get
them all sorted out before leaving for her second job as an elf at
Macy’s?
“Immensely ambitious, vastly entertaining...
A vibrant period portrait of a seminal company whose innovations changed
the course of theatrical history.”
- LA Times
"The sort of play we see far too rarely -
smart, articulate, and full of engrossing historical details."
- Backstage West
"David Bridel underpins his delightful comedy with historical events,
making a vastly entertaining work richer and more relevant."
- LA Weekly
"A
gem... A tale told in modern English, with a slew of resonances reaching
into 2008."
- LA City Beat, Critic's
Choice
6 Males, 4
Females
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Synopsis: I Gelosi (The Zealous Ones) lovingly recreates the
world of the commedia dell'arte and tells the story of Italy's first
great traveling theatre troupe. In the late 16th Century the
Gelosi company takes the provinces by storm, thanks to the beauty, wit
and charm of Isabella Andreini, one of the very first women ever to play
on the stage. Invited to perform at the Court of King Charles IX
of France, the Gelosi become the toast of Europe - until they risk the
wrath of the Pope with a virulent theatrical satire. Hounded from
the French Court, the company's fortunes sink, despite the increasing
brilliance of Isabella's talents. Jealousy, madness, and
selfishness tear the company apart. Finally, the Gelosi return to
the poverty from whence they came.
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