Old Glories -- Two One-Act Plays at the Zephyr Theatre
Zephyr Theatre (7456 Melrose Ave. Hollywood, CA 90046)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $12.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Old Glories have expired.
The last date listed for Old Glories was Sunday October 26, 2008 / 2:00pm.
Currently at Zephyr Theatre:
Matthew Leavitt's Hit Comedy The Boomerang Effect
- Full Price:
- $15.00 - $25.00
- Our Price:
- $7.50 - $12.50
Beloved writer/director/producer Del Shores and award-winning director Dámaso Rodriguez present the return of playwright Matthew Leavitt's hit The Boomerang Effect. This saucy comedy takes an academic term for cause-and-effect -- the boomerang effect -- and applies it to romantic relationships. Leavitt peeks into the bedrooms of five couples, uncovering a chain of well-intentioned and hilarious disasters. Matthew Leavitt was a semifinalist in Stephen Sondheim's Young Playwrights Festival National Playwriting Competition, with his first work called Losers and Fools. The Boomerang Effect marks his return to playwriting after focusing on adapting Shakespeare's comedies. Learn More
5 Goldstar Member Reviews
Goldstar Member
Written on Oct 20 2008I thought both plays had crisp dialogue and thought-
provoking ideas!
Jennifer Seidman
Written on Oct 13 2008Old Glories was a funny and enjoyable afternoon of theatre! Both one act plays, Above The Fold and Red Flags, were entertaining. The actors were fantastic! My favorite performers were Stacey Keanan and Penny Peyser.
Goldstar Member
Written on Oct 13 2008The first act was very touching as the writer & actors get under the tough old hide of 2 sports writers well along in their careers. They find a humanity both have kept well hidden.
The second act was good fun, and politically up to date.
Good ensemble cast.
Michael Bedwell
Written on Oct 06 2008Great show. Wonderful follow up to Moment in the Sun. Red Flag had hilarious contemporary commentary (say that 5 times fast!) and Staci Keanan demonstrated her usual spectacular skills as an actor. I think I will go again!
More Information About Old Glories
Description
Above the Fold: In a follow-up to last year's sold-out production of Moment in the Sun from Inkwell Productions, veteran sportswriters Lefty and Manny have their friendship tested when their papers merge and they're forced to compete for the one remaining job
Red Flags: With the Olympics having focused our attention on China, and our presidential election fast approaching, this dark comedy looks at America's trade imbalance and the government's self-proclaimed "flexibility" in dealing with our civil liberties.
By Elliot Shoenman (Home Improvement, The Cosby Show)
Directed by Mark L. Taylor (Sunset Park, Architect of Destiny)
About the Ticket Supplier: Inkwell Theater
The Inkwell theater company is dedicated to producing new works that value the writer; a company where young artists and veterans alike can work in an environment of experimentation, support, and collaboration.
In the spring 2004, the company presented Only the Dead Know Burbank by Peter Lefcourt, followed by The Architect of Destiny by 25-year old Michael Gianakos; and Tango 'Til They're Sore, written and directed by 25-year-old Matthew Hancock. The company's fourth play, Sunset Park, by Marley Sims and Elliot Shoenman, ran for fourteen weeks and was published by Samuel French. Then came Michael Halperin's All Steps Necessary, which was based on a meeting called by Hermann Goering three days after the Kristallnacht pogrom. In 2007, Inkwell produced Moment in the Sun and in 2008 Old Glories. 2011 brought the Ovation-nominated production AfterMath, starring Annie Potts.