LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS &
MC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT
presents their First Production of the 2008/2009 Season!
The Drama Desk Award-winner
SOUVENIR
A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins
Written by Stephen Temperley
Starring Linda Edwards
Limited Engagement begins September 12 at
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts!
(Press Opening Saturday, September 13)
August 12, 2008…
La Mirada, Calif.…LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS &
MC COY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT
presents the first production of their 2008-2009 season of shows, SOUVENIR, written by Stephen Temperley, directed by Jason Edwards and starring Linda Edwards. SOUVENIR will begin performances on Friday, September 12 (with a press opening on Saturday, September 13) and will run through Sunday, September 28 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue.
The Drama Desk Award-winning play SOUVENIR opens the season at La Mirada! Real-life eccentric heiress Florence Foster Jenkins fancied herself a coloratura soprano -- but the exact opposite was true! Despite being called “majestically awful,” her concerts in the 1930s and ‘40s, including a legendary appearance at Carnegie Hall, were not only sold-out but were attended by the crème de la crème of Manhattan society. Told affectionately through the eyes of her longtime accompanist Cosme McMoon, SOUVENIR is the sweet and inspiring, and yes, hilarious, portrait of a passionate music lover who believed that “what matters most is the music you hear in your head.”
PASSIONATE WOMEN - ONE WEEKEND!!!
Come embrace the beauty of women's talents with The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Project's 20% NEW WORKS FESTIVAL!
Join us in celebrating the richness and diversity of women's uniqueness in the arts, from staged readings, music, comedy, directors, songwriters, authors whose excerpts from their published books will be performed live on stage.
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Project's mission is to support and empower women in theatre and on stage. It's time our voices are reflected and heard through the arts!
DATES:
Saturday, September 6th (2:00pm - 11:00pm)
Sunday, September 7th (1:00pm - 6:00 pm.)
WHERE:
The Stella Adler Theatre
6778 Hollywood Blvd.
PRICING:
$20 per day for any or all shows.
$30 for both days, for any and all shows.
PARKING:
The Kodak Theatre for only $2 for four hours, with validation at The Stella Adler Theatre.
Purchase your tickets now to make sure you don't miss this exciting weekend.
SEPTEMBER EVENTS AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS
Saturday, September 6, at 5:00 PM
Shawna Kenney, “Imposters”; Dito Montiel, “Eddie Krumble is the Clapper”
Shawna Kenney and Dito Montiel read from their respective Los Angeles–based books “Imposters” and “Eddie Krumble is the Clapper.” Kenney's coffee table book Imposters (Mark Batty Publisher) exposes the underbelly of Hollywood Boulevard's celebrity impersonators, while Montiel’s novel, Eddie Krumble is the Clapper (Da Capo Press), follows a professional paid audience member and friends through their money-scamming lives. Montiel is also the author of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, which earned Montiel the Sundance Director’s Award in its filmic version in 2006. Kenney is the author of the Firecracker award-winning internationally published memoir I Was a Teenage Dominatrix.
Skylight Books, (323) 660-1175 or www.skylightbooks.com
Sunday, September 7, at 5:00 PM
Iris Berry, “Sirens: Five Femme Fatale Poets”
Iris Berry will be reading from her contributions to the anthology “Sirens: Five Femme Fatale Poets,” and will be joined by collaborators Pleasant Gehman and S. A. Griffin.
Definitely a femme fatale and something of an LA literary legend, Berry’s written work has previously been widely anthologized as well as published in her well-received book Two Blocks East of Vine (Incommunicado Press), and can be heard on her two spoken word CDs: “Life on the Edge in Stilettos” and “Collect Calls.” Gehman is the author and/or editor of six books, including the critically acclaimed Escape from Houdini Mountain (Manic D. Press). Griffin is a literary maverick, and co-editor of The Outlaw Bible Of American Poetry. A founding member of the touring performance poetry group The Carma Bums, Griffin’s work can most recently be read in Numbskull Sutra and Greatest Hits, both published by Pudding House Press. In 2006, at a ceremony held at Skylight Books, all three authors received awards from The City of Los Angeles for their continuing contributions to the artistic community.
Skylight Books, (323) 660-1175 or www.skylightbooks.com
Saturday, September 13, at 7:30 PM
Milo Martin, “Poems of the Utopian Nihilist”
Milo Martin will read from his book “Poems of the Utopian Nihilist” and will be joined by an all-star cast of spoken word poets and writers emanating from the Utopian Nihilist literary movement. Celebrating the release of Martin’s new collection of poetry and art by Echo Park Press, the evening will include readings and performances by spastic spoken word artist and fiction writer Rich Ferguson (who has released the new CD “Where I Come From”), notorious performance poet and art critic Jerry the Priest, best-selling blunt cadence author Brad Listi (“Attention.Deficit.Disorder.,” Simon & Schuster), Pushcart prize nominee and short story writer Mary Otis (“Yes, Yes Cherries,” Tin House Press), hyperintense neo-Elizabethan drive-by poet Chris Tannahill, the sweetly-sardonic stylings of poetess Hannah Wehr, and Venetian accordion diva Mrs. Hobbs.
Skylight Books, (323) 660-1175 or www.skylightbooks.com
Tuesday, September 16, at 7:00 PM
Sandra Tsing Loh, “Mother on Fire”
Sandra Tsing Loh discusses her book “Mother on Fire,” part of a special Los Feliz MOMS Club’s Mom’s Night Out with Sandra Tsing Loh and the Burning Moms. L.A. moms who are freaking out about where to send their kids to school (La Canada, Portland, Mars) have good news: Sandra Tsing Loh has already freaked out for you (she wrote the book about L.A. school freakouts, the brand new “Mother on Fire”). She and her “Martinis and Magnets” Burning Moms will be joining the Los Feliz MOMS to laugh, cry, share, commiserate, and candidly answer all those burning questions. With amusing LA school-themed raffle prizes, it’s Back to School with a twist! Of course, it’s not just moms who get to participate in this event—everyone can join in the fun.
Skylight Books, (323) 660-1175 or www.skylightbooks.com
Wednesday, September 17, at 7:30 PM
Randa Jarrar, “A Map of Home”
Randa Jarrar reads from her novel “A Map of Home,” an irreverent yet poignant tale about emigration, sexual awakening, and Arab culture as we don’t know it. Jarrar is an award-winning writer and translator, and contributes to the feminist quarterly Make/Shift. She grew up in Kuwait and moved to the U.S. after the first Gulf War.
Skylight Books, (323) 660-1175 or www.skylightbooks.com
Saturday, September 20, at 5:00 PM
Jim Dawson, “Los Angeles’ Angel’s Flight”; Cory Stargel and Sarah Stargel, “Early Los Angeles County Attractions”
Jim Dawson and Cory & Sarah Stargel discuss their respective books on early Los Angeles: “Los Angeles’ Angel’s Flight” and “Early Los Angeles County Attractions.” Skylight Books, (323) 660-1175 or www.skylightbooks.com
Monday, September 22, at 7:30 PM
Thomas Frank, “The Wrecking Crew”
Thomas Frank discusses his book “The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule.” Frank is the author of “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” and “One Market Under God,” and is the founding editor of The Baffler. He is a contributing editor at Harper’s, and is The Wall Street Journal’s newest weekly columnist. Skylight Books, (323) 660-1175 or www.skylightbooks.com
Thursday, September 25, at 7:30 PM
Daphne Beal, “In the Land of No Right Angles”
Daphne Beal reads from her novel “In the Land of No Right Angles.” Beal’s writing has appeared in Vogue, McSweeney’s, Open City, and The London Review of Books. She was on the editorial staff of The New Yorker and educated at Brown and New York University, where she was a New York Times fellow. Her work has been anthologized in “State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America,” “The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers,” and “The KGB Reader.” Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she now lives in New York City with her husband, Sean Wilsey, and their two children.
Skylight Books, (323) 660-1175 or www.skylightbooks.com
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