by Ashley Steed~
Chaplin Stage
Company: Full Circle Theatrics DBA El Centro Theatre
Managing Partners Alice Ensor & Joe Koonce
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Address: 804 N.El Centro, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Website: www.elcentrotheatre.com
Seat capacity: 99 (The Circle) & 45 (The Chaplin)
When founded: The theatre itself was founded in 1946. Full Circle Theatrics took over the management of the space in 2007.
Parking: [...]
February 24, 2011 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Company of Angels
Neighborhood: Downtown LA
Address: 501 South Spring Street 3rd Floor, Los Angeles CA 90013
Website: www.companyofangels.org
Seat capacity: 50
When founded: 1959
Parking: Street Parking and Underground Parking at the Alexandria as well as multiple parking lots on Spring Street.
Handicap accessible: Yes
Restrooms: Restrooms on the 2nd floor
Lobby: Yes, and it overlooks the historic [...]
December 11, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Sacred Fools
Neighborhood: East Hollywood/Los Feliz
Address: 660 N. Heliotrope Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90004
Website: www.sacredfools.org
Seat capacity: 74
When founded: 1997
Parking: We have a dedicated lot behind the theatre that we charge a small fee for on show nights. There is also ample street parking around the [...]
November 20, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Coeurage Theatre Company
Website: coeuragetheatre.com
When founded: December 2009
Current Location: The Space Theatre, 665 N Heliotrope Dr.
Neighborhood: East Hollywood / Silverlake
Seat capacity: 40
Parking: Street
Handicap accessible: The theatre is handicap accessible, but we would like to make it more handicap friendly. Right now, a person in a wheelchair only has the option of sitting in [...]
October 16, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Ruskin Group Theatre
Neighborhood: Santa Monica Airport
Address: 3000 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica
Website: RuskinGroupTheatre.com
Seat capacity: 55
When founded: 2002
Parking: Yes, ample
Handicap accessible: Yes
Restrooms: Yes, 2
Amenities: Wi-Fi, heating, a/c, company rehearsal space.
Lobby: Yes
Concessions: Yes, food and drink allowed inside.
What’s nearby:
Typhoon Restaurant: 3221 Donald Douglas Loop S – [...]
September 2, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Theatre/Theater
Neighborhood: Mid City
Address:5041 West Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Website:www.theatretheater.net
Seat capacity: Two performance spaces: 99 and 40
When founded: December 1981
Parking: Yes
Handicap accessible: Yes
Restrooms: Two
Amenities: A/C, heating, excellent lighting equipment, screens, sound system, wi-fi.
Lobby: Yes
Concessions: Yes; depending on who is producing you might be able to bring it in the theatre.
What’s nearby:
Locals Sports [...]
August 14, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
Company: Theatre Asylum / Combined Artform
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Address: 6320 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038
Website: www.theatreasylum-la.com
Seat capacity: Theatre – 82; Lab – 40
When founded: Theatre Asylum – 2007; Lab – 2010.
Parking: Free street.
Handicap accessible: Yes
Restrooms: Yes
Amenities: Wi-Fi, Full Video in both theatres, surround sound, heating, a/c.
Lobby: Yes
Concessions: Yes; and you’re allowed to bring [...]
by Ashley Steed~
Songs and Dances of Imaginary Lands is an ambitious collaborative effort headed by Overtone Industries. This contemporary operetta developed and directed by O-Lan Jones, with musical direction by David O comprises 28 original songs by 21 librettists and 11 composers. Utilizing a temporarily abandoned warehouse in Culver City, the space has been transformed [...]
July 9, 2010 | Posted in
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by Ashley Steed~
On Sunday, the last day of the inaugural Hollywood Fringe Festival, LATR hosted a critics panel with Don Shirley from LA Stage Blog (which I also write for), Harvey Perr from Stage and Cinema, Collin Mitchell and Enci from Bitter Lemons, Steven Leigh Morris from LA Weekly, and our very own editor-in-chief Geoff [...]
July 2, 2010 | Posted in
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By Ashley Steed~
150 years ago one of the fathers of modern drama was born, Anton Chekov. A master of dialogue he pioneered the convention of indirect action, letting the subtext and characters propel the story – events happen off-stage, characters talk rather than do, etc. It’s only fitting that Theatre Movement Bazaar (co-produced with 24th [...]
June 16, 2010 | Posted in
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