This Our Now

n/a · Ages 15+ · United States of America

world premiere

FEMALE-LED PRODUCTION TACKLES MILLENNIAL ANXIETIES IN WORLD PREMIERE

April 18, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Olivia Cordell
[email protected]
(503) 504-3721

HOLLYWOOD, CA (April 14, 2017) – A team of young women hope to introduce a new style of theatre to Los Angeles at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival with a new play titled This Our Now. The show explores modern and relevant themes, from online dating to racially-charged terrorist attacks, using a new and intriguing British theatre style. There are six performances in the month of June at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, with the press preview on Sunday, June 4th, at 6 pm.

The show, which was workshopped by students at USC this spring, was written in the United Kingdom by the young, award-winning playwright Olivia Cordell. The script, which has been described as ‘hyperminimalistic’, includes no stage direction, no scene breaks, and no character names. This style of theatre has taken the London arts scene by storm, appearing everywhere from fringe venues to the West End.

“We’re so exci

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