Inspired by autobiographical events, I present to you a staged reading of the play I've been workshopping in my David Henry Hwang Writers Institute.
"Japan, 1946 Meets California, 2010" is a one act play written by Rochelle Perry. When the unwilling Rita is forced to spend her last college spring break with her 86 year old grandmother (Keiko) instead of partying it up in Cancun, she realizes Keiko suffers from a disease she knows little about - dementia. Frustrating as it is to deal with a woman who constantly accuses her of stealing, Rita learns about the ties that bond a family... taking her down "memory lane." When we were young our grandparents taught us about the world and who we would become. So now it's our turn to remind them of their past.
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My play was one of seven selected for this LA-based women’s playwright festival. Please come support!
WHEN: Dec. 3rd-Dec. 19th (Thursdays to Saturdays) at 8pm
WHERE: Write Act Repertory Theatre in Hollywood, CA
Don’t miss Women Inventing Theatre –WriteAct Repertory’s night of one-acts featuring plays written by seven of L.A.’s most intriguing and talented women playwrights. Opening Night is Saturday, December 4 and runs for two more weekends Thu-Sat until December 18. All performances are 8:00 p.m. at 6128 Yucca in Hollywood. Tickets are $18 and reservations may be made by calling (323) 469-3113.
The evening includes:
CRAMPED by Delondra Williams is a hilarious take on the monthly feminine condition.
WHITE HORSE by Rochelle Perry takes on-line auctioning to new heights when Deb decides to put her own husband up for bid.
VILLAGE IDIOTS by Lyn Woodward tells a tale of male-bonding as two very different guys fulfill Daddy duty at a local park.
OPHELIA by Meghan Brown imagines what would happen if Hamlet looked up his ex in the afterlife.
IF NIETZSCHE DATED by Colette Freedman delightfully lampoons the woes of speed-dating.
PRINCESS PARTY by Ashley Taylor cleverly exposes the dark underbelly of life as a Cinderella impersonator, when two Disney princesses clash over who will rule the turf on the birthday party circuit.
MOVING ON by Geraldine Athas gently reminds us that old hurts must be confronted and processed before we can get on with our lives.
FEATURING THE TALENTS OF: Michael Axelesen, Aaron Berjohn, Carlyn Blount, Cruz William Castillo, Bina Chauhan,Tsulan Cooper, David Doman, Brian Kimmel,Nancy Lantis, Karen May, Trevor Murphy*, Stefany Northcutt, Ben Pace, Marina Palmier*,Anna Valendez, Victor Vallejo,Jennie Silva Villa, Jeff Watson*,Jinny Wilcott, Kenya Williams
*appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association
