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01octallday30novWhat's Behind Door Number 2?Kim Hlavac

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What’s Behind Door Number 2?

Denise and Matt believe they are the legal owners of the contents of an abandoned storage unit. Then along comes a big dude who begs to differ with their appraisal of their circumstances. Sometimes you just can’t make a deal.

Kim Hlavac directs herself, Jeff LeBeau, and Keith Barber.

Kim is also the playwright. A frequent contributor to Open-Door Playhouse as an actor, director, and writer, she graduated from the famed High School of Performing Arts and then attained her BFA from SUNY/Purchase.

Listen Here:
https://www.opendoorplayhouse.org/opendoortheaterplays/whatsbehinddoornumber2
Run Time: 10:40

Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors, and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception, Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the play Custody. In 2023, the play What’s Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.

Sound Production: Oak House Recording Studio in Altadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters. The team behind the mic, Producer and Founder of Open-Door Playhouse Bernadette Armstrong, Assoc. Producer Laree Griffith, who manages our website and newsletter.

Playing

October 1 (Tuesday) - November 30 (Saturday)

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Virtual

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Emmy Award winner Ben Decter and Tony Award nominee Kristin Hanggi

announce the full cast for the world premiere musical

It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price!,

music and lyrics by Ben Decter,

book by Ben Decter and Kristin Hanggi,

directed by Kristin Hanggi

Performances begin November 7, 2024 and run to December 15, 2024,
with the opening on Thursday, November 14,

at The Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles

Emmy Award winner Ben Decter (Operation Homecoming, Netflix’s Lucifer)and Tony Award nominee Kristin Hanggi (Broadway’s Rock of Ages, Los Angeles and Off-Broadway’s bare, a pop opera) are thrilled to announce the full cast for the new musical It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! The world premiere features music and lyrics by Decter, book by Decter and Hanggi, and directed by Hanggi. Performances for the six-week limited engagement, which is supported by UCB, will play at The Hudson Theatre (6539 Santa Monica Blvd.) in Hollywood, from November 7 to December 15, 2024, with the official opening night on Thursday, November 14. Tickets go on sale August 1, 2024, for the first two weeks of performance only and will be available at www.onstage411.com/TylerPriceMusical.

It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! follows Jackson, a middle school boy with big feelings who’s in big trouble after punching his bullying classmate, Tyler Price, for mocking Jackson’s sister, Lucy. Lucy, who attends the same school’s special day class, has epilepsy and related learning challenges. To avoid expulsion, Jackson’s principal insists he explain himself to the entire school. In response, Jackson stages a scrappy, heartfelt musical using music he “borrows” from his composer dad. Through each family member’s bravery, we watch healing begin for all.

“We’re incredibly excited to bring It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! to life,” said Kristin Hanggi. “Ben and I have poured our hearts into this project, and we can’t wait to share it, together with our incredibly talented cast, with Southern California audiences. This story of family, acceptance, and the power of creative expression is universal.”

Ben Decter added, “With her warmth and dynamic vision, Kristin has brought together a thrilling, undeniable group of actors to our emerging musical. I cannot wait to watch them in action!”

The cast of It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! features:

CJ Eldred (Off-Broadway’s Rock of Ages, First National Tour – The Book of Mormon) as Daniel

Jenna Pastuszek (Off-Broadway’s Smile, The Bourbon Room’s 44: The Obama Musical) as Emma

Faith Graham (Theatre West’s The Wizard of Oz) as Lucy

Charlie Stover (Ahmanson Theatre’s A Christmas Story, Global Tour of The Sound of Music) as Jackson

Erin Choi (US Tour – Young Elsa in Disney’s Frozen) as Coco

Patrick Ortiz (Broadway’s West Side Story; Los Angeles productions of Reefer Madness and Drag the Musical) as Mr. Torres

Dahlya Glick (Upright Citizen Brigade’s Quick & Funny Musicals, Geffen Playhouse’s A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill) as Ms. Friss

Desi Dennis-Dylan (CBS’s Superior Donuts, ABC’s Modern Family, Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet) as Mrs. McKackney

Jonah Orona (The Old Globe’s Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, San Diego Symphony’s Noel, Noel) as Tyler Price

Understudies for It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! include Lee James (ARTCO’s Mack & Mabel; International City Theatre’s Into the Breeches and Double V), Shelley Regner (Universal Pictures’s Pitch Perfect, Hollywood Bowl in Concert’s Beauty and the Beast), Anabelle Skye Greene (South Coast Repertory’s A Christmas Carol and Into the Woods), and Jude Schwartz (Netflix’s Gabby’s Dollhouse) 24^th Street Theatre’s Julien & Pascale.

The full creative team for It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! will be announced at a later date.

It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! begins previews November 7, 2024, with opening night set for Thursday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. The six-week limited engagement will run through December 15, 2024, at The Hudson Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles. Performance schedule is Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. (Scheduling notes: There will be no performances on November 28, 2024, and December 6, 2024. Performances have been added on December 1, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. and December 8, 2024, at 7:30 p.m.) Tickets go on sale August 1, 2024 for the first the first two weeks of performances only, and will be available at www.onstage411.com/TylerPriceMusical. Ticket prices start at $25. For more information about the show and ticket sales for performances on or after November 21, 2024, visit www.tylerpricemusical.com. Follow @tylerpricemusical on social media for the latest updates.

It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price! is proud to be supported by the following organizations: UCB, Epilepsy Foundation,Epilepsy Foundation of Los Angeles, The Children’s Ranch, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation,Dravet Syndrome Foundation, Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center, and Silverlake Wine.

ABOUT THE CREATORS

Kristin Hanggi is best known for directing the smash-hit Rock of Ages, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical. Ms. Hanggi also developed and directed the original Los Angeles and Off-Broadway productions of the acclaimed pop opera bare. Other past stage productions include Off-Broadway’s Accidentally Brave; Off Broadway’s Clueless (New Group); Seattle 5^th Avenue’s Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion; and Pussycat Dolls Live at the Roxy with Christina Applegate, Gwen Stefani, Christina Aguilera, and Charlize Theron. As a film director, Kristin directed the film version of Accidentally Brave (produced by Steven Soderbergh), Naomi & Ely’s No Kiss List, Grantham & Rose, and the musical film Dear Dumb Diary, which she also co-wrote. She also directed on Netflix’s musical series Julie & the Phantoms. In June 2013, Kristin returned to her alma mater to receive the UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television Distinguished Alumni Award.

Ben Decter is an Emmy Award-winning composer and songwriter, who has created a diverse body of music for TV, theater and film. Scores include Netflix’s “Lucifer,” ABC’s “Bless This Mess,” FOX’s “Lethal Weapon,” ABC’s “Off the Map” (Shonda Rhimes). His writing has appeared in Hippocampus, Months to Years, Kaleidoscope and HuffPo. Born in Manhattan, and raised in New Jersey, Ben graduated from Harvard University, where he met his future wife, Jackie Sloan, when they performed onstage together in Godspell. Since then, they have been writing songs (as Paley Jones), exploring Los Angeles, and raising two stellar kids.

ABOUT UCB

UCB, Brussels, Belgium is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines and solutions to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases of the immune system or of the central nervous system. For three decades we’ve been committed to people living with epilepsy and their families, surrounding the patient and caregiver through every step of their care journey. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB). Follow us on Twitter: @UCBUSA.

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ABOUT EPILEPSY

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurring, unprovoked seizures, with at least one million people in the United States living with uncontrolled epilepsy. It ranks as the fourth most common neurological disorder globally. Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) is a severe epilepsy syndrome that develops in young children and often leads to lifelong disability. Nobody is born with LGS. It develops over time. LGS is a rare disease (approximately one person in every 2,000). About 50,000 people in the United States and 1 million people worldwide have LGS. Visit the Epilepsy Foundation or Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation for more information.

Playing

November 7 (Thursday) - December 15 (Sunday)

Venue

The Hudson Theatre

6539 California Route 2, Los Angeles, CA 90038

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08novallday24AntíkoniBeth Piatote

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The Autry’s Native Voices is excited to announce their 30th Anniversary production, the World Premiere of Beth Piatote’s Antíkoni. For this monumental milestone, Antíkoni will be staged at the historic Southwest Museum Campus.

In this timely retelling of a Greek classic, a Nez Perce family is caught between the pressures of the outside world—where a Nationalist Party threatens to silence their history. Set in the near future, Antíkoni must defend eternal truths, Kreon rides the waves of changing politics, and a Chorus of Aunties delivers raucous and wise traditional stories to guide them.

Directed by Madeline Sayet, Assistant Director is Jennifer Bobiwash, Dramaturgy by Courtney Mohler.

Native Voices’ Artistic Director, DeLanna Studi says, “This imaginative adaptation of the classic Greek tale makes us question what role museums have in caring for the dead. The play asks in new ways what the living owe the dead and what the dead demand of the living. And at what cost?

This venue [the Southwest Museum Campus] which once held a collection of Native ancestral remains and cultural materials, is a powerful symbol of our past. By choosing this historical site for the world premiere, Native Voices aims to actively reclaim the land and highlight the enduring power of Indigenous stories.”

Join us in celebration as we reclaim both a physical structure, one that encased our art and ancestors while dismissing our humanity, and a literary structure deemed the epitome of western theatre which blatantly disregards one of the world’s oldest forms of storytelling.

For more information, please visit theAutry.org/NativeVoices.

Antíkoni Performance Schedule 2024:

November 8-24, 2024

Opening: November 8, 8 p.m.

Thursdays and Fridays: 8 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays: 2 p.m.

Student Matinees: November 15 and 22, 11 a.m.

Get $10 tickets with code 10ANTIKONI

Visit theautry.org/events/native-voices

Playing

november 8 (Friday) - 24 (Sunday)

Venue

Southwest Museum Campus

234 Museum Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90065

Presented by

Native Voices at the Autry

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21novallday24Mother SistersMakaela Vogel

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Unique docu-play ‘Mother Sisters’ gets
4 performances at MorYork in Highland Park

WHAT:
The Echo Theater Company presents Mother Sisters, a one-woman docu-play starring Makaela Vogel as each of her eight aunts, chronicling their unique experiences leaving home for the first time. Through verbatim monologues drawn from interviews with each of her father’s sisters, Vogel captures defining coming-of-age moments that shaped their lives and identities, offering a poignant reflection on the transformative power of sisterhood and the challenges women faced navigating the world in the ’60s and ’70s. Intimate and evocative, Mother Sisters celebrates female voices, family legacy, and the enduring connections that define who we are.

Makaela Vogel is a Los Angeles based writer and actress who was created in the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico. This is the third rendition of her play, driven with the intention to honor the women on the paternal side of her family and the generations of women who came before her that made her first breath possible. She is a proud member of Echo Theater Company

WHO:
• Written, Directed and Performed by Makaela Vogel
• Assistant Drector Natalya Nielsen
• Presented by The Echo Theater Company, Chris Fields artistic director

WHEN:
Nov. 21 – Nov. 24
• Thursday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m.

WHERE:
MorYork
4959 York Blvd.
Highland Park, CA 90042

TICKET PRICE:
$25

HOW:
Call 310-307-3753 or go to www.EchoTheaterCompany.com

Playing

november 21 (Thursday) - 24 (Sunday)

Venue

MorYork

4959 York Blvd

Presented by

The Echo Theater Company

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TICKET PRICE:
$25

HOW:
Call 310-307-3753 or go to www.EchoTheaterCompany.com

december

07novallday15decIt’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price!Book by Kristin Hanggi