All in the Timing: Six One-Act Comedies by David Ives
Crown City Theatre @ St. Matthew's Church (11031 Camarillo Street North Hollywood, CA 91602)
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- $15.00 - $25.00
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- FREE - $12.50*
Crown City Theatre Company presents a collection of comedic one-acts by David Ives. A native of Chicago, Ives is one of America's premier playwrights working in short form. The six short plays that comprise All in the Timing are built on snappy patter, quick-fire timing, inspired gibberish and paradoxical plot quirks. Quick-witted and nimble audiences will appreciate Ives' unique take on the universe.
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The last date listed for All in the Timing was Sunday May 1, 2011 / 3:00pm.
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11031 Camarillo Street
North Hollywood,
CA
91602
818-605-5685
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It was very interesting. The writing is worth it as it is witty and surprising. The acting was all good and it was a short evening. I really liked the set, it was simple and served the 6 different shows well.Written on Mar 25 2011
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Jill
Very witty material... if you are in the mood for some smart and funny playwrighting, this if for you. The cast does an admirable job with some very difficult dialogue and even singing. I particularly liked the three chimps trying to write "Hamlet" and "The Sure Thing" where the guy keeps trying to say the right thing to make the girl like him. If you don't know who Philip Glass is, you might not get that piece, but if you do... it's right on and a railroad of a song...Written on Mar 25 2011
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charmonium5
This six play compendium of one acts was expertly rendered by an eight member ensemble and two directors with real vitality. Dane Stauffer and Lucy Chambers were subtly vulnerable and cute as speakers of "unlinguis", a spoken pseudo-language which showed us the pragmatics of communication, in "Universal Language". "Phillip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread" quite literally in that piece, and he does it with the baker, two patrons and himself using the unusual rhythms and syncopation for which his music is well known. Very cute. In "Word, Word, Words", probably Ives' best known one act play, we see a spoof on the characterization of randomness in the form of the famous query; "how long will it take a monkey typing to set down "Hamlet" entirely without knowledge that he has done so". We eavesdrop on three chimps [aptly named Swift, Milton and Kafka] as they consider their side of the question while typing in the human researcher's "Lab". These and the three other plays staged at the Crown City Theatre, all equally entertaining and well done, explore the state of the human condition, its myriad pretenses and their easy transparency subtly and humorously. Don't miss this half dozen gems.Written on Apr 23 2011
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George C.
This is a hard one to rate, since the one-acts varied widely in appeal. I liked "The Philadelphia", "Universal Language", and "The Death of Trotsky", with the others basically too weird to really enjoy. In general there seemed to be too much reliance on word-play and sight gags.Written on Apr 13 2011
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More Information About All in the Timing
Website
http://www.crowncitytheatre.com
Quotes & Highlights
- "Overall, this is a wonderfully enjoyable evening of theatre. The acting and direction are super, but it's Ives the writer who deserves most of the credit. Like Mamet as a dramatist, Ives has a peculiarly fascinating perspective on life and living quite unlike his other contemporaries." --broadwayworld.com (5 of 5 stars)
Description
Crown City Theatre is using 2 different directors, each tackling 3 one-acts, to keep up with the merriment.