This shockingly theatrical German satire by Bertolt Brecht was the OTE’s very first production in 1969 at its little 81-seat Hollywood Blvd. location. It put the Odyssey on the “theatrical map” and was highly relevant to the Vietnam era. Now, it seems highly timely to again take on Brecht’s Chaplin-esqe/Commedia del Arte/horror comedy.Oct 25–Dec 21, 2008
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Written by Martin Sherman and performed by Naomi Newmann
This one-woman tour de force takes the audience on a restless journey through 20th century Jewish life; from a Ukrainian shtetl to the Warsaw ghetto to Atlantic City and Miami, with side trips to a hippie commune in Connecticut and an Israeli settlement on the West Bank. “GO! The piece is intimate and epic, compassionate and tough, tragic and funny. Newman plays it with magnificent eloquence, passion and restraint.” –LA Weekly July 5 through September 7, 2008 |
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Written by Mike Leigh
A hilarious and dark comedy from the director of the acclaimed films /Secrets and Lies/ and /Topsy-Turvy/. A frantic hostess forces food and cigarettes on her guests in an attempt to disguise both the failure of her party and of her marriage.
August 23 through October 12, 2008 |
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Coming soon
 BACH AT LEIPZIG Opens January 2009
Leipzig, Germany, 1722: seven rival musicians jump at the chance to fill
the most sought-after musical post in Europe: organ master at Leipzig.
Inspired by actual events, emerging playwright Itamar Moses has crafted
a hilarious fugue of schemes and mayhem as each musician deliciously
blackmails, bribes, and double-crosses to win the position.
“Imagine the
Marx Brothers and Tom Stoppard collaborating on a play.” –Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel
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