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Asylum Lab
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1078 Lillian Way
Los Angeles, CA 90038
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Box Office Phone:
(323) 962-1632
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Beginnings
Open:
Mar-14 2012
Close:
Apr-04 2012
THE LOS ANGELES PLAYWRIGHTS LAB presents “BEGINNINGS”, a series of shorts, written and directed by various acclaimed playwrights and directors.
"The Disconnect," by Meredith Simonds: A recently-widowed woman tries to rewrite the history of her 35-year marriage through the social media-saturated love lives of her three grown daughters.
"Baby Toes," by June Carryl: Emmy is turning 40. Her ex just got married and they have unfinished business. Baby Toes is about growing up... |
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Hyper-Chondriac
Open:
Oct-01 2011
Close:
Nov-06 2011
Are you easily stressed out? Do your neck veins bulge out from road rage yelling? Does the concept of relaxing seem like it'll have to wait until you're dead? Then your name could very well be Brian Frazer.
On paper, Brian is the world's healthiest guy. He's a former award-winning stand-up comic who eats right, exercises, gets plenty of sleep, never smokes, and has only missed one day of flossing in the last five years. But inside, he's a swirling cesspool of angst. Brian has the ability... |
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Blink & You Might Miss Me
Open:
Jan-06 2011
Close:
May-27 2011
Blink & You Might Miss Me is a humorous look back at Larry Blum’s personal journey in show business. Sharing engaging stories, rare clips and photos from his long and varied career, Larry illustrates the unique opportunity he has had to experience celebrity up close and personal. Whether dancing in A Chorus Line onstage, in the feature film cult classic Xanadu or on TV’s Solid Gold, or acting on every major daytime drama, Larry’s love of the business is apparent. He also enjoys the honor of... |
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Burton
Open:
Jun-25 2010
Close:
Jun-27 2010
“I WAS PUT ON THIS EARTH TO RAISE SHEER HELL”
BURTON vividly presents the life of the great Welsh actor in his own words from humble beginnings to Hollywood mega-stardom. Beautiful women (not least Liz Taylor), alcohol, wealth, stage and screen are the threads woven into this sad, happy, exuberant often hilarious one-man show. Drink was the only real anodyne to his deteriorating health and mental state, his doomed tempestuous relationship with Taylor and his constant guilt over the... |
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Eat, Pray, Laugh!
Open:
Jun-24 2010
Close:
Jun-27 2010
Eat, Pray, Laugh! chronicles Alicia’s three-month solo trip across India in search of spiritual salvation – as fate would have it, the trip looks nothing like she imagined. From seductive French yoga teachers to scary Indian toilets, Alicia dishes on everything including the Italian fashion exporter with a Krishna fetish and mosquitoes the size of small ponies, to Chabad Jews on the Ganges and ultimately, the true meaning of mustaches and masala chai. |
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The Sketchy Dames
Open:
Jun-23 2010
Close:
Jun-23 2010
A couple of fast talking dames dish up an evening of comedy so hot you’ll have to smoke a cigarette afterwards. Dinah Leffert of The Dinah Leffert Show and Lisa Joffrey (back from the dead) are THE SKETCHY DAMES! Uncut Pure Comedy!
This event is part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. For more info, please click HERE |
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Sex, Lies, and the KKK
Open:
Jun-20 2010
Close:
Jun-27 2010
Do you support homophobic marriage? Are we naturally monogamous, or “romantic multi-taskers”? And how did the KKK respond to the election of President Obama? Find out in the new show from the writer and performer of comedy hits ‘Jesus: The Guantanamo Years’ and ‘Eco-Friendly Jihad’.
On the night President Obama was elected, Abie Philbin Bowman was hosting a radio show in Ireland. Unable to compete with the budgets of CNN, ABC or CBS, he decided to scoop them, by interviewing... |
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The Waste Land
Open:
Jun-20 2010
Close:
Jun-26 2010
Filament Theatre Co. presents a workshop performance of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot. Drawing inspiration from the text, an ensemble cast weaves physical movement, music, and poetry into a series of vignettes. |
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Betty
Open:
Jun-19 2010
Close:
Jun-27 2010
This is the story of Betty Hutton who was, in the 40’s and early 50’s, “Paramount Studio’s #1 star.” She took film by storm with her most famous role as Annie in “Annie Get Your Gun.” Bob Hope called her, “A vitamin pill with legs.” However, she fell suddenly from glory, disappearing completely and was found, years later, scrubbing floors in a monastery. With song, tales, and a lot of heart, Betty will show you why the whole world loved her.
This is an original work... |
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Los Angelyne
Open:
Jun-19 2010
Close:
Jun-26 2010
Written and Performed by Katherine Saltzberg. In this autobiographical theater piece, the personal becomes public as Katherine recounts how L.A. icon Angelyne-the queen of billboard self promotion-invaded her family. |
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One-Man Show Workshop
Open:
Jun-19 2010
Close:
Jun-24 2010
Whether you are an actor or a comedian, professional or aspiring, writing a one-person show allows you to take control of your career. Instead of relying on casting directors or comedy club owners to provide you with work, having your own show enables you to directly contact venues and festivals throughout the country and across the globe. The cast parties may be quiet, but the risk is low, the cost structure is very favourable and the opportunities are huge.
Drawing on the extensive... |
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Some Assembly Required
Open:
Jun-19 2010
Close:
Jun-19 2010
Some Assembly Required is a seasoned short form improv group that was founded in May 2004. In the style of TV’s “Whose Line It It Anyways?,” their entire show is made up of a series of scenes that is entirely improvised with the help of audience suggestions. They have performed at venues and festivals all over LA and currently perform the second Friday of every month at Theater Asylum as part of the LA Comedy Festival’s Spotlight Series. |
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The Bad Arm: Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer
Open:
Jun-19 2010
Close:
Jun-27 2010
The Bad Arm – Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer, is a one-woman comedy with Irish Dance. Written and performed by Máire Clerkin, and directed by Dan O’Connor (Impro Theatre), the show attracted rave reviews and enthusiastic crowds to Bang Theatre, Hollywood, where it was first performed, and at Santa Monica Playhouse on Paddy’s Day. Now it hits Asylum Lab for six performances.
Máire Clerkin relives her childhood with tales of parish tittle-tattle, cultural confusion and work... |
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Bonnie in Brighton
Open:
Jun-17 2010
Close:
Jun-21 2010
The US Premiere of this moving and funny one-woman show about a Texan girl’s unconventional adventures in a British seaside town.
Erin Parks-Winner Best Female Performer Brighton Festival
“Erin Parks is a phenomenon” **** Latest 7 Magazine
“A truly gripping yarn spun into a great piece of theatre” **** Three Weeks
“This one-woman show about an American girl who falls in love with Brighton in her year out is a revelation, thanks to an extraordinary... |
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Zombience
Open:
Jun-17 2010
Close:
Jun-24 2010
You, the audience, will decide where a zombie attack occurs. You'll hold the fate of the characters in your own hands. They'll sing and dance their way through horrific encounters with the un-dead. Who will live? Who will die? Who will eat whom?You'll be directing your very own, one time only zombie musical. Singing! Dancing! The eating of flesh!
Directed by Patrick Bristow
Musical Direction - Dave Beukers
Co-Producer - Matthew Quinn
For more information, please... |
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