Coming May 23rd to the Attic: THE HIDING PLACE
ATTIC THEATRE TO DEBUT WEST COAST PREMIERE OF THE HIDING PLACE
BY TONY AWARD WINNING WRITER JEFF WHITTY
Los Angeles, CA - On May 23rd, the Attic Theatre will open their next production, The Hiding Place by Tony Award winning author of Avenue Q Jeff Whitty. Originally commissioned by South Coast Repertory with a subsequent limited engagement at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York City, this latest version from the Attic Theatre will not only mark the west coast premiere of The Hiding Place but also the first time that the play will have a run opened to the public and press alike.
ABOUT THE HIDING PLACE:
Set in the mid-90s New York The Hiding Place concerns Karl - a popular but unsatisfied novelist and Myra, a struggling playwright/waitress new to the city. The two meet and embark upon a letter-writing affair with notes left hidden for each other in a secret spot on a busy street in Manhattan. Eventually letters lead way to a more involved physical affair which, when ended by Karl, is then in turn dramatized by Myra. On a very syncopated opening night, their relationship is made public creating much turmoil for Karl and Myra as well as their circle of friends and fellow artists. Told in a series of flashbacks and fast forwards, The Hiding Place not only satirizes the literary, theatrical and art scene of New York City but also dramatizes the relentless passions and yearnings that lie in the hearts of all artists everywhere.
ABOUT AUTHOR JEFF WHITTY (source: American Theatre Wing)
Jeff Whitty won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Avenue Q. Plays include The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler, The Hiding Place, The Plank Project, Balls, and Suicide Weather. Companies presenting his work include South Coast Repertory, the Atlantic Theater Company, the Vineyard Theatre, The New Group, and New York Stage and Film/Vassar. Screenplays include Zora, a feature for Warner Brothers, and Freedom City an original movie musical for Paramount with music by Andre 3000 of Outkast. As an actor, he's worked Off-Broadway, regionally and in film and television. Whitty is currently working with Jake Shears and John “JJ” Garden of The Scissor Sisters on adapting Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City into a musical slated to open during the 2009-10 Broadway theatre season.
ABOUT THE HIDING PLACE AT THE ATTIC THEATRE
The Hiding Place will run May 23rd through June 28th with evening performances at 8 PM on Friday and Saturday and matinees on Sunday at 2 PM. Produced by Robin Roy and directed by LA based actor and director Kevin Fabian who recently directed the one-act, List, for the Eclectic Company Theatre in NoHo, The Hiding Place features Jen Kays, Jan Munroe, Brian Shnipper (who currently serves as Artistic Director for the Attic Theatre and Ensemble), Christine Stump, John Szura, Megan Tropea, and Kasey Wilson.
Tickets are priced at $20 each and can be purchased by calling 323.525.0600 ext 2# or online at www.attictheatre.org.
The theatre is equipped with wheelchair/handicap access for both seating and restroom and has concessions open prior to curtain and during intermission.
The Attic Theatre & Film Center is located at 5429 W. Washington Boulevard (between Hauser and Fairfax). There is parking on the street in front of the theatre.