"POCKET UNIVERSE" DEBUTS AT LOUNGE THEATRE

Pocket Universe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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MEDIA ALERT FOR THEATRE EDITORS AND REVIEWERS AND CALENDAR LISTINGS

Mariner Pictures Presents: A new one-act play premiering at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2015

POCKET UNIVERSE
Written by Thomas Brandon
Directed by Rhonda Kohl

Limited Engagement Opens Friday, June 12 with a Special Press Preview on Saturday, June 8th at 8pm at The Lounge Theatre in Hollywood!

A searing, two-person play that explores the nature of love, grief, and the unstoppable momentum of the past!

May 11, 2015…Hollywood, CA…Mariner Pictures is thrilled to announce its participation in the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival debuting POCKET UNIVERSE, a one hour drama written and produced by rising writer Thomas Brandon and acclaimed director Rhonda Kohl. POCKET UNIVERSE will preview for press on Saturday, June 6 at 8pm and will open on Friday, June 12 at 4pm and run through Friday, June 26 at the Lounge Theatre (6201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood CA)

A husband and wife sit down for a nice picnic, but slowly, she starts to realize that all is not as it seems, and she might not be able to leave.

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM AND CAST

THOMAS BRANDON (Playwright) Although born in Chicago, Thomas grew up in the northern reaches of Texas, writing short stories that were rejected by some of the finest literary magazines in the country. After graduating with an MFA in Cinema Directing, Thomas has written and directed several award-winning short films, including a made-for-cable movie produced by Peter Engel (Saved by the Bell, Last Comic Standing). He now lives in the wretched hive of scum and villainy that is Burbank, California, where he works as a writer and director for film and theatre.

Recently, Thomas was a finalist for the NBC “Writers on the Verge” program, and a semi-finalist for the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship. He is managed by Lee Stobby Entertainment.

RHONDA KOHL (Director) is a Los Angeles-based Director. She has been a member of Actors Co-op since 2010, where she serves on the Production Committee and recently directed the LA Times Critic’s Pick Around the World in 80 Days, as well as producing The Diviners and the LA Weekly and Ovation-nominated Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde. She is an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, holds an MFA and is an Alumni of Directors Lab West. Rhonda is an adjunct professor and guest director for Azusa Pacific University where she recently directed The Spitfire Grill! Other local directing work includes: Look Back In Anger, Over The River And Through The Woods, Hello, Dolly!, A Tuna Christmas, Spinning Into Butter and Barefoot In The Park. She also founded and runs a non-profit organization for young artists called Hollywood Youth Theatre. www.rhondakohl.com

The Cast of Pocket Universe will feature (in alphabetical order): Rick Marcus and Nan McNamara

RICK MARCUS (Roan) has been a member of Actors Co-op since 1999. Previous credits include: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, RABBIT HOLE, YOUR’S ISABEL, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, HATFUL OF RAIN, INTO THE WOODS, THE SPITFIRE GRILL, 1776, MAN OF LA MANCHA, HOLY DAYS, WAIT UNTIL DARK, THE HASTY HEART, THE FOREIGNER, THE FANTASTICKS. Other FILM/TV credits include: GANGSTER SQUAD, BODY OF PROOF, IRONSIDE, PERCEPTION, CHUCK, GENERAL HOSPITAL, CSI: NEW YORK, NUMB3RS. Training: Azusa Pacific University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts (New York). His two best roles yet are husband to his amazing wife and father to their two wonderful boys!

NAN McNAMARA (Kelly) is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and LA Weekly Award for her performance as Vivian Bearing in WIT at Actors Co-op. Other leading roles include GOING TO ST. IVES (Cora Gage), SPINNING INTO BUTTER (Sarah Daniels), LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Mary Tyrone), THE CRUCIBLE (Elizabeth Proctor), UNCLE VANYA (Yelena), AS YOU LIKE IT (Rosalind) and TERRA NOVA (Kathleen). Recent TV & Film: SWITCHED AT BIRTH, CRIMINAL MINDS, CASTLE, MAN UP!, FORECLOSED (with Paul Sorvino and Marlee Matlin), PRAYING THE HOURS and NOT THAT FUNNY (with Tony Hale). Nan also enjoys a vibrant career in voiceover and audiobook narration. She is an acting teacher under Diana Castle at The Imagined Life. www.nanmcnamara.com

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING

POCKET UNIVERSE will have a press preview on Saturday, June 6 at 8pm and will open on Friday, June 12 at 4 pm and run through, June 26th at the Lounge Theatre in Hollywood, CA

Ticket prices are $10.00 for all Performances. (All Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to availability). Previews are “pay what you can.” Fringe Participants are offered special $5.00 tickets for Friday, June 12 at 4:00pm and $9.00 discounted tickets at every other performance.

Learn more about the show and purchase tickets by visiting
Website: http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/2102
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pocketuniverseonstage

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For press information, press interviews, photos or press comps, please contact [email protected]

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Mariner Pictures is an entertainment company devoted to helping audiences experience the inexplicable through storytelling. Mariner Pictures has produced and distributed award-winning short films, corporate video solutions, and online viral ad campaigns with several hundred thousand views.

On stage, Mariner Pictures has produced staged readings and workshops in Hollywood and is excited to present their first full production during the Hollywood Fringe 2015.

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CALENDAR LISTING:
POCKET UNIVERSE

What:

POCKET UNIVERSE
Written Thomas Brandon
Directed by Rhonda Kohl

When:

Saturday, June 6 at 8pm (invited press “preview”)
Friday, June 12 at 4pm
Sunday, June 14 at 12pm
Saturday, June 20 at 6pm
Sunday, June 21 at 8pm
Friday, June 26 at 6pm

Admission: $10.00
Preview: Pay what you can

Where:

Lounge Theatre
6201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood CA

Reservations/Information:

http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/2102?tab=tickets