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Critic’s Pick
“BEAUTIFUL…AN AFFECTING REVIVAL…DIANNE WIEST IS WONDERFUL!”
– Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Academy Award® winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Happy Days. With her husband increasingly out of reach and the earth itself threatening to swallow her whole, Winnie’s buoyant optimism shields her from the harsh glare of the inevitable in this absurdly funny and boundlessly compassionate portrait of the human spirit. Wiest is both radiant and heartbreaking (The New York Times) in this extraordinary Yale Repertory Theatre production of Happy Days.
“DIANNE WIEST IS TERRIFIC.”
– The New Yorker
Credits
BY
Samuel Beckett
DIRECTED BY
James Bundy
WITH
Dianne Wiest
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
Critic’s Pick
“BEAUTIFUL…AN AFFECTING REVIVAL…DIANNE WIEST IS WONDERFUL!”
– Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Academy Award® winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Happy Days. With her husband increasingly out of reach and the earth itself threatening to swallow her whole, Winnie’s buoyant optimism shields her from the harsh glare of the inevitable in this absurdly funny and boundlessly compassionate portrait of the human spirit. Wiest is both radiant and heartbreaking (The New York Times) in this extraordinary Yale Repertory Theatre production of Happy Days.
“DIANNE WIEST IS TERRIFIC.”
– The New Yorker
Credits
BY
Samuel Beckett
DIRECTED BY
James Bundy
WITH
Dianne Wiest
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
Critic’s Pick
“BEAUTIFUL…AN AFFECTING REVIVAL…DIANNE WIEST IS WONDERFUL!”
– Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Academy Award® winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Happy Days. With her husband increasingly out of reach and the earth itself threatening to swallow her whole, Winnie’s buoyant optimism shields her from the harsh glare of the inevitable in this absurdly funny and boundlessly compassionate portrait of the human spirit. Wiest is both radiant and heartbreaking (The New York Times) in this extraordinary Yale Repertory Theatre production of Happy Days.
“DIANNE WIEST IS TERRIFIC.”
– The New Yorker
Credits
BY
Samuel Beckett
DIRECTED BY
James Bundy
WITH
Dianne Wiest
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
Critic’s Pick
“BEAUTIFUL…AN AFFECTING REVIVAL…DIANNE WIEST IS WONDERFUL!”
– Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Academy Award® winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Happy Days. With her husband increasingly out of reach and the earth itself threatening to swallow her whole, Winnie’s buoyant optimism shields her from the harsh glare of the inevitable in this absurdly funny and boundlessly compassionate portrait of the human spirit. Wiest is both radiant and heartbreaking (The New York Times) in this extraordinary Yale Repertory Theatre production of Happy Days.
“DIANNE WIEST IS TERRIFIC.”
– The New Yorker
Credits
BY
Samuel Beckett
DIRECTED BY
James Bundy
WITH
Dianne Wiest
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
Critic’s Pick
“BEAUTIFUL…AN AFFECTING REVIVAL…DIANNE WIEST IS WONDERFUL!”
– Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Academy Award® winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Happy Days. With her husband increasingly out of reach and the earth itself threatening to swallow her whole, Winnie’s buoyant optimism shields her from the harsh glare of the inevitable in this absurdly funny and boundlessly compassionate portrait of the human spirit. Wiest is both radiant and heartbreaking (The New York Times) in this extraordinary Yale Repertory Theatre production of Happy Days.
“DIANNE WIEST IS TERRIFIC.”
– The New Yorker
Credits
BY
Samuel Beckett
DIRECTED BY
James Bundy
WITH
Dianne Wiest
EJ Mathews 2017 Breakout Artist of the Year—Living Blues, Magazine.
Every once in a blue moon someone comes out with a song that makes you take notice. Not only did he come with a song, but he also made a video to go along with it. Texas born E.J. Mathews, originally from Atlanta, Texas now makes his home in Dallas. Mathews lived just outside Atlanta, Texas in the small rural community of Bivins, Texas. Located near Leek Creek and the Louisiana state line he got his musical influence from his grandfather who was from south Georgia. Mathews recalls his “granddaddy Zan used to sit on the front porch at night and play slide guitar with his pocket knife, all the while spitting watermelon seeds off the porch and watching lightnin’ bugs flicker in the night.”
His granddaddy loved listening to country and blues and Mathews says his musical style is somewhere in the middle, a little bit of the blues, with a touch of some country mixed in.
He said he wants to tell a story through his music his way and that’s the same philosophy he uses when writing a song such as “Down On The Creek (Ford Pickup).”
Mathews says he has over a hundred songs he has written and has been told by some people his music sounds like swamp boogie and country blues. Mathews says “It’s just me, my kind of music.”
“I don’t want to sound like everybody else; I just want to be me. Grandaddy never played any cover tunes. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just not me.”His parents divorced years ago and so he moved to Oklahoma for a spell where he graduated school and then headed back to the great state of Texas. Mathews worked as a truck driver for years and now works in education in Desoto, Texas. But Mathews lifelong dream of being a musician still keeps calling.
“So I say, I will continue to give this music thing a shot and see where it leads me.”
A devoted family man first and staunch Christian, the dream has just begun for the E.J. Mathews Band.
Critic’s Pick
“BEAUTIFUL…AN AFFECTING REVIVAL…DIANNE WIEST IS WONDERFUL!”
– Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Academy Award® winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Happy Days. With her husband increasingly out of reach and the earth itself threatening to swallow her whole, Winnie’s buoyant optimism shields her from the harsh glare of the inevitable in this absurdly funny and boundlessly compassionate portrait of the human spirit. Wiest is both radiant and heartbreaking (The New York Times) in this extraordinary Yale Repertory Theatre production of Happy Days.
“DIANNE WIEST IS TERRIFIC.”
– The New Yorker
Credits
BY
Samuel Beckett
DIRECTED BY
James Bundy
WITH
Dianne Wiest
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
Critic’s Pick
“BEAUTIFUL…AN AFFECTING REVIVAL…DIANNE WIEST IS WONDERFUL!”
– Adam Feldman, Time Out New York
Academy Award® winner Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Happy Days. With her husband increasingly out of reach and the earth itself threatening to swallow her whole, Winnie’s buoyant optimism shields her from the harsh glare of the inevitable in this absurdly funny and boundlessly compassionate portrait of the human spirit. Wiest is both radiant and heartbreaking (The New York Times) in this extraordinary Yale Repertory Theatre production of Happy Days.
“DIANNE WIEST IS TERRIFIC.”
– The New Yorker
Credits
BY
Samuel Beckett
DIRECTED BY
James Bundy
WITH
Dianne Wiest
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
Block Party 2019 Celebrating Los Angeles Theatre
BLOCK PARTY IS A BIG DEAL FOR LA’S SMALL THEATERS.
-Anthony Byrnes, KCRW
L.A. theatre’s friendliest party is back again! Everyone is invited to Center Theatre Group’s third annual Block Party to revel in the incredible people and stages that call our city home. Whether you’ve made it your mission never to miss a new L.A. play or you feel overwhelmed when you start to think about the 250-plus theatres that surround you, you will find a show you love at the 2019 edition of Block Party. To celebrate all that L.A.’s intimate theatre scene has to offer, we will once again present encore productions from three outstanding companies—showcasing their remarkable work at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Kirk Douglas Theatre 2018/19 Season Ticket Members will automatically receive tickets to one production with the opportunity to purchase the remaining two as add-ons.
Program info at CenterTheatreGroup.org/BlockParty
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“A CELEBRATION OF THE POWER OF THEATRE.”
– Time Out New York
From Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel, Indecent follows the incredible true journey of a groundbreaking piece of theatre, Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and the passionate artists who risked their lives to perform it. Winner of the 2017 Tony Award® for Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) and nominated for Best Play, Indecent is a celebration of art, a fierce indictment of censorship, and a gripping look at an explosive moment in theatrical history.
“SUPERBLY REALIZED AND REMARKABLY POWERFUL.”
– The New York Times
“AN ECSTATIC ONSTAGE CELEBRATION AND A DEEP, POWERFUL LOVE LETTER TO THEATER AT ITS MOST TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC.”
– The Forward
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Paula Vogel
DIRECTED BY
Rebecca Taichman
“HILARIOUS! NONSTOP PANDEMONIUM.”
– Entertainment Weekly
What would happen if Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python had an illegitimate Broadway baby? You’d get The Play That Goes Wrong, Broadway and London’s award-winning smash comedy! Called a gut-busting hit (The New York Times) and the funniest play Broadway has ever seen (HuffPost), this classic murder mystery is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania delivering a riotous explosion of comedy (Daily Beast). Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s tons of fun for all ages (HuffPost) and comic gold! (Variety)—sure to bring down the house!
“A GUT-BUSTING HIT!”
– Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“MADCAP MANIA WITH MONTY PYTHON IN ITS BLOOD. IT CRANKS THE CHAOS UP TO 11!”
– Associated Press
Credits
WRITTEN BY
Henry Lewis
Jonathan Sayer
Henry Shields
DIRECTED BY
Mark Bell
SET DESIGN
Nigel Hook
LIGHTING DESIGN
Ric Mountjoy
COSTUME DESIGN
Roberto Surace
SOUND DESIGN
Andy Johnson
WITH
Scott Cote
Peyton Crim
Brandon J. Ellis
Angela Grovey
Ned Noyes
Jamie Ann Romero
Evan Alexander Smith
Yaegel T. Welch
Blair Baker
Jacqueline Jarrold
Sid Solomon
Michael Thatcher