Santa Monica Repertory Theater, the critically acclaimed Westside
theater company, launches a new theater festival, WaveFest, September 7–October 13 at the Church in Ocean Park.
WaveFest will be comprised of three “waves”
of short plays over six weekends. Centered on the theme “Go West,”
the plays will explore many stories of the Westside and Southern California
through the lens of history, neighborhood, cultural group, class status, age,
myths, and the entertainment industry.
Plays will
include pieces by contemporary Los Angeles and Santa Monica playwrights along
with staged snippets of fiction and poetry by well-known writers with deep
local connections, including Bertolt Brecht and Raymond Chandler. The plays
will be interspersed with other live entertainment including music, poetry and
dance.
WaveFest performances are at 7:00pm on the following dates:
theater company, launches a new theater festival, WaveFest, September 7–October 13 at the Church in Ocean Park.
WaveFest will be comprised of three “waves”
of short plays over six weekends. Centered on the theme “Go West,”
the plays will explore many stories of the Westside and Southern California
through the lens of history, neighborhood, cultural group, class status, age,
myths, and the entertainment industry.
Plays will
include pieces by contemporary Los Angeles and Santa Monica playwrights along
with staged snippets of fiction and poetry by well-known writers with deep
local connections, including Bertolt Brecht and Raymond Chandler. The plays
will be interspersed with other live entertainment including music, poetry and
dance.
WaveFest performances are at 7:00pm on the following dates:
Wave
1: Saturday and Sunday 9/14 &15.
Wave 2: Saturday and Sunday 9/21
&22 and 9/28 & 29.
Wave 3: Friday and Sunday 10/4 & 6;
Saturday and Sunday 10/12 & 13.
For more information, including a full schedule of plays and
performers, please visit www.SantaMonicaRep.org.
Tickets are $20. They may be purchased in advance at www.SantaMonicaRep.org or
by calling 213-268-1454
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