One Night Only Encore Performance of MY SISTER by Janet Schlapkohl at Theatre Asylum
July 06, 2015Selected for seven award nominations and winning two Fringe Awards, MY SISTER by Janet Schlapkohl and directed by Paul David Story will be featured as an Encore performance at Theatre Asylum in the Asylum Lab on July 12, at 7pm.
Identical twins Emily and Elizabeth Hinkler, won the Duende Distinction Award for their brilliant and moving portrayal of twin sisters Magda and Matilde. Set in Berlin in the early 1930’s, the play still speaks to contemporary issues of human rights, disability rights and freedom of expression.
The play moves between an apartment and a Cabaret, between conformity and self-expression. At heart the play is a simple story of twin sisters trying to survive and realize their artistic dreams as the world they imagined collapses around them. The masterful play and its endearing twins (both the characters and the actors has won the hearts and minds of its audiences.
“I felt humbled and my heart took a blow that needed about seventy five minutes to land–leaving
...Get Your Tickets Before They're Gone for MY SISTER
June 13, 2015Don’t miss Hollywood Fringe Festival’s MY SISTER!
Only 4 performances remain! Reviews are calling MY SISTER by Janet Schlapkohl, Directed by Paul David Story, and starring real-life twins Emily and Elizabeth Hinkler…“truly gripping”…“amazing”…“incredibly moving”…“brilliant”…and “Funny, poignant, heartfelt and heartbreaking…”
Word is spreading and tickets are going fast. Remaining shows at the Hollywood Fringe Festival Sat, June 13, Sat, June 20, Sun, Jun 21, and Sat, Jun 27. Get your tickets before they’re gone at http://hff15.org/2195
Further comments, questions, or information can be addressed by contacting:
JD Mendenhall, Publicist
661-770-6536
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MY SISTER Short and Sweet Press Release
April 16, 2015Identical twin sisters. Identical genetic makeup. Identical humor. Identical dreams for their future. Except for one difference that tears them apart. This is the story of My Sister.
My Sister by Janet Schlapkohl features Identical twin sisters Emily and Elizabeth Hinkler in their California debut at the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival this June. This play was specifically written for the Hinkler twins by playwright Janet Schlapkohl, who worked with the Hinklers while at the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
Set in 1934 Berlin, MY SISTER is the endearing story of identical twin sisters Magda, a cabaret performer, and Matilde, her writer, who lives with Cerebral Palsy. While Magda performs at the cabaret, Matilde is homebound, experiencing the thrilling cabaret only through her mind’s eye.
My Sister by Janet Schlapkohl speaks to contemporary issues of human rights, disability awareness, and freedom of expression. The masterful play and its endearing twins (both the ch
...Hollywood Fringe Festival 2015 to Feature Identical Twins in MY SISTER
February 18, 2015(Hollywood, California) – The Hollywood Fringe Festival 2015 has announced that the play MY SISTER by Janet Schlapkohl, starring identical twins Emily and Elizabeth Hinkler, will be performed at the Festival on select dates from June 4-27, 2015.
Identical twin sisters. Identical genetic makeup. Identical humor. Identical dreams for their future. Except for one difference that tears them apart. This is the story of My Sister.
My Sister by Janet Schlapkohl features Identical twin sisters Emily and Elizabeth Hinkler in their California debut at the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival this June. This play was specifically written for the Hinkler twins by playwright Janet Schlapkohl, who worked with the Hinklers while at the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
Now, Emily and Elizabeth have brought their intimate and poignant yet humorous play to Hollywood. My Sister by Janet Schlapkohl is the endearing story of identical twin sisters Magda, a cabaret performer, and Matilde, her
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