UP DOWN STICK STUCK AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2016 PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
June 2016 – Los Angeles, California
PRESS CONTACT: Brendan Weinhold 213-984-5527 [email protected]
Website: http://hff16.org/3609
LIFESTYLE, SPECIAL EVENT, & CALENDAR LISTINGS Theatre Areas: Hollywood, Metropolitan Los Angeles, Los Feliz, Eagle Rock, Glendale, Burbank, West Hollywood, San Gabriel, and the San Fernando Valley

PRESS PHOTOS: www.andjuggling.com/rbp/udsspress.html
Photo credits Maddie Patrick and Matt Kamimura

Ray Burley Productions Presents
Up Down Stick Stuck
World Premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2016

Logline: Three strangers stuck together in an elevator try to unstick their lives.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, June 2016 – Producer of Four Tree Plays, Encore! Producers’ Award winner and Fringe First Freak Award nominee (Best World Premiere), Ray Burley Productions (RBP) proudly returns to the Hollywood Fringe Festival with the World Premiere of Up Down Stick Stuck, an ensemble-generated, thoughtful play that considers loneliness and unity. Playing in the Sacred Fools Studio on Hollywood’s Theatre Row, Up Down Stick Stuck mixes laughter into tension the way everyone must to pull through each day. Stuck together in an elevator, the public facades that three strangers have put up crumble down as they reveal their pasts, presents, and futures, and learn what sticks us all together. The characters reveal stories of heartache, pot, panic attacks, and poop. Show dates: June 3-26, 2016. Run-time: 1hr. Ages 13+. All shows are Pay-What-You-Can. Tickets/Reservations: http://hff16.org/3609.
Opening June 3rd and playing through June 26th, Up Down Stick Stuck has 10 performances with various show times ranging from 11:30am to 11:30pm throughout the week, providing several opportunities to see it. Preview/Press Opening is on Friday, June 3rd at 11:00pm. Performances are Fri 6/3-11:00pm, Sat 6/11-10:30pm, Mon 6/13-11:30pm, Wed 6/15-11:30pm, Wed 6/22-11:30pm, Th 6/23-10:00pm, Fri 6/24 10:00pm, Matinee Sat 6/25-11:30am, Sat 6/25-11:30pm, Matinee Sun 6/26-12:30pm. Seating is limited. Reservations suggested. Street parking is available, but public transportation or bicycle use is highly encouraged.
Up Down Stick Stuck was developed collaboratively by the ensemble, which includes director Patrick Albanesius, playwright Stina Pederson, and actors Dawn Alden, Brendan Weinhold, and Kerry Nash.
Ray Burley Productions is committed to the idea that art should be accessible to anybody and embodies it by making every show Pay-What-You-Can. Suggested donations are on a sliding scale, depending on income (1-hr worth of wages). They believe finances should not be a hindrance to audiences. By making theatre accessible to all, RBP expands the potential theatre-going community in Los Angeles and empowers audiences with thought-provoking material in an intimate environment.
In Decembers 2014 and 2015, RBP produced special holiday performances of The Gift of the Magi at The Red Dragon Café in Hollywood to raise money for charities. Their audiences have donated hundreds through these performances to Children’s Hospital, Children of the Night, People Assisting the Homeless (PATH), No Kill L.A., Valley Women’s Center Canoga Park, and Downtown Women’s Shelter. 2014’s theme was environmental stewardship with Four Tree Plays. Last year, RBP focused on love for literature and inspiring a new generation of Austen fans with Catherine. This year, RBP’s Up Down Stick Stuck takes on community-building and empathy. Additionally, RBP encourages volunteerism to its artists, who volunteer in animal shelters, schools, and gardens. RBP knows that women are underrepresented in today’s entertainment landscape. With female leads and a female playwright, RBP is paving the way towards equality. RBP embraces the potential of theatre and acknowledges the impact of sending a meaningful message through the medium.
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About Ray Burley Productions
Ray Burley Productions made their theatre-producing debut as a company in 2006 in Seattle. The company grew out of a need for more ensemble theatre in Seattle with standards of ethics and quality that remain a part of their mission. Now in Los Angeles, they are responding to that same need with those standards. The mission of RBP is to provide access to quality theatre to anyone, regardless of income. Theatre can be used as a means to educate and empower future generations. RBP believes in community and continues to make an impact in Los Angeles.

S h o w D a t e s
June 3 – 26, 2016
P e r f o r m a n c e s
Fri 6/3-11:00pm
Sat 6/11-10:30pm
Mon 6/13-11:30pm
Wed 6/15-11:30pm
Wed 6/22-11:30pm
Th 6/23-10:00pm
Fri 6/24 10:00pm
Sat 6/25-11:30am
Sat 6/25-11:30pm
Sun 6/26-12:30pm
Run-Time: 1hr.
L o c a t i o n
Sacred Fools Studio
1078 Lillian Way
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Cross St: Santa Monica/Vine
C o m p a n y
Ray Burley Productions
H e a d P l a y w r i g h t
Stina Pederson
D i r e c t o r
Patrick Albanesius
C a s t
Dawn Alden
Kerry Nash
Brendan Weinhold

RBP has been the Winner of Encore! Producers’ Award & “Fringe First” Award Nominee for
– FOUR TREE PLAYS – Ray Burley Productions
Hollywood Fringe Festival 2016
Up Down Stick Stuck: http://hff16.org/3609
Ray Burley Productions: http://andjuggling.com/rbp/about.html