Susan Burns
The Trouble With Words
susan burns
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June 18, 2011
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http://blog.heymelpomene.com/2011/06/trouble-with-words-at-actors-circle.html
The Trouble With Words, Gregory Nabours' new song cycle about all of the things people want to say, cannot say and choose not to say, debuts this month as part of the sophomore year of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. The talented cast, made up of Coeurage regulars as well as a few new faces, finds their voice while portraying a series of characters in unrelated scenes, each tied only by the urgency of having something...
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Matt & Ben
susan burns
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June 18, 2011
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http://blog.heymelpomene.com/2011/06/matt-and-ben-at-artworks-theater.html
Matt & Ben is a lovingly spiteful piece of fanfic based on Mindy Kaling and Brenda Wither’s notion of what Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s lives must have been like at the brink of superstardom. The play depicts the two childhood friends as competitive, ambitious and lacking average intelligence. Ben (Maggie Henry) is a barely literate party guy, popular among the masses and charming to a fault. Matt (Jessica Blair) is an ...
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LA Lights Fire
susan burns
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June 21, 2010
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The series of monologues that make up the show work in perfect rhythm with the music and lighting effects. They are matched measure for measure by a voice-over narrative which guides the audience through the day of the one who is responsible for it all. It is a brilliant piece that shines a light on characters we all know - and perhaps are - then uses this familiarity to make a statement about society that will go straight to your bones. LA Lights Fire is not a play about a fire. It is a play abo...
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Den of Thieves by Stephen Adly Guirgis
susan burns
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June 20, 2010
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For fans of Fresh Baked, there are several favorites to be found among the cast, most notably Will McFadden (who does an incredible job with the delusional Flacco), Daniel Armas (playing a lovable made man with daddy issues) and Dan Sykes (as the edgy trigger-man for the thoughtful Little Tuna).
The play moves quickly with intermission coming barely more than half an hour into the show. But even though the show sports a longer second act, the cast is so entertaining and the dialogue is so quic...
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