STORIES OF DOROTHY PARKER COME TO LIFE AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL IN “MIGHT AS WELL LIVE”
Might As Well Live: Stories by Dorothy Parker
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Might As Well Live Monday, May 4th 2015
Contact: Adam Scott Weissman
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STORIES OF DOROTHY PARKER COME TO LIFE AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL IN “MIGHT AS WELL LIVE”
Limited engagement will run June 6th, 13th, 25th and 27th at The Complex Hollywood.
Today, Writer/Director/Producer Adam Scott Weissman announced the upcoming Hollywood Fringe Festival play Might as Well Live. Based on four hilarious and heartbreaking stories by famed author Dorothy Parker, the show will run for four nights.
“Dorothy Parker once said the first thing she did in the morning was brush her teeth and sharpen her tongue. You can say the same about her unforgettable characters,” said Weissman. “With Might As Well Live we wanted to take those characters and give them a modern twist. We’re very proud to be showcasing this iconic author’s work.”
The production features four short stories, adapted for the stage:
“The Lovely Leave” finds Mimi Parker and Steve Parker, husband and wife together for the first time in months — and only for his very brief leave from the Army. But will expectations and anticipation ruin what should be a perfectly lovely leave?
“You Were Perfectly Fine” recreates a situation most of us have been in, but wouldn’t like to admit it: waking up in someone else’s apartment the morning after a wild night and wondering what you did the night before.
“New York to Detroit” showcases the devastating breakdown of communication in a long-distance relationship.
“The Game” drops the audience in the middle of an engagement party, where a charades-like party game leads to devastating and life-changing revelations.
The play stars Bailey Wilson, Paul Stanko, Aly Fainbarg, Bret VandenBos, Gabrielle Giraud, Clinton Childress, Kaylon Hunt, and Paget Kagy. It was adapted for the stage and directed by Adam Scott Weissman.
“Parker’s characters are flawed, vulnerable, wickedly intelligent, and unsettling familiar,” said Co-Producer Bailey Wilson. “You’ll laugh because you know someone like that, because you’ve been there, and because sometimes there’s nothing else to do in the face of life’s indignities and defeats.”
Might As Well Live will run Saturday, June 6th (5PM), Saturday June 13th (7PM), Thursday June 25th (10PM) and Saturday June 27th (3PM). The show is at The Acme Theatre at The Complex, 6470 Santa Monica Blvd, 90038. Tickets for the June 6th press preview are $5 at the door. Tickets for the latter three performances are $15 at the door.
The producers wish to thank the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for authorizing this use of Dorothy Parker’s Works.
For more information, and to buy tickets, please visit our Facebook Page (Facebook.com/mightaswelllive), our Hollywood Fringe Festival Website (hff15.org/2029), or our Kickstarter (kickstarter.com/projects/722249860/might-as-well-live-dorothy-parker-does-hollywood-f).
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