LAFPI

After fleeing New York City for the countryside during a global calamity, Rebecca finds herself alone in her family’s neglected farmhouse. She must do her best to manage the anxieties and expectations of her aging relatives as they clash over whether to sell the old house, all while surrounded by doorknobs and relationships that are in desperate need of repair. Thistles keenly explores family secrets, queerness, and the desperate desire to be accepted. Tragedy lurks as emotions are buried under ancestral floorboards.

Thistles received its World Premiere at NYC’s 59E59 in November of 2024. This production will be the play’s Los Angeles premiere.

The cast will feature April Martucci (Much Ado About Nothing with Playground Renaissance Theatre), Cindy D’Andrea (Cat Sh!t Crazy at Edinburgh Fringe), Kevin McKim (Sage Center at Hollywood Fringe), Rod Sweitzer (Thistles at 59E59, NYC), and Mary Carrig (Larry’s Back…at Santa Monica Playhouse; Best Actress Winner for Half Chance of Evil at LA International Underground Film Festival).