NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug, 12, 2019
Press contact: Lucy Pollak
[email protected] (818) 887-1499 (for media only)
Open Fist’s acclaimed revival of Brian Friel’s
‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ extends through Aug. 31
WHAT:
Dancing at Lughnasa — Extended through Aug. 31. The beautiful, rolling hills of Ireland hold many stories and secrets. Set in the summer of 1936 during the Celtic harvest festival of Lughnasa, Brian Friel’s Tony Award-winning play, loosely based on the lives of his mother and aunts, is a rich and deeply moving portrait of the everyday lives of five sisters, just as everything is on the brink of change.
WHO:
• Written Brian Friel
• Directed by Barbara Schofield
• Starring Lane Allison, Sandra Kate Burck, Christopher Cappiello, Martha Demson, Caroline Klidonas, Scott Roberts, David Shofner, Ann Marie Wilding, Jennifer Zorbalas
• Presented by Open Fist Theatre Company, Martha Demson, artistic director
WHEN:
Extended through Aug. 31
Remaining performances:
• Fridays at 8 p.m.: Aug. 16, Aug. 30 (dark Aug. 23)
• Saturdays at 8 p.m.: Aug. 17, Aug. 24, Aug. 31
• Sundays at 4 p.m.: Aug. 18, Aug. 25
• Mondays at 8 p.m.: Aug. 12, Aug. 26 (dark Aug. 19)
WHERE:
Atwater Village Theatre
3269 Casitas Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(FREE parking in the Atwater Xing lot one block south of the theater)
HOW:
(323) 882-6912 or www.openfist.org
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• Follow us on twitter: @OpenFistTheatre
TICKETS:
• Saturdays and Sundays: $25 with advance purchase, $30 at the door
• Mondays and Fridays: $20 with advance purchase, $25 at the door
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