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HOLLYWOOD, CA - Tennessee
in Hollywood is a must see for any Tennessee Williams fan.
Mainstream audiences know his works in the form of A
Streetcar Named Desire, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, or
even The Glass Menagerie to name a few. Being presented
at the Elephant Lab Theater are some of his lesser known plays, The
Case of the Crushed Petunias and Talk to Me Like the Rain. The Case of the Crushed
Petunias, directed by
Che’Re Adams, is the symbolic story of a woman whose world’s
forever changed when her beloved flower bed is destroyed by a
mysterious man, portrayed by David Moses. Christine Krench is an
audience pleaser as Dorothy Simple, as she finds the comedic
elements to make this character likeable and sympathetic. Talk to Me Like the Rain,
directed by Dan Oliverio, takes place in a small room where a
couple, played by Nicolas Pavlos and Diane Scheider, fall into
the wits end in their relationship. This classic script gives
Ms. Scheider the perfect role to sing her teeth into as her
maddening performance is definitely a highlight of the evening. Rounding out the evening is
the parody entitled Something I Smoked Last Summer.
Written by Los Angeles playwright Anna Baum, this comedy plants
practically every Tennessee Williams play onto a southern
plantation determined not to let any work go untouched. Wendy
Worthington can do no wrong playing Big Mommy Winship, and Emily
Haase has a ball playing the fragile wheelchair bound Lorelei
Winship. This last entry enables the audience member leave the
theater on an upbeat note, even to those unfamiliar with the
works of the playwright of the night. Tennessee Williams has had a
great impact in the American culture, to say the least, and
Tennessee in Hollywood nods
its hat in appreciation and respect by providing a enjoyable
night of theater. Go see it! Presented by Antrobus Group, Tennessee in Hollywood performs at the Elephant Lab Theater, located at 1078 N. Lillian Way in Los Angeles, CA. Running through March 6th, 2005, performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8pm, and Sundays at 5pm. General Admission is $20.00. – Adrian Rennie
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