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Odyssey Theatre Ensemble

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2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States

July 2017

West Coast premiere of ‘Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes’

July 28, 2017 • 8:00 pm PDT
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$25 – $35

WHAT: West Coast premiere of Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes — Billy Hayes recounts the true story of his arrest in 1970 at the Istanbul airport with two kilos of hashish taped to his body, his time in Turkish prisons and his brazen, harrowing escape from Imrali Island prison in the dead of night. It’s an epic journey of self-discovery: a cautionary, yet uplifting tale of desperation, determination and personal transformation. If you’ve seen the movie, you might think you know Billy’s…

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August 2017

Arsenic and Old Lace

August 26, 2017 • 8:00 pm PDT
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$10 – $34

A revival of Joseph Kesserling’s infectiously funny black comedy about two little-old-lady aunts who see killing as an act of charity. Good, macabre fun! WHO: • Written by Joseph Kesselring • Directed by Elina de Santos • Starring Alan Abelew, Michael Antosy, Ron Bottitta, Jacque Lynn Colton, Sheelagh Cullen, Darius De La Cruz, Alex Elliott-Funk, Mat Hayes, Gera Hermann, Liesel Kopp, Yusef Lambert, J.B. Waterman • Produced by Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Ron Sossi Artistic Director WHEN: Aug. 26 – Oct. 8: • Wednesday at 8 p.m.: Sept.13 ONLY • Thursdays at 8 p.m.: Sept. 28 and Oct. 5 ONLY • Fridays at 8 p.m.: Sept. 1, 8, 15*, 22, 29; Oct.…

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September 2017

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

September 16, 2017 • 8:00 pm PDT
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$20

West Coast premiere of Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally — This funny, sad, lyrical and highly original coming of age story from emerging playwright Kevin Armento features an unconventional narrator — the cell phone belonging to a troubled teen. As Red’s phone gets sucked into a breakneck journey from pockets to purses, it offers a fresh and unique perspective on human interaction and relationships. “Critic’s Pick… An elegantly constructed examination of contemporary isolation and the illusory nature of electronic connection.” — The New…

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Strindberg’s ‘The Dance of Death’

September 23, 2017 • 8:00 pm PDT
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$10 – $34

The Dance of Death— A deliciously dark, relentlessly brutal and fiercely funny look at love everlasting. On an isolated island, military captain Edgar and his wife Alice, a former actress, live a bitter life, their marriage soured by hatred. As their 25th anniversary approaches, the two face off in a fierce battle of wills. When Alice’s cousin, Kurt arrives, he is quickly ensnared in the couple’s wicked game. Ron Sossi directs Conor McPherson’s new version of August Strindberg’s biting black comedy.  WHO:…

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January 2018

Freud’s Last Session

January 13, 2018 • 8:00 pm PST
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$30 – $35

Freud’s Last Session — September, 1939. On the day England enters World War II, legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud invites the young, rising Oxford don C.S. Lewis to his home in London. There, only weeks before Freud took his own life, they engage in a brain-teasing battle of wits on the subjects of love, sex and the existence of God. Filled with humor, this deeply touching play explores the minds, hearts and souls of two brilliant men addressing the greatest questions…

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April 2018

Ferociously funny ‘Bad Jews’

April 21, 2018 • 8:00 pm PDT
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$10 – $35

Bad Jews — A savagely hilarious comedy about family, faith and legacy. A beloved grandfather has died and a treasured family heirloom with religious significance is up for grabs — but who’s the most deserving? Bossy, overbearing, self-declared “super-Jew” Daphna? Her wealthy cousin Liam, just returned from skiing with his shiksa girlfriend, Melody? Or Jonah, Liam’s younger brother, who finds himself in the impossible position of peacemaker as the two rivals argue, insult and try to outwit each other to the bitter, hilarious…

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June 2018

West Coast premiere of ‘Bearing Witness’

June 1, 2018 • 8:00 pm - June 17, 2018 PDT
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$25 – $35

West Coast premiere of Bearing Witness — Vietnam veteran and founder/artistic director of the Drama Desk Award-winning Vietnam Veteran’s Ensemble Theatre Company (VETCo) Thomas Bird’s autobiographical solo show is the moving father-son story of Bird’s relationship with his World War II veteran dad and their mutual healing from the traumas of battle and the Holocaust. In the play, Bird travels to Mauthausen concentration camp to honor the memory of his father, an Army doctor who cared for survivors upon the camp’s liberation. As Bird conjures…

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August 2018

World premiere of ‘Lysistrata Unbound’

August 3, 2018 • 8:00 pm - August 4, 2018 PDT
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$25 – $30

World premiere of Lysistrata Unbound — In this newly imagined, dramatic version of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata by acclaimed playwright Eduardo Machado, an aristocratic Athenian matron is crushed by fateful events and gradually transformed into the most celebrated anti-war activist of the ancient world. Two-time Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actress Brenda Strong (Lillian Luthor on Supergirl, Mary Alice Young on Desperate Housewives and, most recently, Bryce Walker’s mother on Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why) stars in the title role. The production is a collaboration between Odyssey Theatre Ensemble and Not Man Apart—Physical Theatre Ensemble. WHO: • Conceived…

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September 2018

Side by Side by Sondheim

September 7, 2018 • 8:00 pm - September 16, 2018 PDT
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$32 – $37

Side by Side by Sondheim — The sophistication, wit, insight, heart and genius of Broadway's most innovative and influential artist is at the center of this tribute to composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim. A musical treat, Side by Sidefeatures a dazzling array of songs from landmark shows that revolutionized the art of musical theater with their masterful craft and astounding creativity, including Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone Can Whistle and Pacific Overtures — as well as…

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November 2018

Old Clown Wanted

November 4, 2018 • 8:00 pm PST
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 South Sepulveda Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
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$32 – $37

Old Clown Wanted — Inspired by a 1970 Federico Fellini film, three aging clowns compete for a job in an absurdly comic look at man’s fear of uselessness in society. Theater and circus arts are intertwined in this tender, funny, cynical play. WHO: • Written by Matei Visniec • Translated from the French by Jeremy Lawrence • Directed by Florinel Fatulescu • Starring Alan Abelew, José A. Garcia, Beth Hogan • Presented by the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, Ron Sossi Artistic Director WHEN: Sept. 22– Nov. 4: • Wednesdays at 8 p.m.: Oct. 3* and Oct.…

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