The Found Dog Ribbon Dance at Atwater Village Theatre

The Found Dog Ribbon Dance

Atwater Village Theatre
3269 Casitas Ave Atwater Village

Dog lovers of Los Angeles, rejoice! The world premiere of playwright Dominic Finocchiaro's The Found Dog Ribbon Dance features professional cuddler Norma and her quest to return a lost dog to its rightful owner. Along the way, she meets a set of oddballs and even snags a second chance at love. This romantic comedy at the Atwater Village Theatre shows attendees a little something about loneliness, the enticing yet adorable power of oxytocin, and the healing ways of Whitney Houston.

Thru - Feb 26, 2017

Price: $34

Show Type: Comedy

Box Office: 323-644-1929

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The Found Dog Ribbon Dance Reviews

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Broadway World - Highly Recommended

"...The Echo Theatre Company's world premiere of playwright Dominic Finocchiaro's THE FOUND DOG RIBBON DANCE succeeds in all its combined creative elements - clever, thought-provoking dialogue from Finocchiaro, emoted via a uniformly talented cast, and directed in a quick and smooth pace by Alana Dietze."

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- Gil Kaan

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...Only the lonely populate The Found Dog Ribbon Dance, but don't let that fool you into thinking that Dominic Finocchiaro's wondrous World Premiere is anywhere near a downer. On the contrary, the latest from Echo Theater Company is precisely the kind of play you'll want to tell all your romcom-loving friends (and just about anyone else in search of smart, funny, heartstrings-tugging, feel-good new theater) not to miss."

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- Steven Stanley

Will Call - Somewhat Recommended

"...Saunders is a thirtyish, slender, natural looker with a pleasant voice and gentle demeanor. However, she's basically lonely and in need of a good cuddle herself. On a trip to buy coffee, she befriends Norm (Steven Strobel), the clerk, not high powered enough to be called barista. He's a little weird but charming in his own way, he loves the music of Whitney Houston and keeps hanging around, playing with the doggie. His shy approach appeals to Norma and we can only hope these two loners can break down their personal prison walls. A world premier and a true original, under the sharp direction of Alana Dietze."

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- Ingrid Wilmot

Stage Raw - Recommended

"...Steven Strobel's performance as Norma's boyfriend, Norm, is a very fine comic portrait - perfectly following Finocchiario's writing for the character, with Norm's rapid series of disclosures and frightened qualifications. Norm is the ribbon-dancer of the play's title - he likes to post videos of his bedroom choreography, dancing with ribbons on sticks, performed to music by Whitney Houston while wearing a Mexican-wrestler's mask. That set-up, in itself, would be sufficient for a successful comic performance. But the heartfelt investment by Strobel in the kitsch sentiment of the music approaches the sublime."

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- Gray Palmer

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The Found Dog Ribbon Dance at Atwater Village Theatre