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LOS ANGELES, CA (July 1, 2025) – Pageant Productions presents the world premiere of

GO PLAY!, a new heartwarming comedy written and directed by award-winning writer Barra Grant (Off-Broadway’s Miss America’s Ugly Daughter and A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun), in which three dog owners and their dogs converge to illuminate the complex, hilarious, and poignant relationship between humans and their canine companions. Performances begin September 13 and run through November 2, 2025, with the official opening on Saturday, September 20, 2025. The limited engagement will take place at the Odyssey Theatre (2055 S Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025). Tickets are now on sale at OdysseyTheatre.com.

GO PLAY! is a poignant comedy about three strangers and their dogs meeting for the first time at a dog park. The flamboyant show poodle, pampered Yorkie, and scrappy rescue have plenty to say behind their clueless owners’ backs and often make more sense than they do. As the humans fumble through personal crises and unexpected connections, their four-legged sidekicks watch—and comment—on it all.

“During the pandemic, it seemed as if everyone had a dog. If you didn’t have one, you took your life in your hands and went out and got one,” said playwright and director Barra Grant. “They’re so much more reliable than people. They’ll greet you at the door and jump all over you until you kiss them.” She explained, “I would look into my dog’s eyes and wonder, ‘What on earth are you thinking about?’ It was my curiosity that inspired me to write GO PLAY!” Grant added, “The three dogs in my new play will have audiences laughing and crying, but mainly laughing, which is something that we all need in today’s often chaotic world, a healthy dose of laughter.”

GO PLAY! runs from September 13 – November 2, 2025, with the official opening night on Saturday, September 20 at 8:00 p.m. at the Odyssey Theatre (2055 S Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025). Performance schedule is Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Tickets start at $40 and are available at OdysseyTheatre.com.

BARRA GRANT (Playwright and Director) is a native New Yorker whose mother, Bess Myerson, was the first and only ever Jewish Miss America. Barra is an award-winning actor, writer, and director. She has written and directed the feature films Love Hurts, starring Richard E. Grant and Carrie Anne Moss, and Life of the Party starring Eion Baily and Ellen Pompeo. Both films now screen on major cable networks. She is the author of the book Jane Smith aka Thistle Fabuloso, a humorous and moving story about childhood depression, available on Amazon. Her play A Mother, A Daughter and a Gun was performed in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, starring Olympia Dukakis. Her one-woman show, Miss America’s Ugly Daughter has been performed in several venues in Los Angeles as well as Off-Broadway in New York City. Her most meaningful production has always been her daughter, Samantha Reilly, an artist.

PAGEANT PRODUCTIONS (Producer) most recently produced Barra Grant’s hit solo show Miss America’s Ugly Daughter, which received popular productions in Los Angeles at the Broad Stage/ Eyde; the Greenway Court Theatre; the Edgemar Center for the Arts and

Off-Broadway in New York City at The Marjorie S. Dean Theatre.