BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! OUR SECOND SHOW, and continuing the Elephant’s bi-coastal partnership with New York City’s LAByrinth Theater Company, is the world premiere of Love Sick by Kristina Poe. Love Sick is a graphic tale following one woman’s dark and comic quest for revenge. When Emily’s happily ever after comes crashing down, she embarks on a journey of seduction, power, coercion and self-discovery which quickly descends into a riddled web of mysterious and alluring encounters. Playwright Kristina Poe spent the first 20 years of her theatre career as a stage manager off-Broadway and regionally, and as a production manager for companies in San Francisco and New York. As a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York City, she wrote her first play, Love Sick, which, along with the Elephant production, will be presented later this year by AirPort Bar Productions in New York. She is currently at work on her new play, The Restlessness of Desire. In November, 2010, The LAByrinth and The Elephant announced a bi-coastal partnership between the two acclaimed ensemble-based companies. At that time, Elephant Co-Artistic Director David Fofi said, “The hope is that the two companies can find a home away from home with each other and bring their work to the opposite coasts.” Love Sick, directed by Fofi, will open on September 23rd at the Elephant space.
RAVE REVIEWS FOR "Love Sick!"
LA TIMES
"...so promising, so playful, so CRACKLING WITH THEATRICALITY, INSIGHT, PERSONALITY and WIT. High spirited direction... Dark Humor...combined rawness and proficiency"
LA WEEKLY GO!
""...SAVAGELY funny and ASTONISHINGLY perceptive...a hugely entertaining event..."
HUFFINGTON POST
"PITCH PERFECT, it hits every note to be found in anything that relates to love-gone-south."
LA LIST
"...full of ABUNDANT DARK COMEDY...Relationships are murder in Love Sick."
LA THEATRE REVIEWS EXAMINER
"...very original and BRILLIANTLY ACTED play that I absolutely loved...Love Sick hits the mark at the Elephant Theatre Company"
LA STAGE TIMES.COM
"...SAVAGELY HILARIOUS...99-Seat Plan plays in LA seldom run for three years nowadays, but Love Sick, as staged by David Fofi, would be worthy of such a run...."
RE-OPENS
November 18th
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