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2004-2005 Season
Intrigue, Lies, Secrets & Spies

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SECRETS & SPIES
24th Street Theatre and Theatre Movement Bazaar proudly presents

"Dry Cleaning"

Nov. 27, 2004 - Jan. 22, 2005

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Obie-Award-winning designers, 21st...make that 22nd century video technology, world-class acting & writing & directing! It's like the CIA, only with REAL INTELLIGENCE!

"Dry Cleaning" is a reinterpretation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth projected through the current climate of international espionage, encrypted correspondence, and disguise.

Created by Jeff Webster, Tina Kronis, and Richard Alger
Director/Production and Sound Design • Jeff Webster
Performer/Text Engineer • Richard Alger
Performer/Choreographer • Tina Kronis
Costume Design • Ellen McCartney
Video Design • Peter Flaherty
Lighting Design • Chris Ackerland
Cinematographer • Michael Glover
Producer • Jay McAdams
Producer • Debbie Devine

"Dry Cleaning" is supported in part by the Rockefeller Multi-Arts Production fund.

Tina Kronis and Richard Alger (Click on photo to enlarge)

All the critics agree — "Dry Cleaning" is a must-see!

"Jaw-dropping performance art at its finest!" — Backstage West

"...this world premiere collaboration has resulted in one of the most fascinating productions in recent memory!" — Backstage West

"DRY CLEANING is original, and its angular elegance is altogether arresting!" — Los Angeles Times

"...the evening, ably directed by Jeff Webster, glides along on its own momentum, a flawless ballet of actors, video and erudite gags." — LA Weekly

"(Dry Cleaning) is simply something one must see. It’s a thoughtful—and thought-provoking—fusion of performance, projected images, dance and sound...Dry Cleaning is more than just a great play: it is a unique experience in modern art." — www.SoCal.com

INTRIGUE
A brand, spanking new series, "The Midnight Hour" at 24th Street Theatre
featuring live eccentric and eclectic performances
taking you on a wild ride into the late night
• $5 admission gets you past the bouncers! • 

• Saturday, September 11, 2004 at midnight - Commedus Interruptus
• Saturday, October 2, 2004 at midnight - Daphne the Painted Lady, a rockin' band, and a surprise musical guest!
• Saturday, October 9, 2004 at midnight - Commedus Interruptus • USC's official improv and sketch comedy troupe
• Saturday, October 16, 2004 at midnight - SHOOP's TROUPE: A dazzling array of belly dancers shimmying, shaking, jangling and jingling!
• Saturday, November 6, 2004 at midnight - Commedus Interruptus • USC's official improv and sketch comedy troupe

LIES, SECRETS
• Two Special performances of "The Spanish Cafe," part of the LA History Project
• October 16 and 17, 2004 at 2 pm (Pay-what-you-can)

INTRIGUE
• Annual Halloween Block Party
• October 31, 2004 from 5:30-9 pm

2003-2004 Season • It's a Wrap!
In the 03/04 Season (from July 2003 to June 2004), 24th Street Theatre ran its first complete season in many years, featuring two mainstage productions: “Kate Crackernuts” and “Mirror Mirror.” The season was rounded out with the popular “Saturday Explorer Series,” the “Intersections Music Series,” Brendan Fraser’s celebrity fundraiser, and the first full year of the Teatro Nuevo Latino Theatre Initiative.

24th Street Theatre also featured many other artistic events such as the workshop production of Theatre Movement Bazaar’s “Dry Cleaning,” “My Mobster,” and the LA Future Project for young audiences. This former carriage house also held many excellent events in Gallery Two Four and hosted guest productions from some of LA’s hottest theatre companies, including Circle X Theatre Company and About Productions. As always, 24th Street Theatre held many Arts Education workshops and events such as the Teaching As a Performing Art workshops for LAUSD, HeArt Project residency with at-risk teens, Poseidon School workshops for at-risk teens, and the school field trip assemblies for nearly 1,000 3-5th graders from Norwood Elmentary School. 24th Street Theatre also provided free after school theatre arts enrichment to local students twice a week from September through June during the After ’Cool Program.

24th Street Theatre rounded out last year with numerous community events, including the annual Halloween and Christmas parties, and hundreds of days of open green carriage doors.