32 Garland Award Nominations for The Playhouse and Furious

Congratulations to the numerous playwrights, actors, designers, and directors who were among the 32 Garland Award Winners and Honorable Mentions for the 2007 Los Angeles Theater season! The Garland Awards are Presented by Back Stage and are among the most coveted theater awards in Los Angeles.

Winners:

PLAYWRITING
Matt Pelfrey, An Impending Rupture of the Belly
Furious Theatre Company

Honorable Mentions:

PRODUCTION
Can-Can, Pasadena Playhouse
Canned Peaches in Syrup, Furious Theatre Company
An Impending Rupture of the Belly, Furious Theatre Company

PLAYWRITING
Alex Jones, Canned Peaches in Syrup

DIRECTION
David Lee, Can-Can
Dámaso Rodriguez, Canned Peaches in Syrup

CHOREOGRAPHY
Patti Colombo, Can-Can (x2)

MUSIC DIRECTION
Steve Orich, Can-Can.

ADAPTATION
Joel Fields and David Lee, Can-Can

PERFORMANCE IN A (PRIMARILY) STRAIGHT PLAY
Leo Marks, Defiance
Megan Gallagher, The Constant Wife
Jordan Baker, Defiance
Nick Cernoch, Canned Peaches in Syrup
Shawn Lee, An Impending Rupture of the Belly
Troy Metcalf, An Impending Rupture of the Belly

PERFORMANCE IN A (PRIMARILY) MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Brandon Victor Dixon, Ray Charles Live!
David Engel, Can-Can
Michelle Duffy, Can-Can
Kevin Earley, Can-Can

SCENIC DESIGN
Roy Christopher, Can-Can
Riccardo Hernandez, Ray Charles Live!
Melissa Teoh, Canned Peaches in Syrup

LIGHTING DESIGN
Michael Gilliam, Can-Can
Dan Jenkins, Canned Peaches in Syrup

COSTUME DESIGN
Randy Gardell, Can-Can
Paul Tazewell, Ray Charles Live!

SOUND DESIGN
Francois Bergeron, Can-Can
Carl Casella and Domonic Sack, Ray Charles Live!
Cricket S. Myers, An Impending Rupture of the Belly

MAKEUP DESIGN
Christa McCarthy, An Impending Rupture of the Belly

For a complete list of Winner and Honorable Mentions, please follow these links:

Winners: http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003717668
Honorable Mentions: http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003717750

Hothouse at the Playhouse reading of WORTH by Corey Madden

WORTH by Corey Madden
Directed by Kurt Beattie

Everyone has their price.

Eight contemporary Los Angeles characters navigate the high stakes world of contemporary art and corporate America in this acerbic examination of American commodity culture.

Tuesday, March 25
Wednesday, March 26
8:00 pm, Carrie Hamilton Theatre

Admission is free but reservations are required. Please RSVP to the Box Office at (626) 356-PLAY

Pictured above: playwright Corey Madden

MASK, a new musical starts March 12

Something different is happening at Pasadena Playhouse!

… a world premiere musical directed by the creator and director of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Fosse and the co-writer of the international smash hit Miss Saigon
… written by the Academy Award-Nominated writer of Gorillas in the Mist; Mask and Girl, Interrupted
… songs by the Grammy-Award winning composer-lyricist team of You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling, Somewhere Out There, Here You Come Again, On Broadway and many more

Tickets are on sale now!
Go to www.pasadenaplayhouse.org for more information!

Hothouse at the Playhouse reading of WORK by T.L. Wagener

WORK by T.L. Wagener
Directed by Kappy Kilburn
Tuesday, February 19
Wednesday, February 20
8:00 p.m. - Carrie Hamilton Theatre

Winner of the 2008 Bloomington Playwrights' Project Reva Shiner Award!

In a tiny living room in Beeville, Texas, 1968, an earnest oil executive pays a condolence call on the young widow of an employee who was killed on a rig. A play about civil rights, the importance of oil, an unpopular war, and a looming election -- as well as marriage, children, human decency and self respect. Hothouse is proud to welcome back playwright T.L. Wagener, the first playwright to be produced by the Pasadena Playhouse's new play initiative.

Coming in March:

WORTH by Corey Madden
Directed by Kyle Donnelly

Everyone has their price.

Eight contemporary Los Angeles characters navigate the high stakes world of contemporary art and corporate America in this acerbic examination of American commodity culture.

Dates TBD
8pm, Carrie Hamilton Theatre

Admission is free but reservations are required. Please RSVP to the Box Office at (626) 356-PLAY

Pictured above: playwright Corey Madden

Director's Lab West is now seeking applications

Presenting The 9^th Annual

DIRECTORS LAB WEST
in association with the

PASADENA PLAYHOUSE
and the
THEATRE @ BOSTON COURT

• What is Directors Lab West? Part conference, part workshop, part focused discussion, all theatre, all directing and all fun! The wellspring of the Lab is to provide a place for directors to meet and exchange ideas. Hence, this is a free week-long intensive Lab for committed theatre directors.

• When is Directors Lab West? May 17 to May 24, 2007. With events scheduled from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. that you just won't want to miss.

• Where is Directors Lab West? The Pasadena Playhouse is the historic California State Theatre and the state-of-the-art Boston Court Theatre Complex.

• Who Can Attend Directors Lab West? Directors committed to the art and creation of theatre. This is by application only. We only ask that applicants have completed their formal studies in theatre.

• Who Will Be at Directors Lab West? Imagine a room filled with over fifty directors, designers, and choreographers just like you. What could be more fun?

• Who Has Presented at Directors Lab West? Sheldon Epps (Pasadena Playhouse), Des McAnuff (La Jolla Playhouse), Gordon Davidson (Mark Taper Forum), Anne Cattaneo (Lincoln Center Theater), Jack O’Brien (The Old Globe), Dakin Matthews (Antaeus Theatre Company), Lisa Wolpe (LA Women's Shakespeare), Martin Benson (South Coast Rep), Tim Dang (East West Players), David Ira Goldstein (Arizona Theatre Company), Andrew Barnicle (Laguna Playhouse), Stephen Wadsworth (Director), John Bowab (Director), Kay Cole (Choreographer), David Lee (Director), Mark Medoff (Playwright), Randy Newman (Composer), Jose Rivera (Playwright), Alice Tuan (Playwright), George Furth (Playwright), Richard Thomas (Actor), Eddie Levi Lee (Actor/Playwright), Charlayne Woodard (Actor/Playwright), Betty Garrett (Actor) and many more.

• How Do I Apply for Directors Lab West? Applications are available on line, via e-mail, or via snail mail. Check out the website at: www.directorslabwest.com.

• When Do I Apply for Directors Lab West? Now! Applications are due no later than 5:00pm, March 21^st.

• How Do I Contact Directors Lab West? Go to directorslabwest.com. Go now. Don't wait, rush to directorslabwest.com. That's right, go to directorslabwest.com. Again that's directorslabwest.com. Did you get it? It's directorslabwest.com.

Don't waste time! The application deadline is HERE.