BOB at Atwater Village Theatre

BOB

Atwater Village Theatre
3269 Casitas Ave Atwater Village

The Los Angeles premiere of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb's hilarious comedy exploring the American mythology of happiness and success. Born and abandoned in a White Castle bathroom in Louisville, Kentucky and determined to become a "great" man, Bob takes an epic journey across America where he encounters inspiring generosity, crushing hardships, blissful happiness, stunning coincidences, wrong turns, lucky breaks, true love and heartbreaking loss.

Thru - Jun 30, 2013

Price: $25

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 323-644-1929

www.atwatervillagetheatre.org/

BOB Reviews

Average Rating based on 7 reviews

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LA Weekly - Not Recommended

"...Despite a smart and technically accomplished staging by director Chris Fields, however, the cleverness of Nachtrieb's intellectual reach winds up disappointingly shy of the play's comic grasp."

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- Bill Raden

Stage and Cinema - Somewhat Recommended

"...Echo Theater Company's production of BOB begins with a bang, but eventually becomes mired by the script's concept (the same can be said of hundreds of new plays in the last few years)."

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- Tony Frankel

LA Splash - Somewhat Recommended

"...The acting was great – staring Ahmed Best, Alana Dietze, Jeff Galfer, Hutchi Hancock, Tara Karsian, Rich Liccardo, Michael McColl, Jud Williford and Jacqueline Wright –and the audience seemed to enjoy themselves, yet somehow the dialogue seemed stilted and the story line stitched together with coincidences that, while they added to the humor, would not have been funny anywhere else."

- Serita Stevens

Examiner - Recommended

"...Watching this show is mostly fun and produces a great deal of laughter. It is a charming and entertaining endeavor but it sometimes seemed to wander a bit. The audience was extremely enthusiastic giving the cast a well deserved stand ovation, a true rarity in most of the smaller theatrical venues."

- Ron Irwin

LA Stage Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...I remember being marginally more engaged by Bob in its premiere, in Louisville in 2011 - I can't say if that's because the production was better than Chris Fields' for Echo or if the play's few charms are inevitably more fleeting the second time around. Probably the latter - the LA cast is capable enough, even if the production design isn't nearly as lavish as Louisville's."

- Don Shirley

On Stage Los Angeles - Recommended

"...Big laughs and some poignant insights make for a well paced two acts by the Echo Theatre Company."

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- Michael Sheehan

LifeInLA - Recommended

"...Go see it by any means possible. If you have to drag yourself there with nothing but two arms and determination, and must collect the price of admission from fallen change, do it. This is one of the finest productions in Los Angeles this year, and I must recommend the viewing of it to any English-speaking human being whatsoever."

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- Steven Christian Amendola

BOB at Atwater Village Theatre

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BOB Reviews

LA Weekly - Not Recommended

Stage and Cinema - Somewhat Recommended

LA Splash - Somewhat Recommended

Examiner - Recommended

LA Stage Times - Somewhat Recommended

On Stage Los Angeles - Recommended

LifeInLA - Recommended

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