Lord of the Underworld’s
Home for Unwed Mothers (2017)
Written by Louisa Hill (resident playwright)
Directed by Tony Abatemarco
1965 Pregnant. Seventeen. What does choice mean when you've got no other options?
Winner of the Mark Twain Award for Playwriting from the Kennedy Center, this highly theatrical and poetically raw play unearths the roots of reproductive justice.
Knocked up as a teenager, Dee finally meets the baby she gave up for adoption. Only thing is, the baby is now 25, really into death metal, and wants nothing to do with her.
CAST:
Corryn Cummins
Michaela Slezak
Adrian Gonzalez
Amy Harmon
Marilyn Winkle
SCHEDULE
MARCH 31 - MAY 28, 2017
Skylight Theatre: 1816 1/2 N. Vermont, Los Angeles 90027
REVIEWS
TOP TEN! - Stage Raw
SURPRISING HUMOR ... Thoughtful... Corryn Cummins is particularly noteworthy as a sweet, sensual, young woman. Live original music beautifully underscores... cannily calibrated staging - LA Times
TOP TEN - Gut wrenching performances... has a raw elemental power that delivers an emotional wallop RECOMMENDED - StageRaw
There is BRILLIANCE in the simplicity of this production…there’s the COMEDY. A LOT OF IT! Delightful in all - Gia On The Move
That RARE yet familiar surge of artistic promise returns again! Cummins is heart-wrenching... Gonzalez is exceptional... OBVIOUSLY GIFTED new playwright, we can all expect a great future for Hill
- ArtsInLA
DON'T MISS the chance to experience [this play]...WITTY and well-written... The title of the play is more than just an eye-catcher.
- Discover Hollywood
AFFECTING story… disarmingly sweet... WINNING PERFORMANCES from all the actors - LA Weekly
RIVETING, fast-paced, well-acted tale...SMART AND WITTY dialogue
- BroadwayWorld
FRESH find... You DO NOT MISS THIS GEM of LA independent theatre - LA Theatre Nerd
DEEPLY MOVING performances - Theatre Spoken Here
GRIPPING and tender work. Proof that the future of theater is bright – Tin Pan LA
COMPELLING… the very embodiment of the myth from which the story derives. - Night-Tinted Glasses
Director Tony Abatemarco does an excellent job keeping the action going and making this a THOUGHT PROVOKING night at the theatre - THE LA BEAT
STUNNINGLY executed... memorable. Hill has written a major piece of social history that brings into deep relief a part of our past many would like to forget – People’s World
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: Christopher Hoffman
STAGE MANAGER: Colin Grossman
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR: Abby Izquierdo
PUBLICIST: Judith Borne
BEYOND CONVERSATION
Enhance your theatre going experience with our post show conversation series
Sunday, May 21
Guest Panelist, Carrie Lew from Planned Parenthood
Discussion topic: Meeting the needs of the Community
Sunday, May 7
Guest Panelists from Concerned United Birthparents & McKinley Children's Center Discussion topic: Adoptions and Foster Care then and now
Sundays, April 23, 30
Guest Panelists from McKinley Children's Center
Discussion topic: The Community of Foster Care and Adoptions
Sunday, April 9
Guest Panel: Laurie Dash, Colette Freedman, Louisa Hill, Wendy Kout, Tanya Saracho
Discussion topic: Women's Voices in Theatre
DESIGNERS
PRODUCTION STAFF
SET DESIGN: Cindy Lin
LIGHT DESIGN: Jeff McLaughlin
COSTUME DESIGN: Sarah Figoten
SOUND DESIGN: Christopher Moscatiello
2017
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