Theatre 40 Will Perform a Reading of POWER & LIGHT This Week
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 18, 2021
Theatre 40 will present a play reading on YouTube of a new work by John Strysik, Power & Light. Thomas Edison and Nikolai Tesla: The War That Lit the World. Pioneering scientists in electronics, they were rivals with differing viewpoints on delivering energy. Edison was about the money, while Tesla was more a believer in free energy for all. Commerce won.
Theatre 40 Presents BLIND RATZ
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 3, 2021
Theatre 40 will present a Zoom reading of the new play Blind Ratz on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PDT.
Theatre 40 Presents VACUUM
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 4, 2021
Theatre 40 will present a Zoom reading of the play Vacuum by Leda Siskind on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PDT. This is a FREE event.
Theatre 40 Presents MAJOR REWRITE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 26, 2021
Theatre Forty will present a reading of a new comedy by Michael Halperin, Major Rewrite, on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. PST via Zoom. The narrative is based on true events. In 1956 a constellation of charismatic stage and motion picture stars gather for an out-of-town performance of George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara.
Theatre 40 Presents DORIS AND IVY IN THE HOME
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 12, 2020
Theatre Forty presents a reading of a new comedy on Zoom, Doris and Ivy in the Home, by Theatre Forty's favorite playwright, Canada's Norm Foster. The cast includes Ann Hearn, Melanie MacQueen and David Hunt Stafford.
St. Charles Singers To Present CANDLELIGHT CAROLS Free Online
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 17, 2020
The St. Charles Singers, led by founder and music director Jeffrey Hunt, will present their 2020 Candlelight Carols program as a free-to-view webcast on Sunday, December 6. The 45-minute concert will stream at 4 p.m., 7 p.m., and 9 p.m. CST.
BWW Interview: L. A. Theatres' Inventive Safer-At-Home Work-Arounds
by Gil Kaan
- Mar 26, 2020
In these crazy, safe-distancing times; I reached out earlier this week to various heads of Los Angeles theatres to see how they and their theatre families are holding up. The replies were amazing in their quickness, numbers and uniform positivity.
BWW Review: THE MANOR Brings a True Tale of Family Wealth and Woe Inside Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills
by Shari Barrett
- Feb 8, 2020
Now celebrating its 18th year, the annual production of THE MANOR has become a Los Angeles/Beverly Hills institution with several performances selling out even before tickets go on sale to the public. Its popularity, no doubt, is due to the scandalous true story as told by the talented actors who each inhabit their characters to a tee, costumed to time-period perfection, as well as the chance to be inside the grand and glorious architectural landmark in which the events of 91 years ago actually took place, performed in two acts taking place 10 years apart. The names of all characters in the tragic Doheny family saga have been changed, of course, a?oeto protect the guiltya?? as we are told before the play begins by the mansion's loyal butler, James, portrayed this year by David Hunt Stafford who also produces the show for Theatre 40 in association with The City of Beverly Hills.
BWW Review: SUNDAY DINNER Proves to be a Challenge When Family Secrets are Revealed
by Shari Barrett
- Jan 25, 2020
At the center of his play is the Matera family, soon to get together for a very special SUNDAY DINNER in that their son Michael (James Tabeek), a young priest in the Chicago Archdiocese, is returning to his parents' home in the Bronx after his grandfather dies. And just as Jewish mother would “qvell” about her son being a doctor, no doubt a Catholic mother would love to brag about her son being a priest. So of course when we first meet the family's matriarch Rose (Sharron Shayne) and her sister Margaret (Michele Schultz) as they are preparing the table for what they expect will be an interesting gathering, we soon learn because so many family members will be there with lots of past history, emotional reactions are bound to be ignited.
BWW Interview: Actress Roslyn Cohn Shares High Points In Her Theatrical Career Thus Far
by Don Grigware
- Dec 12, 2019
Actress Roslyn Cohn is remarkably versatile. She is nominated for a BWW Award this year for The Sound of Murder at Theatre 40. In our converrsation she tells our readers about her work and who and what she admires in the acting profession.
Tell us about your BWW nomination for The Sound of Murder at Theatre 40. What kind of character did you play?
RC: I was excited to get a nomination for this show as we didn't get the amount of reviews we should have
SUNDAY DINNER Will Have its World Premiere at Theatre 40
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 29, 2019
Michael Matera, a young priest in the Chicago Archdiocese, returns to his parents' home in the Bronx after his grandfather dies. The Matera clan is gathering at the family home for Sunday dinner. Soon after Michael arrives, his retired working-class father Eddie confesses a sin (more like a felony, really) to Michael. It's a misdeed which could have serious consequences for other members of the family. To Eddie's dismay, Michael refuses to grant him absolution. There are reasons for this (which won't be given away here; You'll have to see the play to find out).
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