Openfist presents...
An enchanted evening of perception and mirth
By Patti Pietschmann
OpenFist Theatre Company ushers in its 30th anniversary season with three programs of short works. Each are performed in rotating repertory, by playwrights renowned for pushing the boundaries of theatrical invention.
Test your perception
Inkblot A: Ghosts, an evocation of the afterlife written and directed by legendary new theater-maker/playwright/monologist John O'Keefe.
This was written and directed by John O’Keefe; starring Bryan Bertone, Cat Davis, Janine DeZarn, Jan Munroe, Tina Preston, Elif Savas
Inkblot B: Landscape, Harold Pinter’s hypnotic portrait of loneliness in a long-term marriage, coupled with Never Swim Alone, a slyly witty, unexpectedly suspenseful landmark of the Canadian theater by Daniel MacIvor.
Directed by Christopher Cappiello; starring Laura James and Tom Noga; and Never Swim Alone; written by Daniel MacIvor; directed by Amanda Weier; starring Bryan Bertone, Dylan Maddalena, Ann Marie Wilding .
Inkblot C: Two plays by Caryl Churchill: This Is A Chair juxtaposes momentous news headlines with scenes of everyday life to sometimes funny, sometimes chilling effect, and Here We Go is an unsentimental exploration of the final stages of life and the mysterious moments that follow in the great unknown.
Directed by Martha Demson, and Here We Go; directed by Matthew McCray; both plays star Megan Brotherton, Emma Bruno, Carmella Jenkins, Schuyler Mastain, Debba Rofheart, David Shofner, Casey Sullivan, Alexander Wells and AlgeRita Wynn — with the addition of Neil Oktay and Steven Rosenbaum in This Is A Chair, and Alberto Isaac in Here We Go.
A presentation by Open Fist Theatre Company, Martha Demson, artistic director.
Dates
Previews: Feb. 10 – Feb. 12
Performances: Feb. 14 – April 5
• Monday at 8 p.m.: Feb. 10 ONLY (preview – Inkblot A)
• Tuesday at 8 p.m.: Feb. 11 ONLY (preview – Inkblot B)
• Wednesday at 8 p.m.: Feb. 12 ONLY (preview – Inkblot C)
• Fridays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 14 (opening – Inkblot A); Feb. 21 (B); Feb. 28 (C); March 6 (A); March 13 (B); March 20 (C); March 27 (A); April 3 (B)
• Saturdays at 4 p.m.: Feb. 15 ( A); Feb. 22 (B); Feb. 29 (C); March 7 (A); March 14 (B); March 21 (C); March 28 (A); (no matinee on April 4)
• Saturdays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 15 (opening – Inkblot B); Feb. 22 (C); Feb. 29 (A); March 7 (B); March 14 (C); March 21 (A); March 28 (B); April 4 (C)
• Sundays at 4 p.m.: Feb. 16 (B); Feb. 23 (C); March 1 (A); March 8 (B); March 15 (C); March 22 (A); March 29 (B); April 5 (A)
• Sundays at 7 p.m.: Feb. 16 (opening – Inkblot C); Feb. 23 (A); March 1 (B); March 8 (C); March 15 (A); March 22 (B); March 29 (C); (no evening performance on April 5)
• Mondays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 17 (C); Feb. 24 (A); March 2 (B); March 9 (C); March 16 (A); March 23 (B); March 30 (C)
Location
Performances: Feb. 14 – April 5
• Monday at 8 p.m.: Feb. 10 ONLY (preview – Inkblot A)
• Tuesday at 8 p.m.: Feb. 11 ONLY (preview – Inkblot B)
• Wednesday at 8 p.m.: Feb. 12 ONLY (preview – Inkblot C)
• Fridays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 14 (opening – Inkblot A); Feb. 21 (B); Feb. 28 (C); March 6 (A); March 13 (B); March 20 (C); March 27 (A); April 3 (B)
• Saturdays at 4 p.m.: Feb. 15 ( A); Feb. 22 (B); Feb. 29 (C); March 7 (A); March 14 (B); March 21 (C); March 28 (A); (no matinee on April 4)
• Saturdays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 15 (opening – Inkblot B); Feb. 22 (C); Feb. 29 (A); March 7 (B); March 14 (C); March 21 (A); March 28 (B); April 4 (C)
• Sundays at 4 p.m.: Feb. 16 (B); Feb. 23 (C); March 1 (A); March 8 (B); March 15 (C); March 22 (A); March 29 (B); April 5 (A)
• Sundays at 7 p.m.: Feb. 16 (opening – Inkblot C); Feb. 23 (A); March 1 (B); March 8 (C); March 15 (A); March 22 (B); March 29 (C); (no evening performance on April 5)
• Mondays at 8 p.m.: Feb. 17 (C); Feb. 24 (A); March 2 (B); March 9 (C); March 16 (A); March 23 (B); March 30 (C)
Location
Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Avenue in LA. There is free parking at the :Atwater Xing lot one block south of the theater.
Call: (323) 882-6912 or www.openfist.org
Ticket prices
$25 – $50
• Single Inkblot performance: $25 with advance purchase, $30 at the door
• Two Inkblot performances: $40, advance purchase only
• All three Inkblot performances: $50, advance purchase only
• Students with valid ID: $15 at the door
$25 – $50
• Single Inkblot performance: $25 with advance purchase, $30 at the door
• Two Inkblot performances: $40, advance purchase only
• All three Inkblot performances: $50, advance purchase only
• Students with valid ID: $15 at the door
