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Featuring Christina Marie Moses • Jason Turner • Charls Hall • Sabina Zuniga Varela • Ira Gold • Laura Parker
African American Lesbian
In
Search of Sanity comes to
Celebration
Theatre’s
CT
TUESDAY WORKSHOP SERIES
In
THE ESCAPE ARTIST’S CHILDREN
“The Escape Artist’s Children is a psychological drama (although it
contains enough with enough quirky light moments for some to call it a
comedy.)”
-Rebecca A
Alvin, The Cape Codder
“His characters leap off the page.”
-Pam MacKinnon, Director Broadway’s
Clybourne Park
“Harper…creates characters you care about…”
- J. Wynn Rousuck, Baltimore Sun
WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
The play features Grayson, an unemployed attorney, who struggles
against an overwhelming depression due to the death of her father, and
the fact that her brother is in a coma. Even her girlfriend Angie and
therapy don’t seem to be providing the cure. She sees her father
everywhere and talks to her comatose brother (and he talks back)
constructing a history of her family that has elements of myth and
reality in an unsuccessful effort to break out of her mood. After
running into Sheri – her ex from Law School - now married and straight,
Grayson decides to pursue Sheri in the hopes of getting a kiss she
knows will magically make things right. In this comedy/drama about
family, power, slavery and freedom, Grayson negotiates love, mysticism,
and history in pursuit of her own mental health.
CREATIVE TEAM
Playwright Steve Harper’s work has been seen at The Falcon Theatre,
Tribeca Theatre Festival, Chicago’s American Theatre Company, and The
American Airlines Theatre. He’s a graduate of the Juilliard playwriting
program and writes for the TV show Covert Affairs.
L.A. Weekly and Broadway World Award winner Thomas James O'Leary, who
starred in Celebration's acclaimed production of Take Me Out, directs
this workshop production.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
The Escape Artist’s Children has been developed by New York Theatre
Workshop, New York Stage & Film and was a winner of NY’s New
Professional Theatre Writer’s Festival in 2009. The C.T. Tuesdays
workshop production marks the next stage of development for the play.
This is a minimalist production using a short rehearsal process
focusing on the script. A post-show discussion follows each performance.
CELEBRATION THEATRE
Celebration
Theatre is a company of artists dedicated to creating a dynamic outlet
for progressive gay and lesbian voices in contemporary theater and
performance in Los Angeles. We intend to create a broader involvement
in our community, conduct a rigorous exploration of our society’s
changing sentiments and values, and share these explorations with a
wider audience. The theatre is located at 7051B Santa Monica Blvd. (1/2
block east of LaBrea) in Hollywood. For more information, please visit www.celebrationtheatre.com.
SHOW INFO
C.T. Tuesdays Workshop Production
The Escape Artist’s
Children
Written by Steve Harper
Directed by Thomas James O’Leary
Celebration Theatre October 30, November 6, 13th, 20th at 8 p.m.
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