Critically acclaimed team to open 'Closer' on Jan 28th at Stella Adler Theatre
Los Angeles Artists Theatre in association with Stella Adler-Los Angeles presents CLOSER by Patrick Marber, directed by June Barfield and opening January 28th at the Stella Adler Studio C Theater.
A reflection of post-modern society's current struggle with intimacy and personal identity, CLOSER focuses on four distinct individuals whose lives intertwine through infidelity and retribution in the search for something deeper. Set in London at the end of the millennium and the start of the Computer Age, Marber's dissection of contemporary social life is a revelatory, stinging commentary of our attempt to connect to others through the same technology that only pushes us further apart.
About The Playwright
Patrick Marber was born in London, England and raised in Wimbledon. His career began as a standup comedian and then became a writer and cast member of the Radio Shows On The Hour and Knowing Me, Knowing You, along with the television spinoffs. His first play was Dealer's Choice, which he also directed. The show was awarded Best Comedy in The Evening Standard 1995. CLOSER originally opened in 1997 and this too won the Evening Standard award for Best Comedy as well as the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards and Laurence Olivier Awards for Best New Play. CLOSER has proven to be an international success, having been translated into thirty languages. A screen adaptation, also written by Marber, was released in 2004, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Natalie Portman.
About The Director
June Barfield is a Los Angeles-based writer/director who began her career as an actor in New York. Her acting credits include The Dybuk at LaMama, The Trojan Women (Andromache) and Under Milkwood at the George St. Playhouse in New Jersey. She was an associate writer for General Hospital and One Life to Live and holds a degree in Theatre from Rutgers University. In her formative years, June studied with Uta Hagen, Martha Graham and she was on scholarship under John Houseman at the Stratford, Connecticut American Shakespeare Festival and Academy where she studied with Morris Carnovsky and Phoebe Brand, original members of The Group Theatre.
CLOSER runs January 28th through February 20th, 2011. Performances are at the Studio C Theater at Stella Adler, 6773 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, 2nd Floor, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm. Tickets are $15 General Admission and $5 for students (with IDs) and seniors. Running time is approximately 100 minutes with a 10 - minute intermission between Act I and Act II. Parking in the Hollywood/Highland center ($2 for 4 hours with validation from the theater).
For reservations, call (323) 960-7785