22 April 2004
True Story
Finally got to see the wonderful Stephanie Griffin in True Story at the Coronet Theatre, 366 N. LaCienega.
I had noticed the review poster from LA Weekly at the Coronet while we were at the ACT Showcase earlier in the week and recalled that the darling Stephanie had invited me to the show via email a few weeks before. She had been Juliet in a film on which I did makeup: Romeo & Juliet, Revisited as well as being one of my costars on Who Knew. She was great, as always. Really simple, understated work. Very nice.
True Story is the first play by the new company called Conspiracy Theory (cofounded by show stars Joey Adams and Stephanie Griffin. I'm excited about what this new company will do as it works out its earliest kinks. Dear friend Michael Donovan, CSA/CCDA, cast this show by Kelly Masterson. Keith Johnson and I joined Jonathan Spencer and Eitan Loewenstein for the show, which ran a little on the long-side for my tastes but I'm all ADD.
Joey Adams could be Conan O'Brien's little brother. He's good. Very good. And at that "type/age" where he can do the teen thing, even though he's "legal." That's always a plus in this town. His role was a workout, for sure: on stage the whole two hours and doing gut-wrenching stuff. Mark Harrison did a great job as the doctor, after being pulled in as a last-minute understudy. Very impressed, considering he was studying his script in the wings between his scenes. And, as I've said already, Stephanie Griffin did a great job.
The upstairs of the Coronet is good space; interesting. And the set was all filled with levels that the actors made great use of. The folding chairs were uncomfortable, but--again--that could be just due to the fact that two hours is too long for me to sit anywhere. Favorite line from the script, "He's a born again hypocrite. He didn't get it right the first time." Howl! I look forward to more work from this new company.
I had noticed the review poster from LA Weekly at the Coronet while we were at the ACT Showcase earlier in the week and recalled that the darling Stephanie had invited me to the show via email a few weeks before. She had been Juliet in a film on which I did makeup: Romeo & Juliet, Revisited as well as being one of my costars on Who Knew. She was great, as always. Really simple, understated work. Very nice.
True Story is the first play by the new company called Conspiracy Theory (cofounded by show stars Joey Adams and Stephanie Griffin. I'm excited about what this new company will do as it works out its earliest kinks. Dear friend Michael Donovan, CSA/CCDA, cast this show by Kelly Masterson. Keith Johnson and I joined Jonathan Spencer and Eitan Loewenstein for the show, which ran a little on the long-side for my tastes but I'm all ADD.
Joey Adams could be Conan O'Brien's little brother. He's good. Very good. And at that "type/age" where he can do the teen thing, even though he's "legal." That's always a plus in this town. His role was a workout, for sure: on stage the whole two hours and doing gut-wrenching stuff. Mark Harrison did a great job as the doctor, after being pulled in as a last-minute understudy. Very impressed, considering he was studying his script in the wings between his scenes. And, as I've said already, Stephanie Griffin did a great job.
The upstairs of the Coronet is good space; interesting. And the set was all filled with levels that the actors made great use of. The folding chairs were uncomfortable, but--again--that could be just due to the fact that two hours is too long for me to sit anywhere. Favorite line from the script, "He's a born again hypocrite. He didn't get it right the first time." Howl! I look forward to more work from this new company.
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