Open Fist Theatre Company presents Rock 'n' Roll
The Open Fist Theatre Company presents the final production of its 2009-2010 season, the Los Angeles premiere of ROCK 'N' ROLL, written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Barbara Schofield. ROCK 'N' ROLL will preview on Friday, October 29; Saturday, October 30 at 8pm; and Thursday, November 4 at 8pm and will open on Friday, November 5 at 8pm and run through Saturday, December 18 at the Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood.
Rock 'n' Roll is an electrifying collision of the romantic and the revolutionary. It is 1968 and the world is ablaze with rebellion, set to a sound track of rock and roll inspired by radical politics and a thirst for freedom. Jan, a Cambridge graduate student, returns to his homeland of Czechoslovakia clutching his prized collection of rock albums--Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead-- just as Soviet tanks roll into Prague. When security forces tighten their grip on artistic expression, Jan is inexorably drawn toward a dangerous act of dissent. Back in England, Jan's volcanic mentor, Max, an old-school Marxist academic, faces a war of his own. As he tries to confront what his dreams of Communism have become under Soviet aggression, his free-spirited daughter and his cancer-stricken wife challenge his political and emotional obstinacy. Over the next twenty years of love, espionage, loss, and rock and roll, the extraordinary lives of Jan and Max spin and intersect until an unexpected reunion forces them to see what is truly worth the fight.
The cast of ROCK 'N' ROLL will feature: Chris Beltran, Jordana Berliner, Benjamin Burdick, John Dimitri, Andrew Dodson, Dustin Eastman, Daniel Escobar, Jeremy Guskin, Will Kepper, Conor Lane, Laeticia Leon, Daniel May, Rona Nix, Beth Robbins, Matt Roe, Maxie Solters, Angelita Torres and Amanda Weier.
ROCK 'N' ROLL will be produced by Monica Martin and Martha Demson and features an award-winning design team. The Scenic Design is by James Spencer (Stage Door, Getting Frankie Married) and Kris Knekt. The Costume Design is by A. Jeffrey Schoenberg (Light Up the Sky). The Lighting Design is by Jason Mullen. The Sound Design is by Peter Carlstedt. Graphics and Projection Design is by Liam Carl Design. Hair and Wig Design is by Diane Martinous. Prop Design is by Christian Lebano, Bruce Dickenson and Ina Russell.
ROCK 'N' ROLL will preview on Friday, October 29 and Saturday, October 30 at 8pm, Thursday, November 4th 8pm and will open on Friday, November 5 at 8pm and run through Saturday, December 18 at The NEW Open Fist Theatre, 6209 Santa Monica Blvd. (former home of The Actor's Gang) in Hollywood.
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm. Ticket prices are $25; tickets for the opening night gala are $35. Previews are $15. Pay-What-You-Can Sundays are November 14, 21 & 28, Special group rates available for parties of 10 or more. For tickets, please call (323) 882-6912 for details or visit www.openfist.org to purchase tickets online or to view complete schedule.