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Company Creation Festival, our popular showcase of new works generated by unconventional methodologies, returns January 18 to February 12. Curated by Son of Semele, the annual festival promotes boundary-pushing LA theater artists by providing them with free performance space and marketing support.JAN 18 – FEB 12

Wednesday–Saturday @ 8pm
Sunday @ 5pm

WHAT HAPPENED TO WHERE I’VE BEEN? – The Attic Collective
January 18, 19, 20 & February 4 & 5
Devised by the ensemble
How do we tell our stories? This experimental seriocomedy considers the interplay of memory, nostalgia and technology — from home movies to Instagram — in the way we archive our histories.
Directed by Rosie Glen-Lambert
Costume/prop design by Rebecca Carr
Scenic/lighting design by Joey Guthman
Stage managed by Katie Devoe-Peterson
Performed by Lily Sorenson, Taylor Bennett, Julia Finch, Veronica Tjioe, Luke Medina and Emma Niles

JACKSON-LAFITTE: A VAUDEVILLE – Four Clowns
January 21, 22 & February 1, 2 & 3
Written by Mike Funt and Jennifer Carroll
Through song, dance and pie fights, discover the unlikely alliance between General Andrew Jackson and gentleman pirate Jean Lafitte that helped sink the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
Directed by Ron West
Stage managed by Ashley Jo Navarro
Performed by Mike Funt and Jennifer Carroll

WONDER CITY – The Visceral City Project
January 25, 26, 27 & February 11 & 12
Devised by the ensemble
By layering and interweaving stories of day-to-day Los Angeles, this theatrical collage builds a dynamic, living portrait of our truly wondrous city.
Directed by Ashley Steed
Scenic design by Meg Cunningham
Performed by Mark Hein, Stacey Jack, Christian Prentice, Melissa Randel, Flor San Roman, Eric Trules and Roger K. Weiss

BEFORE ALL ELSE — Leonix Movement Theatre
January 28, 29 & February 8, 9 & 10
Devised by the ensemble
Writing support by Katy Hilton
Leonix Movement Theatre
Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is the jumping-off point for this highly physical imagining of Nora’s inner journey of self-discovery as she decides to leave behind everything she’s ever known.
Directed by Erin Schlabach
Performed by Liesel Euler, Andrew Heffernan, Meredyth Hunt, Gabi Mayorga, Aidan McCollough, Sadie Schwolsky and Kendra Smith

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Festival Team:
Kate Motzenbacker, Festival Coordinator
Alexander Freer, Lighting Designer
Joe Shea, Sound Coordinator

Curated by Son of Semele, the annual festival of collaboratively-generated work promotes boundary-pushing LA theater artists by providing them with free performance space and marketing support.

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