ShortLived: PianoFight Productions' Bay Area Hit Short Play Competition in L.A.
Theatre Asylum (6320 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038)
- Full Price:
- $15.00 - $20.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $10.00*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for ShortLived L.A. have expired.
The last date listed for ShortLived L.A. was Saturday June 19, 2010 / 8:00pm.
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Improvatorium's Pure Improv: Scenes, Songs and Games
- Full Price:
- $10.00
- Our Price:
- $5.00
Improvatorium, the company that brought you Zombience and Hitchcocked, brings you Pure Improv, a hilarious short-form improv show at Theatre Asylum. With long-form improv currently in fashion, Improvatorium returns to improvised scenes, songs, extended scenes, and traditional improv games that are now almost considered retro. The show is directed by Patrick Bristow (Ellen, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Who's Line is it Anyway?) and stars a rotating cast with a new special guest each show. Learn More
Goldstar Member Tips
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Casual
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George C. on Where to Park
Street parking was available on Saturday night
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George C. on Other
The theatre is around the side, not under the street number
10 Goldstar Member Reviews
Kinno
Three of us came to see the 8 one act plays currently competing in "ShortLived". We had a fantastic evening. It was very well paced: 2 plays - a short acoustic musical interlude - 2 plays - intermission - 2 plays - short musical interlude - 2 plays. The evening was a perfect balance in 2 1/2 hours. We agreed that 6 of the plays were very strong, one not so strong and one weak. The musical interludes were short and great. The acting was fantastic. The space is intimate and the minimal sets put more focus on the writing and acting - beautiful!Written on May 17 2010
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Juan Elizondo
The show consisted of a series of 8 skits, and each skit was evaluated by the audience. All 8 skits were very good, as witnessed by the full house audience in attendance. The directors, producers, and performers were extremely well talented, and the best skit will compete with other top skits in San Francisco in order to select the best director/producer and ask him to write and produce a full production to be performed for a period of one month at a later date. Thank you, Goldstar, for letting us know about this wonderful presentation. We thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend Piano Fight's Shortlived 2.0 productions presented in San Francisco if you find yourself in that fine city.Written on May 28 2009
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George C.
I was a little disappointed. The concept is good, but most of the plays were just ok. Often the acting far outshown what the playwright had to say, so my review is not a reflection on the actors. I thought "of Rats and Men" had the most intriguing premise and it seemed that we were off to a strong start. "Cort's Play" needed a little more for the actors to work with.Written on Apr 13 2010
"Waiting for Chinese Food" was interesting and well-acted, but a little slow; I was getting a bit anxious about getting my own order and getting out of there!
"Nothing But Besties" had its moments, but it was all downhill from there -- or to be fair, maybe I was wearing down a bit, trying to stay interested.
Again, to be fair, I spend the previous evening watching a set of 5 one-acts in "Looking for Trouble" (also on Goldstar) and my recommendation would be to go see that instead.
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More Information About ShortLived L.A.
Quotes & Highlights
- The San Francisco version of ShortLived is a winner of Goldstar's Roar of the Crowd award.
Description
The largest audience-judged playwriting competition in the nation, PianoFight’s ShortLived 3.0, running simultaneously in San Francisco, debuts in Los Angeles with experienced playwrights, unknown up-and-comers and local indie theater companies all competing for the grand prize of being asked to pen a full length play which PianoFight will produce for one month – and it’s up to the audience to decide the winner. The event features 56 playwrights, 52 performances, 30 plus actors, 13 directors and two cities all wrapped into one show.
ShortLived 3.0, now in it’s third year in SF, will be making its southern California debut in Los Angeles and will feature up and coming playwrights Cort Brinkerhoff, Sheldon Bull, James C. Ferguson, Arthur M. Jolly, Jason Matthews, Felix Racelis and Matt Ryan. Local theater companies will also be in competition against playwrights for a shot at the Grand Prize.
PianoFight’s LA directing team for ShortLived 3.0 includes June Carryl, Nina Harada, Jeremy Mascia, Liz Osborn, Matt Ryan and Teresa Reilly. The directors listed above will pull double duty as ShortLived 3.0 ensemble cast members, which also includes Lauree Enos, Justin Fair, George Gallagher, Julie Gearheard, David Huynh, Christopher Karbo, Shannon McIntyre, Nina Millin, Kevin Marshall Pinkney, Diana Rein and Max Scher.
In addition to the plays, each night will feature a local musical act that will play a total of three sets in between pieces. Artists will include the Americana folk-rock band The Marietta James, singer-songwriter Laura Hughes, acoustic surf rocker Lani Trock and folk-rock duo Ben & Ash.
PianoFIght’s Artistic and Executive Directors, Rob Ready and Dan Williams respectively, will produce the SF competition, while PF Producing Company Members Nina Harada and Jeremy Mascia will head up the production in LA. Combined Artform’s Matthew Quinn rounds out the producing team.
About the Ticket Supplier: PianoFight Productions
PianoFight was voted the Best Theater Company in San Francisco in SF Weekly's 2009 Readers' Poll, and the Best Up-And-Coming Theater Company in the City by SF Weekly in 2011.