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Film Noir-Style Play The Last Cigarette at the Lounge Theatre

Lounge Theatre, On the corner of Santa Monica and El Centro (6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038)
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$10.00
Our Price:
$5.00*
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A stunning woman, dressed to the nines, sips martinis and chain smokes cigarettes in a dive bar haunted by ghosts of 1950's film stars. A charming man approaches her. Conversation ensues. Flirtation rises. Martinis are thrown in faces. A tango is danced. Will they fall in love? Come and see who woos whom in the West Coast premiere of this one-act play written by award-winning writer, Steven Fechter (author of The Woodsman, starring Kevin Bacon).

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The last date listed for The Last Cigarette was Wednesday August 9, 2006 / 8:00pm.

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World of Theater Explored in The Fool and the Red Queen

Full Price:
$25.00
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$12.50

In the latest comic meditation from renowned playwright Murray Mednick, The Fool and the Red Queen experiments with archetypes to explore human nature and the processes of theater. A struggling actor named Gary finds himself at a nightmarish audition where the audience discovers the magical ability of the theater to create new realities -- in this case, a darkly funny and improvised play-within-a-play similar to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Marie and Bruce. Driven by poetic impulse rather than linear storytelling, The Fool and the Red Queen is a ruefully funny, lyrical look at the theater and the natural elements that drive us all. Learn More

Lounge Theatre
On the corner of Santa Monica and El Centro,
6201 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
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323-469-9988
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A twisty story, leaving you longing for a glam period again,
and the old star system.
And maybe dishonest happy endings.....
Written on Jul 17 2006

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This was a very good production. The characters grabbed me from the beginning and held me until long after the play was finished. It was quite intriguing.
Written on Jun 28 2006

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  • Critic's Pick! A "darkishly delicious slice of life." --Backstage West
  • "...there is more to this play than playwright Steven Fechter's crackling dialogue. In a series of brilliantly executed flashbacks, director Joey Tuccio allows a glimpse of the humanity that Angela masks with her impenetrable poise. A darkness lurks beneath the shiny surface of this charming flirtation, a darkness that subtly and accurately reveals the potency of human desire." --LA Weekly, Pick of the Week

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In the last smoking bar in Santa Monica a beautiful woman in a green evening dress sits alone, smoking and drinking martinis. She has a past, a secret and no future. Watching her from the bar while he drinks doubles is a man with little to lose who will stop at nothing to win her. Drinks are downed, stories are told, strangers dance and kiss. As they are leaving together, she reveals her secret. This funny, heartbreaking tale is told in the evocative language of film noir.