Jane & I Loved this Play. It is Very Entertaining. We will See it Again in 2012! - Frank Dorrel
The Electric Lodge is Proud to Present the West Coast Premiere of Awake In A World That Encourages Sleep A Provocative Tale of Love, Politics & Economic Hitmen in a World of Endless War! A Wonderful New Play Starring: Raymond J. Barry, Tacey Adams & Joseph Culp Saturday, January 7th - 8:00 PM Sunday, January 8th -2:00 PM at The Electric Lodge <http://events.la.com/los-angeles-ca/venues/show/970101-electric-lodge> 1416 Electric Avenue, Venice 90291 GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/210533 Any Questions Call: 310-306-1854 NOTE: The First Weekend Performances on Saturday, January 7th at 8:00 PM and Sunday, January 8th at 2:00 PM, will be $50 fundraisers catered by Hal's Bar & Grill Restaurant to kickoff an 8-week run! Come at least 30 minutes early to drink & eat before the play & talk with the cast afterwards! After the January 7th and 8th special catered shows, there will be performances every weekend through February 26th - Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM. The prices for these shows are: Tickets: General Admission: $25.00 Seniors: $18.00 Students: $15.00 GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/210533 Phone: (310) 306-1854 "Awake In a World That Encourages Sleep" Written & Directed by Raymond J. Barry, Veteran Actor/Playwright & Founding Member of New York's Legendary Open Theater. A surprising romantic triangle unfolds as a couple argues about their son's tragic joining the army at his father's urging; the same father who was himself a draft dodger. War is raging within hearing distance while our characters perch on park benches, reading Tolstoy between spurts of intense and humorous conversation. This dark comedy is set in an atmosphere of doubt and suspicion about our country's grasping to hold on to world power. "Awake In a World That Encourages Sleep" embraces contemporary issues of war, corporate power and greed. The play delves into the exploitation of the weak by the strong. It challenges the notion of the "pulling oneself up by the bootstraps" philosophy as the sole solution for society's ills and particularly the growing imbalance of wealth between the poor and rich. Message from Joseph Culp: My Dear Activist Friends, It's official! From a work-in-progress to New York City success and back again! It's our West Coast Premiere of AWAKE IN A WORLD THAT ENCOURAGES SLEEP! Please make a date to see it starting in January. This is a play for our time of economic & political uncertainty, called a "brilliant, fast-moving screed against war and corporate greed." It stars veteran actor/playwright Raymond J. Barry (Born on the Forth of July, Dead Man Walking and TV's Justified), actor/filmmaker Joseph Culp (911 film The Reflecting Pool and TV's Mad Men) and the talented Tacey Adams. First weekend is our catered fundraiser ($50) to kickoff an 8-weeek run! But please come any time during the run. Check out that special "Dinner at Hal's" for a great evening of dining and theatre in Venice! All info and tickets below. Come see this play! It's food and fuel for the 99%! All My Best, Joseph Culp "Awake in a World that Encourages Sleep" had a successful 4-week run in New York in April. It was reviewed by Larry Litt of the New York Theatre Wire: Can personal Romantic <http://nytheatre-wire.com/ll11041t.htm> Love conquer all the world's troubles, greed and challenges? Or does it replace caring for humanity? All fulfilling, soulful love for another human being, along with love of family and a small group, often replaces love of humanity, the moral and ethical kind of love for one's fellow travelers on this often sad plane of temporary existence. Fascistic Narcissistic Love versus Communal Love. Is there any hope for our sophisticated society? Is the 'personal' just personal and not political at all? Playwright, director, actor Raymond J. Barry assaults these questions in his fast moving screed against the corporate machine, "Awake in a World that Encourages Sleep." Three adults with intensely committed lives converge on two benches in a public park. They are surrounded by the distant sounds of bombs which awaken them from their sheltered confessional reveries. We meet Paul (Joseph Culp), a middle aged, frenetically high strung, paranoid, delusional corporate warrior ranting at his long time wife Erica (Tacey Adams). We're meeting a man on the verge of a breakdown. Joseph Culp brilliantly portrays his denied guilt over forcing his only son into a war engaged military with disastrous results. "He was patriotic, like me," declares Paul, "and patriotism often has a high price." For Tacey Adams' Erica, patriotism isn't enough of reason to quell the heart breaking pain for her lost son. She is emotionally reviled by Paul's fraudulent claim to war heroism. "You used your patriotic lies to push our son, my only son, into battle," Erica cries, "and now I've lost him forever. I'll never forgive you." The war between Erica and Paul would be good enough as a play but in the brilliant writing of Raymond J. Barry we need another element, a character who mixes them up, dragging them kicking and screaming into self awareness. Enter Edward, smoothly played by Barry himself, an insider, like Paul and Erica, into the secret life of global corporations. Edward's goal is to leave corporate America and while fleeing destroy Erica and Paul's unhappy relationship. He offers Erica love as an alternative meanwhile driving Paul to the brink of hysterical madness. Barry's play isn't the usual romantic triangle of personal <http://nytheatre-wire.com/ll11041t.htm> frustration meets potential emotional renewal. It digs deeply into the motivations of corporate financial executives and their deep yearning for Empire, with military support of course. It takes turns and twists with national needs and pride. It reveals strategies of devious manipulation while offering simplistic solutions. This is a play for adults who seek clean direct dramatic and comedic writing about complex issues for our escapist world. I couldn't ask for more. http://nytheatre-wire.com/ll11041t.htm For more information about this play visit: www.electriclodge.org or call: (310) 306-1854 The Electric Lodge is a Solar-Powered Visual and Performing Arts Center! We strongly encourage alternative transport. Walk, bike, Blue Bus # 2 or Metro # 33 or #333. However, we also have free, on-site parking. 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