Marlon Brando Meets Tennessee Williams in Kowalski
Two Roads Theatre (4348 Tujunga Ave. Studio City, CA 91604)
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I was quite comfortable.
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Go early to shop and window shop.
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Several excellent possibilities. We enjoyed Aroma.
65 Goldstar Member Reviews
David L.
I thought this was a terrific piece. Based on a true incident.....of which there is no record of what really went on......one could imagine Williams and Brando speaking these lines and acting the way that they did in the play. It help your attention from word one.Written on Sep 05 2011
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90 minutes of engaging dialogue with a very solid cast anchored by Curt Bonnem's outstanding handling of the role of Tennessee Williams. No intermission, but the play moved so quickly I had no idea 90 minutes had passed and left wanting more.Written on Aug 09 2011
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John P.
My wife and I attended the first preview and loved it. We wrote lots of notes about things to improve, but the concept of the play is great and the acting is excellent. It was a big surprise to me how many laughs there were. But there were touching moments too, around love for theater and love for acting. Performance in one act, about 70 minutes.Written on Jun 27 2011
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We really enjoyed the performance on Saturday evening! Performances were excellent especially Ignacio Serricchio as Brando.Written on Aug 29 2011
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Kowalski is absolutely wonderful. The play works on every level." --Examiner.com
- "Kowalski is a rich and delicious theatrical dessert played to the hilt by a devilishly delightful cast." --BroadwayWorld.com
- “Curt Bonnem (Williams) and Ignacio Serricchio (Brando) go at it intensely and give great performances.” --StageHappenings.com
Description
“He was just about the best looking young man I had ever seen.” --Tennessee Williams on first meeting Marlon Brando
It was the summer of 1947. Hot off the success of his smash debut The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams had written a play that would cement his legacy as America’s greatest playwright. He needed to find the perfect star to play Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. When a young unknown actor named Marlon Brando showed up to read for the role the rest, as they say, was history. This is the untold story of the most infamous audition of them all…
Two Roads Theatre – in celebration of Tennessee Williams’s 100th birthday – proudly presents a world premiere event; Kowalski, written by Gregg Ostrin and directed & produced by Rick Shaw (It’s Just Sex).
Kowalski is the fabled, yet untold, story of how Marlon Brando landed the role of a lifetime and Tennessee Williams found his Stanley for A Streetcar Named Desire. A celebrated playwright. An unknown actor.
About the Creative Team
Rick Shaw (Director/Producer) – Rick is the Impresario/Owner-Producer of the Two Roads Theater & Gallery where he produced and directed the long-running hit comedy It’s Just Sex prior to its departure to Off-Broadway, New York City where it is currently slated to open this summer. He has been a performer, writer, producer and director for TV, movies, radio, stage, nightclubs, live events, advertising and magazines including six seasons as a Producer on the CBS sitcom The Nanny. He has won or been nominated for two Cable Ace Awards, an NAACP Image Award and an Emmy.
Gregg Ostrin (Playwright) – A native of Los Angeles, Gregg spent his 20's as an actor, working in such theaters as The Old Globe and The Guthrie, before deciding to pursue the more stable career of writing. A founding member of L.A's Scrap Theater, his first play Rank and File was produced on the Hudson MainStage in 1990. Since then Gregg has written on two landmark internet series, Second City Naked News and Whirlgirl, sold numerous screenplays and TV pilots and wrote for the short lived NBC series Wind on Water, starring Bo Derek and the much longer-running series Xena, Warrior Princess. In addition, Gregg has written some of the more memorable movie trailers that audiences have enjoyed over the last 13 years. Gregg is currently a member of the Coronet Writer's Lab, where Kowalski was originally workshopped, under the guidance of the great T. Jay O'Brien.
About the Cast and Design Team
The cast of Kowalski features Curt Bonnem (Lovelace, Hoboken to Hollywood) as Tennessee Williams, Ignacio Serricchio (House, General Hospital) as Marlon Brando, Sasha Higgin (New York: Irena’s Vow, London Cries) as Jo, Kimberly Stanphill (The OC, Gilmore Girls, Passions) as Margo Jones and Anthony Rey Perez as Pancho.
The production team on Kowalski is as follows: The Associate Producer: Ally Zonsius. Set Design & Décor is by Rand Sagers. Lighting Design is by Krystal Maughan. Stage Manager: Yana Shiff.