LAByrinth Theater Company - Past Productions

17th SEASON

PHILIP ROTH IN KHARTOUM A new play by David Bar Katz Directed by John Gould Rubin December 4 - 21, 2008 Featuring Amelia Campbell, Elizabeth Canavan, Alexander Chaplin, David Deblinger, Jamie Klassel, Michael Puzzo, Jenna Stern and Victor Williams. Creative team includes: Chris Barreca (Scenic Design), Daphne Javitch (Costume Design), Japhy Weideman (Lighting Design), Elizabeth Rhodes (Sound Design), Judy Bowman Casting (Casting) A marriage in the throes of sexual and financial problems is pushed to the brink in a game of Truth or Dare at a cocktail party. Philip Roth in Khartoum examines the destructive power of truth and the devastating impact of bad sex, autism, Philip Roth, absinthe and genocide on husbands and wives during an intimate evening with friends.
Knives and Other Sharp Objects A new play by Raúl Castillo Directed by Felix Solis Co-produced with The Public Theater March 27 - April 19, 2009 South Texan writer/actor Raúl Castillo is a member of The Public’s inaugural Emerging Writers Group and LAByrinth Theater Company. Cultures collide in Texas when two Latina sisters are shipped off to live with their more well-heeled family. A poignant story of family, coming of age, and the meaning of home.
ERIC BOGOSIAN BITTER HONEY II more underperformed and neverperformed Bogosiana June 2 & 3, 2009 Eric Bogosian reaches into his archives and unearths seldom performed monologues from Drinking in America, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, Pounding Nails in the Floor With My Forehead and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee – plus some exciting never-before-performed material.
SWEET STORM A play by Scott Hudson Directed by Padraic Lillis In Association with Alchemy Theatre Company June 11th - August 16th, 2009 Featuring Jamie Dunn and Eric T. Miller Creative team includes: Lea Umberger (Scenic & Costume Design), Sarah Sidman (Lighting Design), Elizabeth Rhodes (Sound Design), Jessica J. Felix (Production Stage Manager), Judy Bowman Casting (Casting), James E. Cleveland/La Vie Productions (Production Supervisor) In 1960 Florida during a ferociously approaching storm, Ruthie and Bo, two newlyweds, enter their honeymoon suite in the sky, a treehouse which is a romantic gesture from the young groom to his bride. Yet Bo's expectations of living happily ever after in the sky are soon grounded by Ruthie's realization that marriage comes with many unforseen - and frightening - challenges. The two lovers struggle to fortify themselves against forces both inside and outside. This is a funny, powerful, and intimate love story to challenge our perceptions of marriage, faith, and love.
BARN SERIES October 23 - November 15, 2008 Oct 23 & 24 at 8pm Objects Are Closer Than They Appear A new play by Megan Mostyn-Brown Directed by Carolyn Cantor A raging thunderstorm. A dumpy motel. Charlie wants to escape from the chaos of his life. Evan just wants to deliver a pizza. A play about what happens when who we were finally catches up with who we are now. Oct 25 & 26 at 8pm The April Hour A new play by Jonathan Smit Directed by Scott Illingworth Writing, drinking, screwing—it’s a writer’s life—old school. No distractions, no kids, no compromises. And that’s the way Henry Slanger likes it. Trouble is, his wife’s bored with the great man routine, his protégé is pregnant, and when a gothy fifteen-year-old shows up from nowhere, Henry’s the last to see the writing on the wall. Oct 27 & Nov 3 at 8pm Night Train A new play by Mel Nieves Directed by Felix Solis At the crossroads of the world, on a dark rainy night, a boy and girl will meet, take a ride into the wee small hours, and perhaps forever change the course of their tomorrows. Oct 28 & 29 at 8pm 7 Captiva Road A new play by Andrea Ciannavei Directed by Michele Chivu 7 Captiva Road explores the pervasive and secret sickness of one family as they gather for their matriarch's final hours and later for a grim birthday party. Through it all they go about their rituals with glee even as they crumble under the weight of their past. Oct 30 & Nov 6 at 8pm Incendiary A new play by Adam Szymkowicz Directed by Damon Arrington Incendiary is a noir romantic bedroom police sex comedy. Elise is a pyromaniac fire chief who falls in love with Jake, the detective investigating her fires. Carrie, Elise's therapist, is trying to get her to stop lighting fires, and Carrie's husband, Gary, is leading the life of a somewhat ineffective corporate spy. Oct 31 & Nov 5 at 8pm A Life Time Burning A new play by Cusi Cram In a perfectly decorated mid-century modern apartment on Mulberry Street, one sister has written a memoir. Another sister claims that not one word of it is true. Both may be right. Is memory ever what really happened—or, in these reality obsessed times, is it possible to rewrite one’s life? Nov 1 & 2 at 8pm Bus Accident Play A new play by Raúl Castillo Directed by John Ortiz A look at a Border town through the eyes of a New York photographer. After the loss of her lover, a woman visits his estranged family in search of the truth about his past. Nov 7 & 14 at 8pm The Transparency of Val A new play by Stephen Belber Directed by John Ortiz Val is born. Within minutes he learns part of the entire history of the world. Then, having finished college, he has to actually live. It's not quite the coconut he was taught, what with all the twisted Buddhists, sexually amorphous mates and frighteningly friendly Nazis. But Val's a survivor and he'll endure. Unless he first goes insane. Nov 8 & 11 at 8pm Burning, Burning, Burning, Burning A new play by David Bar Katz Directed by John Gould Rubin Poland, 1666. A small village community is thrown into chaos when one of their own returns home as the prophet of the messiah, Sabbatai Zvi. Infusing the people with messianic zeal, he coerces them to break every holy law they once held dear, to hasten the End of Days. Nov 9 & 10 at 8pm Thinner Than Water A new play by Melissa Ross Directed by Mimi O’Donnell Martin is in debt. Martin has three ex wives. Martin is a pain in the ass. Martin is dying. Martin needs help. So Martin turns to the people who hate him the most. His family. Nov 12 & 13 at 8pm Face Cream A new play by Maggie Bofill Directed by Mimi O’Donnell No man should ever get between a woman and her face cream. Nov 15 at 7pm and 9pm The Motherfker with the Hat A new play by Stephen Adly Guirgis The Motherfker with the Hat is a new work in progress about frailty, faith, fidelity, and a defiant act of depraved indifference perpetrated against a male fashion accessory.
LIVE NUDE PLAYS November 16 - 19, 2008 Nov 16 at 7pm & Nov 17 at 10pm Untitled A new play by Brett C. Leonard A work in progress, featuring song, dance, murder and romance. Nov 16 at 10pm & Nov 19 at 7pm underneathmybed A new play by Florencia Lozano Directed and developed by Pedro Pascal There's something under Daisy's bed. Something or someone. She can smell it, hear it, feel it and fear it, and knows that soon it will come out to play. A family's future lives on the face of a moon, reflecting the pale light of a world left behind, casting shadows of stories yet untold. Nov 17 at 7pm & Nov 18 at 10pm iso... (in search of) A new play by Justin Reinsilber & Ed Vassallo Directed by John Gould Rubin MWF iso MM, color optional, for something different than the usual. We can check out LAB's Live Nude Plays and take it from there. I'll be LMAO and you'll be ROTFL. Sense of humor appreciated. Discretion a must…Smoking: no 420: yes drinking: yes yes BE: D&D free. No pic – no dice. Reply. Nov 18 at 7pm & Nov19 at 10pm Minotaur: A Romance! A new play by David Anzuelo, with original music by Cristian Amigo Directed by Lou Moreno Leather-bars: black hole physics. Matthew Shepard: Pablo Picasso. Country-rock music: the Minotaur of Greek myth. This is an unapologetically homo-erotic play with original music, that demands answers about love, honor and death.