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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HOLLYWOOD, CA-- The MET Theatre is gearing up for a homecoming! Their main stage will soon play host to seven short plays written by current MET Company writers and MET Alumnus. The shorts festival called simply, 7 MET SHORTS, will feature seven world premiere pieces from Pulitzer Prize-winning authors like Beth Henley and Sam Shepard to well-known contemporaries like Susan Emshwiller and Tom Grimes, and finally writers-on-the-rise like Drew Brody, L. Flint Esquerra, and Joshua Rebell.
The brainchild of writer/producer Drew Brody, 7 MET SHORTS is a celebration of the accomplishments of the MET Theatre over the last thirty years.
“The MET is in its thirtieth season,” explains Brody, a current Company member, “There have been so many incredible writers and actors to pass through this space. I wanted to bring it full circle. 7 MET SHORTS gives writers like me an opportunity to have their work produced along side the works of contemporary masters!”
The seven plays in the festival are: CHESS by Drew Brody, directed by Lisa James; JUAN & SOOZ by Susan Emshwiller, directed by Stephanie Shroyer; ONCE by L. Flint Esquerra (he is also directing); REHEARSAL by Tom Grimes, directed by Stephanie Shroyer; TIGHT PANTS by Beth Henley, directed by Lisa James; BLACK TIE AFFAIRS by Josh Rebell, directed Shawn Tolleson; and IT WASN’T PROUST by Sam Shepard, directed by Shawn Tolleson. The cast includes: Jillian Crane, Jeremy Gabriel, Matthew Glave, Kristen Lowman, James Morrison, Jenny O’Hara, Jorge-Luis Pallo, Scott Paulin, Deborah Puette, Michael Eric Strickland, Yvette Thor, and Zoe Ullet.
“We’re very excited to have so many writers returning to the MET. So many plays have been workshopped and premiered on our stage,” says Allison Gammon, co-artistic director and daughter of MET Theatre co-founder James Gammon. 7 MET SHORTS is one of two scheduled productions this spring and summer that reunites original MET Company members on the main stage.
7 MET SHORTS opens with an invitation only Opening Night Gala on Tuesday, April 20th, 2004 and plays Tuesdays and Wednesdays through Wednesday, May 19th, 2004 at 8 PM. Tickets are $20. For reservations, please call The MET Theatre at 323-957-1152.
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