NOT.JUST.THEATRE PRESENTS WINGS BY ARTHUR KOPIT

Wings

PRESS RELEASE: For immediate release
Wings
by Arthur Kopit
Lounge Theatre, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038
The Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 13 thru 30, 2013

WHAT: Reality, time, and space shatter in the moment of Emily’s stroke. Seen through her eyes, time can no longer be taken as a linear event. Slowly, Emily pieces her consciousness back together, fitting the pieces into a type of reality. Through dance-theatre, visual imagery, and an integrated soundscape, this production of Arthur Kopits’ Wings brings the audience into Emily’s world, from her point of view, at the moment of her stroke. Wings was created through a collaborative effort with director/choreographer Naomi Bennett, featuring: Rocky Lane as Emily Stilson, along with ensemble cast members: Nadine Bedrossian, Charles Dent, Andy Her, Diana Pascau, and Vocalist Ana Avila.

WHO: Not.Just.Theater, a performance company created by New England native Naomi Bennett, teams up with CSULA Goes to the Fringe to present this multi-media, multi genre performance event directed, acted, and designed by CSULA students and alumni.
Production team: Scenic designer Heather Fipps, Lighting designer Jessica Morataya, Projection designer Erik Boccio, Sound designer Rishad R. Rai (assisted by Crystal A. Gonzalez), Vocal coaching by Kayla Burchatz, with Dramaturg Greg Langner and Assistant Director Aspen Ford, and Stage Manager Ritchie Macias.

Performance length: Approximately 1 hour.

WHERE: Lounge Theatre, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90038

WHEN: Performance Dates:
Friday, June 21, 4:00pm
Friday, June 28, 2:30pm
Sunday, June 30, 4:00pm

COST: General: $12, Students: $6 (discount code: csula)
Purchase ticket at www.hollywoodfringe.org/1266

BIO: Naomi Bennett is a director, clown, drag queen, and movement artist from Cambridge, MA. Currently an MFA student at CSULA in TV, Film, and Theatre, Miss Bennett is also a graduate of the Professional Track Circus program at the New England Center for Circus Arts, certified yoga instructor, and has studied clowning, mime, and mask in Venice, Paris, and Montreal. She is a former cast member of the gender-bending drag show TraniWreck, co-founder and former member of The Grindhouse Marionettes. Miss Bennett collaborates with performers, writers, and designers to creates original theater-dance performance pieces. Recent directing credits include Tearing the World Apart at the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival (nominated for best Dance and Physical Comedy Performance); Searching for Molly Pye . . ., exploring death, grief, and childhood memories; and pool, exploring artistic jealousy, resentment, and being present in the face of tragedy.

Contact: Naomi Bennett. #323.835.1178. [email protected]. www.notjusttheater.org

High quality photos available on request.