Pursued By Happiness at Lankershim Arts Center

Pursued By Happiness

Lankershim Arts Center
5108 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood

In PURSUED BY HAPPINESS, an unexpected meeting between two 40-something biochemists touches off a whirlwind romance. But when it's time to meet the parents, a series of shocking revelations test the new couple's relationship in this quirky comedy from the author of The Bird and Mr. Banks and A Steady Rain.

Presented by Road Theatre Company

Thru - Jun 26, 2011

Price: $15-$25

Show Type: Comedy

Box Office: 877-369-9112

www.RoadTheatre.org

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Pursued By Happiness Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Los Angeles Times - Recommended

"...Huff doesn't quite know how to end the piece, yet the play's structural flaws somehow suit its subjects - misfits making it up as they go along. April's the cruelest month; the perfect time to catch this quirky little love story."

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- Charlotte Stoudt

LA Weekly - Highly Recommended

"...Family visits that give the design team a chance to show off (Craig Siebels' set, Adam Flemming's projection, and Jocelyn Hublau's costumes) are so evocatively detailed, but they do feel a little device-y, and leave too many unanswered questions, including one that leaves the audience squirming as well. Still, agile in their double duty as both sets of parents, Elizabeth Herron and Tom Knickerbocker easily could've been Huff's sole motivation for writing the ultimately unsatisfying scenes. Robin Larsen directs."

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- Rebecca Haithcoat)

Backstage - Highly Recommended

"...director Robin Larsen's marvelous modernist staging and an accomplished cast drive the show, wedding enigmatic naturalism to satiric comment. Designer Craig Siebels does a shrewd scenic job, with invaluable help from Jeremy Pivnick's multilevel lighting, Jocelyn Hublau's costumes that help us instantly identify much about the characters, David B. Marling's thematic sound, and Adam Flemming's impressive projections."

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- David C. Nichols

Talkin Broadway - Somewhat Recommended

"...The geek romance in Keith Huff's world premiere play Pursued by Happiness did not win me over. We're dealing with two researchers at Eli Lilly, who meet when one is the only attendee at the other's lecture (and we're pretty sure he only came for the free food). He chews his bagel when he's talking; she loudly blows her nose mid-sentence. Although over 40 and a biochemist, he can't bring himself to say any words dealing with sexuality-he speaks of a drug's surprising side effect as giving the test subjects "multiple ... multiples." She wears glasses and has her hair drawn back in what is simultaneously a severe and untidy ponytail. And all I can think is that both Huff and the Road Theatre Company are capable of so much more than the tired stereotype of intelligent people who are painfully socially awkward."

- Sharon Perlmutter

Stage Scene LA - Recommended

"...Though Pursued By Happiness may not turn out quite the way you might expect, romantics need not fear leaving the theater brokenhearted. Keith Huff's romantic dramedy is the perfect date play for couples who don't mind a trip to the dark, darker, darkest side mixed in with the requisite laughter and tears of joy. For that matter, it might just give singles new reason to hope that Mr. or Ms. Right may just be out there, if only we can get over each other's baggage."

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- Steven Stanley

StageHappenings.com - Highly Recommended

"...Don't miss this one-delightful, charming, yet brutal, black comedy; intensely human and satisfying. When the show was over I continued to sit in my seat relishing a feeling of happiness."

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- Eve Meadows

This show has been Jeff Recommended*

*The designation of "Jeff Recommended" is given to a production when at least ONE ELEMENT of the show was deemed outstanding by the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee.

Pursued By Happiness at Lankershim Arts Center