Horrifying Comedy Slasher from Zephyr on Melrose
Zephyr Theatre (Hollywood, CA)
Rated 2.8 by 17 members who went.
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.
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Dress
- Casual. I was in shorts and a t-shirt and felt right at home.
- There is no strict dress code.
- Come dressed as you favorite Horror Film Character!!
Parking And Transportation
- Easy side-street parking around the corner. Watch which side of the street you park on.
- EASY street and garage parking 1 blk from theatre. VALET next door $5
- Park 3blks. west of the theatre on curson ave.
Food And Drinks
- The Zephyr on Melrose does not sell wine or beer. The 2 BUCK CHUCK for $3.00 is incorrect.
- Cincessions available before the show. Get 10% at local restaurants, ANTONIO'S and THE FOUNDRY
Other
- Liked the venue. Unique U-shaped seating. Seats are slightly bigger than a lot of smaller theaters.
- The theratre was cool, so i recommend a jacket.
More Details About Slasher
More Information
Website: http://www.slashertheplayla.com
Written by Allison Moore
Directed by Lee Sankowich
Playwright Allison Moore captivated audiences at the 2009 Humana Festival with this edgy, satirical and laugh-out-loud thriller, Slasher. This Halloween, The Zephyr on Melrose Theatre brings to Los Angeles all the hilarity, blood, and gore of Moore’s witty and brilliantly written black comedy. 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 hires a local “Hooter” waitress, Sheena McKinney, as ‘The Last Girl’ to be killed, which unleashes her 'invalid' mother's thwarted feminist rage. The ensuing events -- comical, intense, and emotional -- result in a degree of horror Marc could never have imagined.
Allison Moore is a displaced Texan living in Minneapolis, where she is a Core Member of The Playwrights' Center. Her plays include Hazard County, Eighteen, Urgent Fury, The Strange Misadventures of Patty, Cow Town, and American Klepto. Her work has been developed or read at the O'Neill Playwrights Conference, Williamstown Theatre Festival, InterAct Theatre, and Manhattan Theatre Club; and produced at the Cherry Lane Alternative, Kitchen Dog Theatre, Actor's Express, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and The Playwrights' Center, among others. Ms. Moore has received two Jerome Fellowships, a McKnight Advancement Grant, and the Iowa Arts Fellowship. She is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, and received her MFA from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
After serving for 16 years as Artistic Director of the Marin Theatre Co., Lee Sankowich resigned to return to producing and directing independently. Among the 45 plays he directed there were two world premieres of previously unproduced Tennessee Williams' plays. His career got off to a jump start with his successful productions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest which ran for two and a half years in New York, five and a half years in San Francisco, a year and a half in Boston, and in Israel. In all, he did eleven productions of the play. Since then he has worked in Regional Theatres across the country including Baltimore Center Stage, The Mark Taper Forum, South Coast Rep, Florida Stage, Geva, Jewish Repertory Theatre, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre where he was a Resident Director, and was an Associate Professor of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University. Lee directed the seven-month run of The Last Schwartz in 2007-8 and most recently Someone's Somebody at the Zephyr. Among his several awards, he has been the recipient of four San Francisco Bay Area Drama Critics Awards for Direction. Lee owns and operates the Zephyr Theatre.
