Old Glories -- Two One-Act Plays at the Zephyr Theatre
Zephyr Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Rated 3.8 by 6 members who went.
Old Glories is an evening of two one-act plays by Emmy Award winner Elliot Shoenman. In Above The Fold, a friendship between veteran sportswriters is tested; the dark comedy Red Flags, looks at America's trade imbalance and the government's self-proclaimed "flexibility" in dealing with our civil liberties.
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Slasher is the story of a D-list Hollywood movie director, Marc Hunter, who goes to Texas to shoot Bloodbath, a low-budget slasher flick. After he loses his name actress he casts a local Hooter Girl named Sheena McKinney as "The Last Girl" to be killed. This unleashes the thwarted feminist rage of Sheena's invalid mother. The ensuing events -- comical, intense and emotional -- result in a degree of horror Marc could never have imagined. Learn More
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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)
Inkwell Theater
The Inkwell is a new theater company that values the writer, first and foremost. It is a writer's theater; the only one in Los Angeles to focus primarily on creating, developing, nurturing, and producing original American plays. Where young artists and veterans alike can work in an environment of experimentation, support, and collaboration; where the writer will be involved from the beginning of a project until the very end.
