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Dog Sees God, A Hit Comedy Featuring Desperate Housewives' Andrea Bowen
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Members Who Went Said:
Very funny story with a poignant ending. If you like a good laugh about the reality of youth, this is it, as long as you are not offended by drugs, sex, and off color statements.
Anonymous Member If 5 stars were a possible choice that's what I would have given this show. Terrific cast, brilliant script, amazingly exacting staging, directing and performances by an acting ensemble that seemed to love every minute of the performance. The most entertaining — in so many ways — of the last half dozen or more plays I've seen, or more so.
Danny Casillas Everything about this production was top-notch! The actors were great, the play was funny and touching— a great idea brought to life. |
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Event Highlights
More Details About This Event: This hit Off-Broadway comedy, now in its Los Angeles premiere, hilariously pushes teen angst to the very limits. Drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity collide and careen toward an ending that’s touching, haunting and hopeful.
Bert V. Royal (playwright) wrote the play Dog Sees God (winner of the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival Award for Best Overall Production, Theatermania's Best Play of 2004, the 2004 GLAAD Media Award for Best Off-Off Broadway Production, Broadway.com's 2006 Audience Award for Favorite Off-Broadway Production and the 2006 HX Award for Best Play). His screenwriting credits include "Parents on Strike" and "A Treasure's Trove" (both for Paramount Pictures). Nick DeGruccio (director) is the recipient of the LA Ovation Award for direction of both a play and a musical. Nick’s most recent credits include the West Coast premiere of The Andrews Brothers at Musical Theatre West, Jekyll & Hyde at Cabrillo Music Theatre, and the inaugural production for Havok Theatre Company of Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story. This year, Nick won the Los Angeles Drama Critics’ Circle Award for direction for the L.A. Premiere of Zanna, Don’t! at West Coast Ensemble (also 2007 L.A. Ovation Nominations for Direction, Production). Other credits include Bad Apples, a world premiere play for the Rubicon Theatre Company; and Beehive at the El Portal Theatre, which was nominated for five 2006 L.A. Drama Critic’s Circle Awards (including direction) and two 2007 LA Ovation Awards. Nick also directed the L.A. premiere of Side Show, which received eight LA Ovation nominations, including direction, and was voted one of the Top 10 Plays of 2002 by the Los Angeles Times, and The Laramie Project for the Laguna Playhouse having directed the L.A. premiere at the Colony Theatre, which received three L.A. Ovation Awards for Best Play, Best Direction and Best Ensemble. Cast: Joseph Porter as CB, Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives") as CB's Sister, Jaden Leigh as Van, Nick Ballard as Matt, Wyatt Fenner as Beethoven, Lauren Robyne as Marcy, Megan McNulty as Van's Sister and Christine Lakin ("The Game Plan," "The Hottie and the Nottie") as Tricia. (DOG SEES GOD has not been authorized or approved in any manner by the Charles M. Schulz Estate or United Features Syndicate, which have no responsibility for its content.) About Hudson Backstage Theatre: The Hudson Backstage is the largest stage of the Hudson Theatres. It has played host to a variety of productions, including Broadway-bound Reefer Madness (Best Production Award, LADCC), the multiple award-winning The Master and Margarita, and smash hits The Diva is Dismissed (5 major awards including NAACP) and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, written by and starring Nia Vardalos. |
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