WORKING 2020 April 5 – June 1. Fridays 8 pm Saturday – June 1 at 8 pm. Whitefire Theatre (Sherman Oaks)
The Actors Gym, in association with the Whitefire Theatre, present WORKING 2020. Created and written by Academy Award winner Bobby Moresco (Crash, Million Dollar Baby), and members of the Actors Gym, produced by Bryan Rasmussen, Bobby Moresco, and Steven Christopher Parker. Working 2020 explores what work means to different people in different circumstances in the U.S. today, adding new characters, and this time focusing on the sadly relevant slide from middle to working class. April 5 – May 10. Fridays at 8:00 pm. Ages 16+. Tickets: $25. Tickets and information: whitefiretheatre.com or 818-687-8559. The Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks 91423.
WORKING 2020
Reviews
Right now the sum of the parts is unequal to the power of the individual presentations. The production seems to be in development, still searching for a form. In the meantime, I highly recommend it for its many great performances and for the beleaguered characters that have been created. They will linger in your mind long after the show has ended.
The acting is intense, and the stories, compelling.
When theatre is at its best it can change us, challenge us and unite us. “Working 2020” is like that. Inspired by Studs Terkel's book “Working,” these beautiful stories developed, written and directed by the members of the Actor's Gym resonate with the complex sacredness of humanity, sharing the deepest part of who we truly are, good, bad, ashamed and glorious.
Right now the sum of the parts is unequal to the power of the individual presentations. The production seems to be in development, still searching for a form. In the meantime, I highly recommend it for its many great performances and for the beleaguered characters that have been created. They will linger in your mind long after the show has ended.
The acting is intense, and the stories, compelling.
When theatre is at its best it can change us, challenge us and unite us. “Working 2020” is like that. Inspired by Studs Terkel's book “Working,” these beautiful stories developed, written and directed by the members of the Actor's Gym resonate with the complex sacredness of humanity, sharing the deepest part of who we truly are, good, bad, ashamed and glorious.