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Gritty Crime Drama A Prayer for My Daughter

Crown City Theatre @ St. Matthew's Church (11031 Camarillo Street North Hollywood, CA 91602)
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This dark crime drama oozes with the feel of sweltering downtown Manhattan during a 1970s summer. There's been a murder, and it quickly becomes clear that the two investigating cops are as questionable as the pair of suspects they're interrogating. The play explores the lack of clear boundaries between masculine and feminine, good and evil, in a masterful game of manipulation.

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The last date listed for A Prayer for My Daughter was Saturday April 10, 2010 / 8:00pm.

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Crown City Theatre @ St. Matthew's Church
11031 Camarillo Street
North Hollywood, CA 91602
Website
818-605-5685
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Very well acted. I'm not sure if care much for the plot. There is male front nudity.
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Thomas Babe's 1977 play gets a first-rate Los Angeles revival. Nearly forgotten now, Thomas Babe was one of a group of 70's US playwrights who laid the ground for the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Aaron Sorkin. Like David Mamet and Sam Shepard, his plays contain half-crazed but intelligent, articulate characters.

This intimate production is beautifuly acted, directed and staged. All four actors are superb, aided by realistic set design and lighting.

Please note: disturbing adult situations, frontal male nudity.
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The acting is phenomenal, the direction superb, the lighting and set were terrific. Top notch all the way. This is hard-core theater. Barney Miller on Crack. Some parts are genuinely funny and others are heartbreaking in a strange way as you become friends in a sense with these corrupt cops and insane murder suspects. It is in your face cool!
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I have not seen a better acted show in years... everyone was exceptional. The play is tough to take some times... but watching these four extraordinary actors work is worth double the full price. The direction was really good and the whole thing was well-done... especially for such a little theater. The only thing that bugged me was the night I was there... some man left 2 or 3 times during the show to get answer his cell phone I think. A little disturbing is such a small theater.
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http://www.crowncitytheatre.com

Quotes & Highlights

  • "Masterfully orchestrated by director Albert Alarr... The entire ensemble shines." --LA Weekly (Go!)
  • "Kevin Brief, Matthew J. Williamson, Matthew Thompson and Gary Lamb bring a feverish intensity to this drama... the kind of... gem that L.A.’s extensive 99-seat theater scene does better than anywhere else." --Los Angeles Times
  • "[A] powerful drama, laced with occasional laugh-out-loud humor, and the dynamic performances of four remarkable actors directed impeccably by Albert Alarr." --Examiner.com
  • "Crown City Theatre has a surefire audience grabber. The four actors deliver astoundingly raw and full-out performances." --Broadwayworld.com
  • "A Prayer for My Daughter is an intriguing production that will please lovers of crime drama as well as theater." --Valley Scene Magazine

Description

Directed by Albert Alarr (Director, Days of our Lives) artistic director of Mudluscious Theater Company and graduate of The Julliard School of Theater.

Starring:

Kevin Brief (Detective Francis Xavier Kelly), soon to be seen in the Adam Sandler film Born to Be a Star. Guest appearances include roles on TV's Medium, Cold Case, House, ER, Will and Grace, and Six Feet Under.

Matthew J. Williamson (Detective Jack Delasante) recently returned to L.A. from a Broadway engagement in Come Back Little Sheba. He has been seen on Boston Legal, Will & Grace, ER, All My Children, Las Vegas, The O.C., and many more.

Gary Lamb (Simon Cohn a.k.a. Sean de Kahn) is co-artistic director of CCTC and former artistic director of Pasadena Shakespeare in the Park, Nevada Shakepeare in the Park, and First Stage Theater of Chicago. He appeared in Twelfth Night at CCTC last year and has been on numerous TV shows, including appearances on General Hospital and a webisode of Driving Fool.

Matthew Thompson (Jimmy Rosario a.k.a. Jimmy Rosehips) has appeared in dozens of feature films, shorts, television shows and plays.