Upcoming events:
FIERCE BACKBONE AT THE FRINGE FESTIVAL!
Executive Producer: Victoria Watson
Producers: Jeffrey Wylie and Mandy Dunlap
Fierce: LA Streets
Three shorts about life on the not so pretty LA Streets.
Directors: Jan O'Connor and Amy Tofte
THE POOL OF GOLD IN THE SKY by Jan O'Connor— An airline pilot well out of his depth on skid row late at night…where he gets shown the ropes by Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
TRIO by Amy Tofte — A daring mash up of the voices of a homeless woman, a gang banger, and a young fighter.
DUSTED by Jan O'Connor — Tinkerbell comes to Hollywood…and it ain't all smiles and fairy dust.
Location: Underground Theater
Performances: 6/10 @ 7:00 PM, 6/16 @ 8:30 PM, 6/17 @ 4:00 PM, 6/18 @ 7:00 PM, 6/23 @ 8:30 PM, 6/24 @ 1:00 PM
Fierce: Interventions
Three shorts about when it's time to tell the harsh truths.
Directors: Courtney Ryan, Herb Isaacs, and Cailin Harrison
BANANA INTERVENTION by Jeremy Kehoe — Can't a man eat a banana without having impure thoughts?
THE END OF THE LINE by Mona Miller — British train travel. Polite. Reserved. Even when it's a little bit ghoulish.
CLOUDS REST by Nancy Beverly — Home alone and sleepless, a man wrestles with the "what ifs" regarding his ex-boyfriend, who's off climbing mountains.
Location: Open Fist (aka, Fringe Central)
Performances: 6/12 @ 6:30 PM, 6/14 @ 2:30 PM, 6/15 @ 11:30 AM, 6/18 @ 3:30 PM 6/20 @ 11 PM, 6/22 @ 3PM
Fierce: Relations
Four shorts about people — the good, the bad, and the alternatively minded.
Directors: TS Cook, Courtney Ryan, Jeffrey Wylie
WHOLE FOODS by Cailin Harrison — A Security Guard has a chance to change direction but needs to find his replacement and in the process realizes he's already in the right job for him.
TALK IN 10 by Cailin Harrison — Man. Woman. Car. Who's really in the driver's seat?
GAYBY'S PLAYDATE by Jan O'Connor — Equality starts in the crib.
A FEW GOOD PB&Js by Jeremy Kehoe — You can't handle this mother's sandwich!
Location: The Lounge Theater
Performances: 6/9 @ 3PM, 6/15 @ 11 PM, 6/17 @ 1 PM, 6/20 @ 8PM, 6/21 @ 11 PM, 6/23 @ 1 PM
Gentle Passage
Written by Paul Elliott with Ed Joswick
Directed by Paul Messinger
Anna is a no-nonsense psychologist going for tenure, but to be granted tenure she must be published. Spearheading an ADHDresearch program was going to be her way to success. But due to her abrasive personality, she is removed from that project and put on a small Alzheimer's research program, testing the effects of a new drug. Her job is to interview patients and measure their cognitive powers. It's a real step down for her and she hates everything about the project until she meets Joseph, an argumentative, sixty-five year old gay man, who isn't yet ready to die. Journeying back into his past and what he's had to endure to just survive, forces Anna to finally step out of her own limiting universe to care for someone other than herself, but it may already be too late for both of them.
Location: Artworks Theater
Performances: 6/7 @ 6:00 PM, 6/14 @ 8:00 PM, 6/15 @ 6:00 PM, 6/16 @ 6:00 PM, 6/17 @ 6:00 PM, 6/18 @ 6:00 PM, 6/19 @ 6:00 PM, 6/20 @ 6:00 PM, 6/21 @ 6:00 PM, 6/22 @ 6:00 PM, 6/23 @ 8:00 PM, 6/24 @ 4:00 PM
The Annual Meeting for the American Society of Lone Fishermen Who Have Found Dead Bodies
Written by TS Cook
Directed by TS Cook and Paul Messinger
Starring TS Cook and Paul Messinger (rotating)
Meet The Angler...performed alternately by T.S. Cook and Paul Messinger. In the course of a 68-minute cruise, the Angler will hook, fight and wrestle fish into the boat, tell some salty jokes, play tag with a Coast Guard cutter, recall near disasters and intense situations, reflect on life, and have an unanticipated cathartic experience. This is not an actor sitting on a stool. This is a solo show in which shit happens. Grab your life vest and come along.
Location: Artworks Theater
Performances: 6/7 @ 8:00 PM, 6/14 @ 8:00 PM, 6/16 @ 8:00 PM, 6/17 @ 4:00 PM, 6/21 @ 8:00 PM, 6/23 @ 6:00 PM
Texas Loves Lyla!
Written by Jeffrey Wylie
Starring Jeffrey Wylie
The radio call-in queen of south Texas, Lyla KaRug, is moving to the interweb! Join us for her inaugural streaming show!
Location: Open Fist and The Asylum Theater
Performances: 6/8 @ 10:00 PM; 6/9 @ 11:30 PM; 6/14 @ 5:30 PM; 6/20 @ 7:00 PM; 6/22 @ 7:00 PM; 6/23 @ 4:00 PM
Flesh Eating Tiger
Written by Amy Tofte
Directed by Amy Tofte
Vicious dark humor chronicles an affair under the influence in this Los Angeles premiere from writer/director Amy Tofte. He struggles with sobriety, She's dependent on his affection. Scenes unravel with varying degrees of realism, absurdism and symbolism with some moments completely improvised. The line between acting in the play and what's really happening between these two people is relentlessly blurred, just as addiction blurs a healthy relationship. We wouldn't do these horrible things if they weren't so much fun.
Location: The Underground Theatre
Performances: 6/10 @ 8:30 PM, 6/16 @ 7:00 PM, 6/18 @ 8:30 PM, 6/23 @ 7:00 PM
Ongoing Events:
MONDAY NIGHTS
Every Monday at 7:30 pm, Fierce Backbone runs a play development workshop at our home at ArtWorks, 6567 Santa Monica Blvd. These workshops are the anchor of our process for nurturing new plays. Writers can bring in scenes, one acts, or even full plays in various stages of development, and then there is a constructive feedback period moderated by the head of our Writers Unit. Actors are cast beforehand, so often actors get to read a different part every week. Directors are invited to begin working with pieces that are getting closer to being ready for performance.
The workshops are fun, energetic, and highly informative to what Fierce Backbone is all about. Guest are always welcome!
Past events:
UNPLUG GRANDMAIf you Don't Want To Die, Don't Get Old.
Directed by Amy Tofte
Written by Jeremy Kehoe
Starring: Drew McAuliffe, Mandy Dunlap, Sean Welch, Lori Allen Thomas, Monica Martin and Gary Rubenstein
All listed are members of Fierce Backbone.
February 17th-26th at Studio Stage.
520 N. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm.
Tickets are pay-what-you-will with a suggested donation of $15.
Reservations are requested and can be made by emailing tickets@fiercebackbone.com.
One night only benefit performance!
Come join Fierce Backbone for a special party on December 6th. Free food and drink, a silent auction, and a 1-night-only performance of TS Cook's The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Lone Fishermen Who Have Found Dead Bodies. This warm and funny one act was developed at Fierce Backbone, and now we want to share it with everyone! Proceeds go to fund a 2012 season of new and startling work.
When: December 6
Where: Theatre/Theater,
5041 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019
Get your tickets NOW!