🌳 LA Theatre and Events: Aug 12th - Aug 19th

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Happy Monday! 🦊

Last night, I finally got to catch Independent Shakespeare’s As You Like It: it was lovely to enjoy a picnic in such a beautiful part of Griffith Park and get transported to the Forest of Arden.

They’re in a temporary location this year, a bit further into the park, and I thought it was the perfect setting for this play. I really enjoyed how they capitalized on the differences in this space. Actors had to travel quite a long way from backstage to the playing space, and instead of shying away from that, they leaned in, having characters enter while another scene was in progress and showing us their moment before. It gave the performance a very seamless feeling.

I also admired their use of the audience: Orlando filled the trees with poetry right beside me, Touchstone flirted with one picnicker, and a few challengers got to try their luck against Charles, the unbeatable wrestler.

It’s on until September if you want to catch it!

And with that, on to the rest of the things you shouldn’t miss this week!

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🎭 THIS WEEK’S PERFORMANCES 🎭

• Dido of Idaho | Aug 12 - 26 | Echo Theater Company | Atwater Village Theater
  A lovelorn musicologist with a drinking problem, is poised to steal the husband of a former Miss Idaho. Pay-what-you-will tickets available.

• Brilliant Traces | Aug 15 - 24 | Zephyr Theatre | West Hollywood

  A runaway bride and a recluse clash in this 70 minute play set in a remote cabin in Alaska amidst a winter storm.

• Not Funny: A Night of Serious Prose | Aug 15 | The Lyric Hyperion | Silverlake
  A very serious lineup of talent bringing you new work that is not funny at all. This month's theme: FAILURE.

• The J.O. Show | Aug 15 | Mid City Yacht Club | Mid City
  The Jacket Off show is back for its monthly residency with an exciting variety act of local talent.

• Power Plays | Aug 16 17 18 | The Groundlings Theatre | Melrose
  Two rarely seen one-act plays by comedy legends Elaine May and Alan Arkin.

• Magic Happens in the Dark | Aug 16 | Creature Comforts Taproom and Brewery | DTLA

  Part play and part magic show, storytelling, mystery, and adventure.

• Death to Realism | Aug 17 | The Yard Theater | East Hollywood
  A dance party, a puppet show and a mystical experience to stimulate your simulation.

• Bad Student Film Fest | Aug 18 | The Elysian | Frogtown
  A night of networking and nostalgia with fellow filmmakers sharing their first student films.

Still Playing

• Crevasse | Aug 11 - Aug 18 | Victory Theatre Center | Burbank

• Escape from Godot | Aug 9 - Aug 25 | Moving Arts | Atwater Village

• Happy Fall: A Queer Stunt Spectacular | Aug 10 - Sept 8 | LA LGBT Center | Hollywood

• As You Like It | July 29th - September 1 | Independent Shakespeare Company | Griffith Park | Los Feliz

• Company | July 30 - Aug 18 | Pantages Theatre | Hollywood
  The revival of Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking musical comedy comes to LA.

🕺OTHER COOL CREATIVE STUFF 🕺

• Learn to Play D & D Fundraiser | Aug 13 - 15 | Theatre of Note | Geeky Tea & Games | Burbank
  Come out to support small theatre and learn how to play D & D with expert dungeon masters.

• LGBTQ+ Contour Drawing | Aug 15 | Nova Community Arts | Atwater Village
  A special drawing workshop where students are led through 3 different types of contour drawing.

• All Levels Dance Practice | Aug 15 | Pieter Performance Space | Lincoln Heights
  Inclusive, sliding-scale dance session aiming to rediscover the joy of ballet without the problematic aspects.

• Linocut Basics Workshop | Aug 17 | Print Shop LA | West Pico
  Learn to carve, ink, print, and design in this workshop for all experience levels.

• Bookbinding Workshop | Aug 17 | Heavy Manners | Echo Park
  Learn how to use bookbinding tools and bind your own notebook/journal using coptic-stitch multi-signature binding.

• Clowning for Actors - Towards Self-Forgetfulness | Aug 17 - 18 | Madilyn Clark Studios | North Hollywood
  This workshop explores how clown techniques and decentering can help actors reach a state of self-forgetfulness that allows for genuine embodiment of a character.
  
  Have a wonderful week everyone! 🦊