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Fountain Theatre joins forces with other L.A. companies to stage readings of Lauren Gunderson’s ‘Natural Shocks’ to kick off its  ‘Fem Fest’ reading series.

Lauren Gunderson’s provocative ‘Natural Shocks gets’ four weeks of staged readings at the Fountain, each weekend spearheaded by a different theater company. In addition to the Fountain, Echo Theater Company and Lower Depths Theatre Ensemble will cast performances of this darkly hilarious tour-de-force by the most-produced playwright in America. Based on Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy, ‘Natural Shocks’ bursts to life when we meet a woman waiting out an imminent tornado in her basement. She overflows with quirks, stories, and a final secret that puts the reality of guns in America in your very lap. All of the readings will be directed by Ebony Repertory Theatre associate artistic director Andi Chapman.

Featuring a different set of actors each week, cast by the Fountain Theatre, Rogue Machine, Echo Theater Company and Lower Depths Theatre Ensemble.

Saturdays at 8 p.m.: Jan. 12 (Fountain), Jan. 19 (Rogue Machine), Jan. 26 (Echo), Feb. 2 (Lower Depths)
•  Sundays at 2 p.m.: Jan. 13 (Fountain), Jan. 20 (Rogue Machine), Jan. 27 (Echo), Feb. 3 (Lower Depths)

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