los angeles theater as social dialogue
current &
past productions
september 26 - october 26, 2008
written by JOHN CLANCY
directed by IAN FORESTER
produced by MATT B. WELLS and MICAH WYLIE
June, 2008
directed by NICK KONOW
produced by IAN FORESTER, SUSIE KIM, and MATT B. WELLS
technical director LEALONI RANCH
An Original Work about Post-Katrina New Orleans
WORLD PREMIERE!
2100 SQUARE FEET
5615 SAN VICENTE BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90019
Henry discovers the meaning of authenticity... and that sloppy joes are sexier served on the floor.
WEST COAST PREMIERE!
WRITTEN BY: ERIC COBLE
DIRECTED BY: JAYK GALLAGHER
PRODUCED BY: MATT B. WELLS
MAY 23 - JUNE 29, 2008
Two Workshop Productions of Original Work
WRITTEN BY: CINDY MARIE JENKINS
DIRECTED BY: CINDY MARIE JENKINS & JENNIFER KENYON
MUSIC BY: STEPHEN G.C.
PRODUCED BY: MATT B. WELLS
MARCH 30 & APRIL 6, 2008
IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL AND COUNTRY, HOW MUCH OF ONE MUST BE SACRIFICED FOR THE OTHER
WRITTEN BY: ARMAND GATTI
TRANSLATED AND DIRECTED BY: EMMANUEL DELEAGE
PRODUCED BY: MATT B. WELLS
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY: DYLAN RIS
February 23, 2008
THE IMAGINARY LIFE OF THE STREET SWEEPER
October 19-November 11, 2007
WEST COAST PREMIERE!!
ADAPTED BY: NAOMI WALLACE
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: WILLIAM WHARTON
DIRECTED BY: MATT B. WELLS
A HYPNOTIC TALE OF MADNESS, BEAUTY, WAR, AND FRIENDSHIP
THE LOUNGE THEATRE
6201 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
WRITTEN BY: NEEDTHEATER ENSEMBLE
DIRECTED BY: NICK KONOW
PRODUCED BY: MATT B. WELLS
LaLaLa is an original physical theater piece that explores the relationship between dreams and community in Los Angeles, imagining a world of magic castles and unicorns, loneliness and pizza.
September - October, 2006
APRIL - JULY, 2007
WEST COAST PREMIERE!!
WRITTEN BY: CJ HOPKINS
DIRECTED BY: MATT B. WELLS
It’s Sam-Shepard-meets-Sam-Beckett in Horse Country, a multiple award-winning absurdist love affair with words. The play begins with banter between two seasoned comedy pros, Bob and Sam, but quickly becomes a relentless, ravenous examination of our behavior, values, and beliefs in “post-everything” America.
THE IMAGINED LIFE THEATER
5615 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
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