Moose On The Loose at Theatre West

Moose On The Loose

Theatre West
3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West Hollywood

When a loose moose wanders into town holding a Molson Canadian beer and gets stuck in the Polish neighbor's camper trailer, four generations of an Italian/Canadian immigrant family soon realize the moose isn't the only one who is stuck, displaced, and confused.

Thru - May 21, 2023

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:00pm

Price: $35-$40

Show Type: Comedy

Box Office: 323-851-7977.

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Moose On The Loose Reviews

Average Rating based on 7 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...Morrone's serviceable dialogue forgoes laugh lines for more situational humor capturing the tensions of large Italian families. Among the play's dozen roles, some afford little payoff for their stage time - a smaller cast could potentially delve deeper. Still, this gentle character-based ensemble piece achieves its unpretentious ambitions, with Peter Flood's direction setting an appropriately breezy tone."

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- Philip Brandes

LA Weekly - Somewhat Recommended

"...Morrone's play is clearly semi-autobiographical, inspired by her family, and the day a moose wandered out of the bush and into a neighbor's backyard. Short on plot, the play centers on a big family dinner, and Giuseppe's ill-starred attempt to shoot the moose. It's a pleasantly old-fashioned family comedy, affectionately but keenly observed, and deftly directed by Peter Flood. Tom Badal plays both the talkative Moose and the local chief of police."

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- Neal Weaver

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...A moose on the loose in an icy, snowy Northern Ontario town is all it takes for hilarity to ensue in Dina Marrone's appropriately titled slice-of-immigrant-Italian-family-life Moose On The Loose, as laughter-and-love-packed a comedy as I've seen in ages."

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- Steven Stanley

StageHappenings.com - Recommended

"...Remember that iconic scene in the television story Northern Exposure when a moose wanders into town? That is a moose on the loose. Moose On The Loose is also the title of an amusing play by Dina Marrone that she developed in a workshop at Theatre West in Los Angeles. How lucky a playwright is to have access to such a workshop and then get to see her vision put into full production. Moose On The Loose is a semi-auto-biographical work about an Italian family from Cambria Italy who left their impoverished existence to find a better life. They got as far as Way Out Bay in a remote little town in Ontario Canada and put down roots. The play begins as daughter Gina arrives fresh from the competitive world of marketing to take a year off. But she has a hidden agenda. At the same time a moose wanders into town and here father Giuseppe decides to go shot the moose despite the fact that it is protected but Giuseppe is out of work and very frustrated because in his world, a father provides for his family."

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- Robert Machray

ReviewPlays.com - Recommended

"...You want to make people laugh? Bring together elements that don't belong together and give them a situation that doesn't fit and you got a winner. Dina Morrone, a playwright and actress knows this very well. That's why she put an Italian family in Ontario, Canada - in Way Up Bay of all places (Google doesn't think it exists). Then she introduces a moose who happens to wander into the neighborhood, a returning daughter with a not-so-secret agenda and a lazy overgrown son with a native girlfriend and what have you got?"

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- Jose Ruiz

Its Not About Me - Recommended

"...So all in all, the entire evening was lovely. And as to the actual show, although it may not have been a laugh riot to me, it's a very pleasant comedy with good actors and excellent direction (by Peter Flood) who keeps a dozen actors moving at the right times and across the entire stage. I was definitely impressed with that."

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- Karen Salkin

The Hollywood Times - Recommended

"...It's a big family and a big cast that keeps the action and dialog moving at a brisk pace. And don't get the impression that these people are mean or unlikeable. Morrone sees their foibles and loves them anyway. The characters are specific and recognizable, and the jokes come loud and fast. The packed opening night audience was delighted and laughed at punchlines I didn't even pick up on, because I'm not Italian."

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- Ethlie Ann Vare

Moose On The Loose at Theatre West