Company in the News May-2022
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this May!
Hugo Carbajal is performing at Cal Shakes, in Berkeley, as Tybalt, Paris, and Balthazar in ROMEO Y JULIET, a bilingual adaptation by Karen Zacarias. Directed by KJ Sanchez. May 25 – June 19, 2022. Learn more and buy tickets here.
Jennie Webb‘s new full length DEAD PEOPLE’S DISHES will receive a workshop reading at the Road Theatre in North Hollywood on Monday, June 6th at 7:30 pm, directed by Margaret Shigeko Starbuck. And later in June, she’s excited that her one-woman short CARRY ON, directed by Susie Tanner, will be produced as part of Ensemble Studio Theatre/Los Angeles’ “The Early Bird Special” on the 18th & 19th. (Also featured in the program is Mildred Lewis’ short play SUITCASES.) Learn more here.
Allie Costa recently booked the lead role in a new musical plus a film gig and a fun collaborative video. Her play BOXES ARE MAGIC, which began at PlayGround-LA, was recently performed at both Golden Goose Theatre in London and a university in Arkansas. Her play THERE WILL BE POLAR BEARS was also performed in London and Heartfelt was shared at Love Fest in Florida. Learn more at http://www.alliecosta.com and http://www.imdb.me/alliecosta
Mildred Inez Lewis has been selected for A DIFFERENT MYTH, a joint project of the American Myth Center and Different Strokes. She will be expanding JUKED, her adaptation of Sophocles’ Electra. The short version of JUKED will be produced by the Towne Street Theatre at A Noise Within’s Noise Now! She is also a finalist for the Wake Forest University/North Carolina Black Repertory Company’s Finding Holy Ground commissions. Her short piece SUITCASES is being produced by Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA in its Early Bird Special.
Julia Belanova is recurring as Sasha on Mayans M.C.! You can see her first episode, “Self Portrait in a Blue Bathroom,” now on Hulu! She’ll back for more, so keep watching Mayans MC on FX on Tuesdays at 10 PM. Check it out here.
Evan Baughfman‘s play, INCIDENT AT A JURASSIC PARK! will be be produced May 13th-May 15th in North Hollywood by Force of Nature Productions, as part of their anthology show, “RUSHing Back to the Stage”! Each play is set in a park. Each play is written in a different genre/style. Each play is crafted by a hardworking team of talented artists: playwright, actors, director, and musician. INCIDENT AT A JURASSIC PARK! is an unconventional melodrama set millions of years ago, during the Mesozoic Era! Learn more here.
Tansu Philip‘s pilot PARATHA was chosen as an official selection for the SeriesFest Pitch-A-Thon Competition. She was also cast in a table read at the same festival. Learn more here.
Starina Johnson will be performing in EXTERNAL FORCES: GREEK TRAGEDY TRAVELS TO THE 21ST CENTURY brought to you by A Noise Within presented with Towne Street Theatre. Performance dates are May 21 at 1:30PM and 7:30PM, and May 22nd at 1:30PM. Tickets and more information can be found here.
Alexia Jasmene is performing Stand Up at Flapper’s in Burbank! This is her second stand up show since returning to comedy a successful show at The Pack Theatre and having a feature in an LA Times article! Show starts at 7:30pm, $15 tickets, and is a trans, queer, GNC show called “Non Binary Preacher’s Kid” and features an amazing line up! Come see this actor hopefully entertain by standing up! Get more information here.
Carolyn Deskin is currently in production for her next music video of which she will be directing. Learn more at www.carolyndeskin.com.
Lea Madda will be voicing the English dubbing of a series regular on the upcoming Season 3 of Summertime, dropping to NETFLIX this May.
Sarah Congress‘s comedy “Dracula in Denver” has been selected to be produced in the 2022 Secret Theatre one-act play festival in Queens, New York this summer