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An unemployed, divorced theoretical physicist has an online relationship with a man claiming to be a Syrian refugee. When the relationship goes offline, it paradoxically becomes less real.

THEATRE OF NOTE
Announces the First Show of its 2019 Season!
1=0
by Joshua Fardon
Directed by James R. Carey

Limited engagement opens Thursday, February 28, 2019
at Theatre of NOTE in Hollywood

ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM

JOSHUA FARDON (Playwright) has had three other full-lengths – This Contract, Shake and Do Not Disturb – produced at NOTE and is thrilled to have 1=0 included in their 2019 season. Other plays include Sadie Hurtz (2019 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Semifinalist, 2018 Fever Dream Festival); The Burning of Kenneth Carrion (2017 Fever Dream Festival); A Painting of a Dog (2016 O’Neill Semifinalist); and The Condition (The Annoyance Theatre; Naked Angels workshop at the Atwater Village Theatre).
His one-acts have been produced in Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Ft. Lauderdale and Chicago. A graduate of Northwestern University and of the Yale School of Drama acting department as well as a member of the WGA-East, the Dramatists Guild, SAG-AFTRA and AEA, he is also the Creative Director of Naked Angels’ Tuesdays@9 Chicago and a proud volunteer ESL instructor for RefugeeONE, an immigration and naturalization service in Chicago.

JAMES R. CAREY (Director) is currently the Artistic Director of SkyPilot Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Recent directing projects – Midnight Requisition for SkyPilot; The Bitch is Back – An Elton John Cabaret for Hollywood Fringe (Critics Choice – Bitter Lemons) and the short film Fancy Meeting You Here (Official Selection Oasis Short Film Festival). His award-winning one-man show Mi Casa Su Casa or How to Get 175 Roommates (Critics Choice – PortFringe Festival) will have its LA debut at Theatre of NOTE in February and perform at the Rogue Fringe Festival in Fresno in March. His travel blog, TripswithJames.com, chronicles his travels around the USA and the world. He is very glad to be working with great friends – Bill, Alysha, and Lynn again – and making new ones at Theatre of NOTE. www.jamesrcarey.com, www.tripswithjames.com

ABOUT THE CAST AND DESIGN TEAM

The cast of 1=0 features Michelle Hilyard, Andrea Ruth, Will McFadden, Sigi Gradwohl, and Kerr Lordygan.

1=0 features the talents of an impressive array of acclaimed designers and choreographers, including Assistant Director Alysha Brady, Set & Props Designer Bill Voorhees, Costume Designer Linda Muggeridge, Lighting & Sound Designer Matt Richter, and Fight Choreographer Marc Antonio Pritchett. The production is stage managed by Aaron Saldaña.

Admission: $25.00
Seniors: $20
Students: $15

Where: Theatre of NOTE
1517 N Cahuenga Blvd (just north of Sunset)
Hollywood, CA 90028

Reservations/Information: Online: www.theatreofnote.com
By phone (subject to availability): 323-856-8611

Reviews

The characters, plot-lines and direction, veer way to safe instead of embracing the weird artistic style in my view. The atmosphere stayed stagnant and the acting was too sedated.

sour - Patrick Chavis - LA Theatre Bites - ...read full review


After this theatrical climax, an extended dénouement reveals much, and some of the mystery of the equation, 1=0, becomes less obscure.

sweet-sour - Paul Myrvold - Theatre Notes - ...read full review


There are several instances of unlikely coincidences or seemingly arbitrary events which prove convenient for the playwright but are hardly convincing. Ruth and Hilyard both do the best they can with their roles, but they can't save this play.

sour - Stephen Fife - Stage Raw - ...read full review


The characters, plot-lines and direction, veer way to safe instead of embracing the weird artistic style in my view. The atmosphere stayed stagnant and the acting was too sedated.

sour - Patrick Chavis - LA Theatre Bites - ...read full review


After this theatrical climax, an extended dénouement reveals much, and some of the mystery of the equation, 1=0, becomes less obscure.

sweet-sour - Paul Myrvold - Theatre Notes - ...read full review


There are several instances of unlikely coincidences or seemingly arbitrary events which prove convenient for the playwright but are hardly convincing. Ruth and Hilyard both do the best they can with their roles, but they can't save this play.

sour - Stephen Fife - Stage Raw - ...read full review