BASED ON ACTUAL EXPERIENCES IN THE MAILROOM, JOE MAHON REVEALS WHAT GOES ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN "INTERNMENT."
INTERNment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
AJ Meijer
(760) 877-0630
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – INTERNment is the first play to take an in-depth examination of the chaotic, hilarious, and riveting world of primetime television casting, while asking the question: how much are you willing to sacrifice to pursue your dream? The office of DRW Casting is seen through the eyes of up-and-coming casting director Jack Dempsey and two of his interns—Brooklyn-born Riddick and RADA-trained Charles, from London. Individually, these three disparate men lead the audience on an unpredictable and unforgettable training day in the office mailroom. INTERNment opens June 11th at the Elephant Theatre and runs through June 24th.
To provide the feeling of authenticity the show requires, writer/performer Joe Mahon spent a year and a half as an intern in one of the busiest primetime television casting offices in Los Angeles. While the show is laced with humor throughout, like many business-themed dramas before it (“Wall Street,” “Glengarry Glen Ross”), no punches are pulled and the play takes an uncompromising look at the lengths to which ambitious young men will go, and the sacrifices they are willing (or unwilling) to make, as they pursue their careers in the big city.
While INTERNment is his first produced work as a writer, Mahon is no stranger to the Los Angeles theatre scene. After graduating from the USC School of Theatre, he made his professional stage debut opposite S. Epatha Merkerson, under the direction of Emmy winner Michael Pressman in Come Back, Little Sheba at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Subsequently, he appeared in the West coast premiere of Naomi Wallace’s Birdy at the Lounge Theatre, and was honored to appear in the workshop and world premiere productions of Tom Burmester’s The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad, which recently earned him his first LA Weekly and Ovation nominations.
INTERNment will run at the Elephant Studio on the following dates: June 11 at 7pm, June 18 at 7pm, June 19 at 6pm and June 24 at 12:15pm.
General admission is $10 and tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/842
A comp code for members of the press is available upon request.
The Elephant Theatre is located at 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. Ample street parking is available on Lillian Way (one block west of Vine Street).
For more information, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/842 , where you may also view a trailer.
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INTERNment
WHAT:
Based on actual experiences in the mail room, Joe Mahon reveals what goes on behind closed doors in INTERNment.
WHO:
Written and performed by Joe Mahon
WHEN:
June 11th to June 24th
Mondays at 7PM: June 11th, 18th
Tuesday at 6PM: June 19th
Sunday at 12:15PM: June 24th
WHERE:
The Elephant Theatre
6322 Santa Monica Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90038
HOW:
Visit www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/842
TICKETS:
$10 in advance or at the door
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