ON TIDY ENDINGS BY: HARVEY FIERSTEIN
"On Tidy Endings"
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ON TIDY ENDINGS
By Harvey Fierstein
Opening June 6th and running through June 27th, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (May 16, 2015) – Mmmkay Productions is proud to present Harvey Fierstein’s moving and critically-acclaimed play, “On Tidy Endings” as a part of the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival at The Complex’s East Theatre, located at 6468 Santa Monica Blvd.. The play will be directed by Sara Wagner and will star Kimberly Patterson, Michael Mullen, Kristin Towers-Rowles, and Andrew Fox.
ABOUT THE PLAY
Whose loss is it anyway? That’s the bone of contention between a gay man and a straight woman who meet to straighten up loose ends following the death of the man they both loved. Set in 1987, Harvey Fierstein’s one-act, part of his Safe Sex trilogy, is a short, sometimes fiercely funny, and finally poignant study of how the universal situation of losing a loved one took on unique new qualities in the context of AIDS.
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Producers: Michael Mullen and Kimberly Patterson
Director: Sara Wagner
Costume Designer: Michael Mullen
Sound Design: Jason Duplissea
Props and Set Design: Kimberly Patterson and Michael Mullen
THE CAST
Kimberly Patterson as “Marion”
Michael Mullen as “Arthur”
*Kristin Towers-Rowles as “June”
Andrew Fox as “Jimmy”
- Denotes AEA Member
“On Tidy Endings” will be running from June 6th through June 27th (refer to calendar listing for specific performance times), at The Complex’s East Theatre, 6468 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. 90038.
Tickets: $12. Tickets are available at the door but recommended to purchase in advance and are available at: http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/2451?tab=tickets
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NOTE TO PRESS:
Media are invited to Opening Night Saturday, June 6th – 10:30PM or June 7th – 6:30PM
Or Any Available Performance!
Bios:
SARA WAGNER (Director) Southern California directing credits include several productions of The Car Plays (including RADAR LA, Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts and the La Jolla Playhouse), Buffalo Soldier, The Size of Pike, New Orleans, and Blood and Thunder (Nominee for Sound Design – LA Stage Alliance Ovation Awards 2009/2010; Winner of One-Act Performance of 2010 – LA Weekly Theater Awards). Blood and Thunder was also a featured production at the 2010 Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska. Sara is a proud member of LA-based theatre company Moving Arts (MA) and looks forward to directing MA’s world-premiere production of Burners in fall 2015.
MICHAEL MULLEN (Arthur/Producer/Designer) is an actor, costume designer, writer, and avid eater who lives in Hollywood with his dog, Wally. He has performed in and costume designed several productions both on stage and on film throughout Los Angeles. Some of his favorite theatre roles to date include: Tom/Phyllis/Leslie in “Sylvia”, Voice 2 in “Porcelain”, Miss Texas in “Pageant”, Harry Roat in “Wait Until Dark”, and Hysterium in “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum”. You can see some of his acting work on-line in the web series “Acting School Academy”, “Fruit And Fly”, and “Stallions De Amor”. Mullen’s acting reel is available on youtube. He has been honored with some StageSceneLA awards for his acting as well as for his costume design work including being named 2012-2013 Costume Designer of The Year and 2013-2014 Costume Design of the Year (Individual Production) for Dorian’s Descent. For his work on Dreamgirls, produced by DOMA Theatre Company, he was honored with the 2012-2013 L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Costume Design- Intimate Theatre, a 2013 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Costume Design, the 2013 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Award for Costume Design (Local Production), The 2013 L.A. Weekly Theatre Award for Costume Design, and the 2013 N.A.A.C.P. Theatre Award for Best Costumes (Local). He recently received three 2013-2014 Broadway World Los Angeles nominations for his costume design work on Dorian’s Descent, Moon Over Buffalo, and God’s Gypsy.
KIMBERLY PATTERSON (Marion/Producer/Designer) holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from East Carolina University and an MFA from UCLA. Since moving to Los Angeles from New Orleans, she has been lucky enough to work with several theatre companies: CCPT, Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the Hermosa Beach Playhouse, Repertory East, The Little Fish Theatre, and Watts Village, to name a few. Some of her roles include “Cammie” in The Distance from Here , “M’Lynn” in Steel Magnolias, “Ruth” in Blithe Spirit, the lead role in Sylvia, “Myra” in Hay Fever, “Susy” in Wait Until Dark, and “Ethel” in Barefoot in the Park.
KRISTIN TOWERS-ROWLES (June) is a multi-award winning musical theatre performer and director from Los Angeles. Mrs. Towers-Rowles recently played the role of Magnolia in “Showboat” for Opera San Luis Obispo, as her Grandmother, Kathryn Grayson, did in the Classic 1951 MGM film. She also just performed the role of Bridget O’Conner in the Broadway Bound, “Part of the Plan” at the Greenway Court in Los Angeles. After training at Hollywood High Performing Arts and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, Kristin toured the US, Europe and Asia with such roles as: “Phantom of the Opera”/“Les Miserables” in Concert (Christine/Cosette), The “Mikado” (Yum Yum), World Premiere National Tour of “The Christmas Box” (Angel). Recent LA/Regional: “Putting It Together” (Woman 1), “Into the Woods” (Cinderella), LA Regional Premiere of “Tarzan, The Musical” (Jane), “Kiss Me, Kate” (Kate/ Lilli +BroadwayWorld Best Actress Nom), “Sunday in the Park With George” (Dot/Marie *Best Actress “Scenie), “Victor/Victoria” (Norma *Best Featured Actress “Scenie”), “Once Upon A Mattress” (Fred). BroadwayWorld Nominated Cabaret show, “A Lovely Lineage”. at Sterling’s at The Federal/Mbar/Sun City. Co- Artistic Director, Sustaining Sound Theatre Co. Director/Star/ Breakthru Musical Theatre Performer of The Year (StageSceneLA). Kristin appears on new Studio Cast Recording of “And The World Goes ‘Round”, where Kristin sings the role of Woman 2 (alongside Broadway Stars: Jason Graae, Brent Barrett, Christiane Noll and Kira da Costa) Kristin is a proud member of Actors Equity Association.
CALENDAR LISTING
SHOW: “ON TIDY ENDINGS“
WHAT:
Whose loss is it anyway? That’s the bone of contention between a gay man and a straight woman who meet to straighten up loose ends following the death of the man they both loved. Set in 1987, Harvey Fierstein’s one-act, part of his Safe Sex trilogy, is a short, sometimes fiercely funny, and finally poignant study of how the universal situation of losing a loved one took on unique new qualities in the context of AIDS.
THE TEAM:
Created by Harvey Fierstein
Director: Sara Wagner
Producers: Michael Mullen and Kimberly Patterson
Costume Designer: Michael Mullen
Sound Design: Jason Duplissea
Props and Set Design: Kimberly Patterson and Michael Mullen
THE CAST
Kimberly Patterson as “Marion”
Michael Mullen as “Arthur”
*Kristin Towers-Rowles as “June”
Andrew Fox as “Jimmy”
- Denotes AEA Member
VENUE:
The Complex’s East Theatre
6468 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA. 90038
OPENING / CLOSING: June 6th – June 27th, 2015
PERFORMANCES:
Saturday, June 6th- 10:30 pm
Sunday, June 7th- 6:30 pm
Saturday, June 13th- 10:00 pm
Sunday, June 20th- 10:15pm
Saturday, June 21st- 7:15 pm
Sunday, June 27th- 2:00 pm
Tickets: $12. Tickets are available at the door – However, it is highly recommended to purchase them in advance at: http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/2451?tab=tickets
For Press Reservations or to schedule an Interview:
CONTACT: Sandra Kuker – 310.652.7222 – [email protected]
