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@Heart, A Contemporary Story of War at Ruskin Group Theatre

Ruskin Group Theatre (3000 Airport Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90405)
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On a contemporary home front in the Los Angeles area, the lives of a young family take a stunning turn when a soldier prepares for service. Discovering the courage, loyalty and love it takes to keep a family together in a post-9/11 world fails to prepare them for the challenges they face in the shadow of war.

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3000 Airport Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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attended Feb 20 2008

This is a very good play, there are only 2 actors, and their laptops. It shows how difficult it is for family when their loved one goes to war. The theater is very small and I would highly recommend it.

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attended Feb 11 2008

Four of us went and the women enjoyed it much more than the men.

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attended Feb 09 2008

Apparently several actors rotate to do this two character play. The actress was wonderful and I enjoyed the entire productions.

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attended Jan 21 2008

Minimal set, but in this case is makes sense. Focus is totally on the actors who were good, especially the female (3 different ones rotate). Not sure the slides were necessary.

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Quotes & Highlights

  • "a fittingly straightforward and sincere staging--the stakes are high, and the feelings intense...seamless production elements." --Los Angeles Times - Recommended
  • "the resulting mood is intimate--Myers is touching and so is McClendon as his increasingly desperate wife." --LA Weekly
  • "Thanks to honest portrayals, this production builds emotional intensity that leads to a satisfying conclusion." --Backstage

Description

On a contemporary home front in the Los Angeles area, the lives of a young family take a stunning turn when a soldier prepares for service. Discovering the courage, loyalty and love it takes to keep a family together in a post-9/11 world fails to prepare them for the challenges they face in the shadow of war. This epistolary account through heartfelt e-mails gives testimony to the passion of their relationship and the consequence of their decisions.

The creative team of @Heart includes award-winning director Paul Linke (LADCC Award, CAA award nomination for the HBO version of his play Time Flies When You're Alive, ADA for Best Director of an original play, and multi-nominee for the Ovation Award). Paul was a co-founder of the Garden Theatre Festival and the Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica, where he became the original Artistic Director. Paul’s other plays include Life After Time, which premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse, and Father Time (directed by Charles Nelson Reilly) at Pacific Resident Theatre, where he staged the world premiere of The 60s featuring Mariette Hartley. He is widely recognized for his staging of solo shows with talent such as Shelly Berman and Sammy Shore, as well as being a prized director for numerous productions at the Ruskin Group Theatre. In New York, Paul is well known for his many theatrical projects including Nobody Don't Like Yogi, starring Ben Gazzara.

Playwright J-Powers is the celebrated author of numerous original stage adaptations for compelling contemporary events. These include The 9/11 Commission Report, The Court-Martial of William Calley, McMartin Preschool Trial, The Examination of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson at the Court at Newton, Trial of Lenny Bruce and The Army-McCarthy Hearings.