Marvin's Room at Actors Co-op Theatre

Marvin's Room

Actors Co-op Theatre
1760 N. Gower Street Hollywood

The lasting power of Marvin's Room is a testament to the play's compassion and humor, something audiences have agreed upon since its premiere in Chicago in 1990. Since then, the work has traveled to D.C., London, L.A. and the bright lights of Broadway, not to mention the Oscar-nominated film. See this powerful production at the Actors Co-op in Hollywood.

Thru - Mar 27, 2022

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 2:30pm & 8:00pm

Sundays: 2:30pm

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 323-462-8460

www.actorsco-op.org

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Marvin's Room Reviews

Average Rating based on 6 reviews

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Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

"...Actors Co-op is reviving Scott McPherson's extraordinary play Marvin's Room. While it has always been one of my favorite plays, it's a daunting choice for any company. The play requires a delicate touch so the sentiment doesn't turn into bathos and the black humor stumble into vulgarity. Under Thomas James O'Leary's sensitive directorial touch, it's a near-perfect attempt that does credit to the ensemble. McPherson, who died of AIDS in 1992 at the age of 33, gives us an extraordinary play in that the heartbreaking material is also very funny and very compassionate. This play packs the most gentle wallop, and this production follows suit."

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- Tony Frankel

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

"...Playwright McPherson's brilliant tale of a disjointed family in crisis will keep the audience glued to the bits and pieces of a shattered family history - while at the same time offering some well-needed chuckles and understanding head nods. Award-winning director Thomas James O'Leary does a superb job of helming this complex, potentially dark story with a light touch which gives permission for viewers to laugh at the bittersweet goings-on in the family home."

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- Elaine Mura

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

"...It takes a gifted playwrights to find comedy in the darkest of scenarios and a talent-blessed theater company to bring these words to pitch-perfect life, which is why Actors Co-op’s long-awaited revival of Scott McPherson’s Marvin’s Room succeeds in evoking abundant laughter through well-earned tears, with an emphasis on the former."

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- Steven Stanley

On Stage Los Angeles - Somewhat Recommended

"...This is a 'straight' play by a gay playwright who succumbed to AIDs a short two years after the play's original production The characters are drawn in mostly believable terms. They deliver with few surprises. Comic relief by Halbick and Justin Bowles as Bob are welcome. Acciani's set and Avery Reagan's appropriate lights and David B Marling's sound lend a professional feeling to the piece. I am unsure if it is the writing or the production itself that left me wishing for more. For those who value comfortable theatre with sincere effort all around, this is the show for you."

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Theatre Notes - Highly Recommended

"...Marvin's Room, under the direction of Thomas James O'Leary, is a terrific show, heartwarming and funny, well paced and touching. I confess! My eyes were moist as the lights darkened before curtain call. Yes! I am a sap! And I love this show."

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- Paul Myrvold

Haines His Way - Recommended

"...Scott McPherson's Marvin's Room is receiving a solid production under the assured direction of Thomas James O'Leary at Actors Co-Op in Hollywood. Nicholas Acciani's turntable scenic design swiftly and easily transforms into various locales from a comfy living room to a loony bin reception room, from a bug-infested doctor's office to an amusement park room for lost children."

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- Rob Stevens

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Marvin's Room Reviews

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended

LA Splash - Highly Recommended

Stage Scene LA - Highly Recommended

On Stage Los Angeles - Somewhat Recommended

Theatre Notes - Highly Recommended

Haines His Way - Recommended

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