[Cwgrad-announcements] Cafe Plays this Sunday in LA

[Robin Russin]

One being written by our own Rob Rinow--

If you're in the area, check it out!

Robin


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> To purchase tickets call:
> (310) 397-3244							
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> The next monthly installment of the Ruskin Group Theatre's popular  
> "L.A. Cafe Plays" will show on Sunday, May 20th. The "Cafe Plays"  
> are dubbed the "Fastest Theater in Town" because five short plays  
> go from conception to execution in just 10 1/2 hours. The theme for  
> this month is "Delivered".
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> "In the adrenalin-addled world of L.A. Cafe Plays, playwrights  
> write hyper-fast, actors and directors rehearse hyper-fast, and  
> even the programs are printed hyper-fast," The Times said.
> Past participants in the "Cafe Plays," as director or actor, have  
> included such luminaries as Dylan McDermott ("The Practice"),  
> Olivia D'Abo ("The Wonder Years" television show and The Odd Couple  
> on Broadway) and Dan Lauria ("The Wonder Years," "Jag," etc.).
>
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> Although several theaters throughout the country have staged 24- 
> hour plays, Ruskin Creators Mike Myers, Erin Kelly, Michael Laurie  
> and Markus
> Flanagan have upped the stakes and cut that time by more than half.  
> In addition, the speed plays are produced monthly.
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> At 9 a.m. the day of the performance, five writers gather at Back  
> on Broadway, a cafe-restaurant in Santa Monica. Each writer picks,  
> at random, two manila envelopes containing actors' headshots. They  
> are then given four hours to write a seven- to 10-page one-act play  
> that takes place in a cafe.
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> Tickets for "L.A. Cafe Plays"
> are $10. Call (310) 397-3244
>
> The directors then take over, meet their actors, and begin  
> rehearsals.	
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> "In the adrenalin-addled world of L.A. Cafe Plays, playwrights write
> hyper-fast, actors and directors rehearse hyper-fast, and even the  
> programs
> are printed hyper-fast," The Times said.
>
> The Ruskin Group Theatre, founded in 2002, has not only produced  
> several
> critically acclaimed shows, it has done extensive outreach,  
> teaching and
> performing in correctional facilities, boys' homes, nursing homes  
> and more
> throughout Southern California.
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> With its unique location at Santa Monica Airport with ample free  
> parking
> and a talented, vigorous ensemble, Ruskin Group Theatre is making  
> an impact
> on the Westside and Los Angeles area theatrical scene.
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> Ruskin Group Theatre is a not-for-profit organization
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> Ruskin Group Theatre Co., 3000 Airport Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90405
> Tel. 310.397.3244    Fax. 310.397.4920
> mike at ruskingrouptheatre.com
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Robin Russin
Assistant Professor
Department of Theatre
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-2707
(213) 949-1061 cel
robin.russin at ucr.edu



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