PRESS RELEASE - RECONSIDER ME
Reconsider Me
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
20 Milligrams Theatre Company Announce
A World Premiere Play:
RECONSIDER ME
by Jeff Dinnell
directed by Marisa O’Brien
Los Angeles, CA (May 10, 2022) – 20 Milligrams Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that Elephant Theater Company and Sacred Fools alum Marisa O’Brien will be at the helm of the World Premiere of RECONSIDER ME by playwright Jeff Dinnell. The show will run in June at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre as part of Hollywood Fringe Festival.
PREVIEWS: June 2 & 5 | RUN: June 10 – 25, 2022
Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre
1125 N McCadden Place, Hollywood
Press are invited to Previews or opening weekend
ABOUT RECONSIDER ME
A motley crew of actor friends gather at a mountain retreat to bury… err, plant… one of their own. Randy’s star was rising fast when he was suddenly felled by an undiagnosed heart condition. His surviving partner, Madi, seems curiously at-peace with the loss, tossing around quotes from Socrates and Epictetus, to the confoundment of her comrades. Is she in denial or in possession of genuine spiritual enlightenment? Meanwhile, Kevin and Cameron are best friends from a time gone-by who once toyed with the idea of a romantic relationship but went on to lose touch and partner up with others. Added to the mix are TV stars Collette Stone and Dr. Brad, who may have been involved in a love triangle with the deceased; Jane, a pregnant spouse with deep suspicions of her husband; and a strange and mysterious new philosophy-of-life called “Naoism.”
Funny and tender, RECONSIDER ME asks what it means to live a “considered life.”
“A considered life is the only life worth living.” – Socrates
The cast includes Madeleine Hernandez, Justin Powell, Madeline Blue, Zach Mendez, Erica Parrish, and Jeff Dinnell.
MARISA O’BRIEN – Director
Marisa O’Brien is a Los Angeles theater veteran who was a staple at Elephant Stageworks for many years, where, under company founder David Fofi, she honed her directing skills on such productions as ANYTHING, LOVE SICK, and EVOLUTION OF SUNDAY. Her previous outing as director in Hollywood Fringe Festival was THIS SIDE OF SWEETWATER by Ton Stanczyk.
JEFF DINNELL – Playwright
Jeff Dinnell is an actor and writer based in Los Angeles. Hailing originally from Santa Cruz, California, he first gained attention as host of SoWat TV, a popular talk-magazine featuring interviews with Northern California artists and politicians. His play WICKED PAGAN GAYS, a biting satire on the self-serving nature of New Age mysticism, enjoyed its world premiere in 2018 at the Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood.
CALENDAR LISTING:
WHAT:
RECONSIDER ME
A motley crew of actor friends gather to bury – errr… plant – one of their own. Randy’s star was rising fast when he suddenly died of an undiagnosed heart condition. But, hey, that’s okay, isn’t it? RECONSIDER ME is a funny and affecting play that asks what it means to live a “considered life.”
WHEN:
PREVIEWS: June 2 & 5
RUN: June 10 – 25
WHERE:
Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Davidson/Valentini Theatre
1125 N McCadden Place, Hollywood
WHO:
PLAYWRIGHT: Jeff Dinnell
DIRECTOR: Marisa O’Brien
CAST: Madeleine Hernandez, Erica Parrish, Madeline Blue, Justin Powell, Zach Mendez, Jeff Dinnell
TICKETS & INFO:
PREVIEWS: $20
GENERAL: $25
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes (No Intermission)
https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/6607
FOR PRESS RESERVATIONS OR ADVANCED INTERVIEW REQUESTS, CONTACT:
Jeff Dinnell
323-447-0705
[email protected]
