The Fool and the Red Queen at Lounge Theatre

The Fool and the Red Queen

Lounge Theatre
6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles

In his newest play, legendary poet-playwright Murray Mednick experiments with archetypes to explore human nature and the processes of theater. Gary, a down-on-his-luck actor, finds himself at a nightmarish audition where we, the audience, discover the magical ability of theater to create new realities.

Presented by Padue Playwrights Productions

Thru - Jun 24, 2012

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 7:00pm

Price: $12.50-$25

Box Office: 323-469-9988

Running Time: 120 minutes

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The Fool and the Red Queen Reviews

Average Rating based on 9 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...An indefatigable gadfly, Mednick has been flying in the face of theatrical convention since the 1960s. Judging from this defiantly offbeat effort, custom has not staled his infinite variety."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

LA Weekly - Recommended

"...The second play takes us inside the film being conjured in the first work. In the conjunction of the two works, handsomely staged with expert video support by Guy Zimmerman in tones both laconic and whimsical, the theme of genocide and a sadomasochistic relationship between the Red Queen (Julia Prud'homme in a viciously jocular turn) and her Fool (Bill Celentano, bursting with both intelligence and frustration at the capricious cruelty of his mistress) blend into a phantasmagoric vision of world history and contemporary L.A. that shoots darts of humor into its own despondency."

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- Steven Leigh Morris

Backstage - Somewhat Recommended

"...Zimmerman describes the play as "existential vaudeville," but most good vaudevillians would insist on a sharper focus and a less meandering script."

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- Neal Weaver

LA Theatre Review - Somewhat Recommended

"...My final verdict? As an experiment in language: brilliant. As an experiment in theatre: What was that all about, then, eh?"

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- Brian Sonia-Wallace

Broadway World - Recommended

"...With fine direction by Mednick and Guy Zimmerman and a noteworthy cast, the play is an intriguingly magical odyssey that may not suit everyone's tastebuds, but which will certainly compel, entertain, and maybe even enlighten."

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- Don Grigware

EyeSpyLA - Recommended

"...Both plays, "Gary's Nightmarish Audition" and the "The Fool and the Red Queen" relate to one another in such subtle but powerfully intrinsic ways that one can view these as a conversation between shifting realities and the artistic process."

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- M.R. Hunter

Working Authur - Recommended

"..."The Fool and the Red Queen" is a sinfully smart show written with poetry and passion, perfectly produced, and presenting its audience with fifty pounds of "wow" in a ten pound bag."

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- Ernest Kearney

LifeInLA - Recommended

"If the celebration of the power of poetic logic sounds like something exciting to you, go see Mednick's play. It truly is a delight for the mind."

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- Gala Chausson

LatinoLA - Recommended

"...If the celebration of the power of poetic logic sounds like something exciting to you, go see Mednick's play. It truly is a delight for the mind."

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- Gala Chausson

The Fool and the Red Queen at Lounge Theatre