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Jack Stehlin as Prospero in Tempest Redux

BROADWAY WORLD DECADE AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE HERE!

𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗡 is nominated for 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄 for his role as Prospero in Tempest Redux (2016/ New American Theatre / Odyssey Theatre co-pro), along with 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗛-𝗕𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗔, who was nominated for 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗘! Thank you Broadway World!

𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 HERE!
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Commentary: How L.A.’s small-theater community is fighting for its life: Charles McNulty for the LA Times

COVID pushes L.A.’s small theaters to unite. Survival starts with this festival: Daryl Miller for the LA Times

Alternative Theatre Los Angeles, LA Stage Alliance Announce ‘Together LA’ Festival - American Theatre Magazine

ON THE VIRTUAL STAGE

The Jack Twidwell Story

written by Jerry Lambert
directed by Jack Stehlin and Don Harvey

with
Brendan Brandt, Don Harvey,
David Purdham, Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin,
Susan Ziegler

When a corporate CEO interviews
a mysterious job candidate, she discovers why
alligators, poetry, and a stiff drink
might boost company morale.

Written by long-time New American Theatre company member Jerry Lambert, "Jack Twidwell" is one of a series of
short comedies that the playwright wrote for company members to work on during weekly online acting studios,
since the beginning of the pandemic.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

34 intimate theatre companies have collaborated to showcase new 10-minute works created specifically for a digital platform. Together LA Festival celebrates the vibrant and diverse intimate theatre scene of greater Los Angeles to show that the theatre community has always been on the forefront of innovation. This festival is presented by Alternative Theatre Los Angeles and LA STAGE Alliance. The 3-week festival will take place on Twitch.tv

Each night starts at 7 PM PST, and each piece runs approximately 10 minutes. All performances are free and money raised during performances go towards Color of Change.

More about the festival here:

ABOUT THE NEW AMERICAN THEATRE

The New American Theatre offers world-class theatre, and award-winning company of working actors, and professional actor training. We're celebrating our 25th year in Los Angeles.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE MISS YOU. WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN.
The New American Theatre has been working together with our members and the LA Theatre community at-large to explore new ways to continue to inspire our world through the beauty and inspiration of art while our stages are dark. We're still here, even though we can't physically be together. Please check out this link to see what we've been doing.

Support us

The New American Theatre is a 501c3 not-for-profit theatre. We rely on the generosity of our patrons to help us fund and nurture emerging and established artists and bring meaningful productions and events to our stages. If you can, please consider making a gift to help ensure that we'll be ready to open our doors to support theatre artists when this terrible pandemic is over.