We're entering the last two weeks of Rattlestick's Slipping at LA's Lillian Theatre!! ... the play Charles McNulty/LA Times describes as a "contribution to gay literature" and Bitter Lemons declares "100% Sweet!"
Slipping is the coming of age story of gay high school senior Eli. Brown Paper Tix Discount Codes: SLIPTA - $15 for theatre artists, SLIPSR - $15 for seniors, SLIPST - $10 for students. https://www.facebook.com/events/140003636175880/?fref=ts The critics love Slipping ... "A young man's traumatic journey from adolescence to adulthood comes to vivid, heartbreaking, yet ultimately hopeful life in Daniel Talbott's 2009 drama Slipping, whose Los Angeles premiere reunites its pair of New York stars under the incisive direction of its multitalented writer." Steven Stanley StageSceneLA "Talbott has...not only given his actors rich material to inhabit but he has made a contribution to gay literature." Charles McNulty LA Times "compelling and occasionally shocking (there is also male nudity in this production). Ultimately, the play's strength lies in its honest depiction of abuse and loneliness." Jesse David Corti Stage and Cinema "Be prepared to have your heartstrings tugged and tear ducts flowing, especially during the Eli/Jake scenes near the end. A number of hysterical bawdy jokes will make you laugh amongst the tears (look out for the Michael Jackson rib near the end)." Gil Kaan Culture Spot LA "Slipping is an important new play, one that needs to be shared on whatever level it is offered. Because Talbott's writing and staging is so clearly filmic, it wouldn't be surprising if this run in our reclaimed desert might find it has an even more apparent future than the emergence of its original star." Travis Michael Holder ArtsInLA "All too often, coming of age stories come across as stale and trite, but "Slipping" exists in a deeper world than many of its contemporaries. While it's not outright devastating, there's something heartbreaking about growing up, and about Eli's story in particular. "Slipping" flourishes in the space between the infinitesimal cracks it creates in the audiences' hearts." Katie Buenneke Neon Tommy "To the extent Slipping is a coming-out story, it's the story of Jake, not Eli. Everyone knows Eli is gay; it is Jake who goes on the journey of self-discovery. And it is a fun journeynot full of angst and confusion, but excitement and joy." Sharon Perlmutter Talkin' Broadway "This is a remarkable production of a striking play, produced by Addie Johnson-Talbott and Gaalan Michaelson with style and grace for Rattlestick-West Productions, exhibiting much insight into teenaged and young-twenties angst. A coming-out play, it skips most of the clichés inherent in the genre and allows real characters to come into their own. Highly recommended for all audiences." Dale Reynolds Stagehappenings "Talbott's direction and staging elements are highly styled, very calculated, and imbued with metaphor. The production resounds with young hormonal rage mixed with moments of sheer sweetness and affection for the work.... being treated to the lusciousness of a complex first-love story, is worth the price of admission." Mia Bonadonna LAist "The L.A. premiere of this excellent piece, produced by the New York-based Rattlestick Playwrights Company that introduced the play Off-Broadway, is graced with a handsomely mounted and consummately acted rendition." Les Spindle Backstage "Under Talbott's direction, Numrich captures and authentically conveys adolescent confusion. Also well captured is the self-loathing that spawns abusive behavior, as seen in the actions of the supporting characters." Pauline Adamek ArtsBeatLA SLIPPING Presented by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater At the Elephant Stages' Lillian Theatre 1076 Lillian Way, LA 90038 Through May 5, 2013; Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays, 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets: $34; (800) 838-3006 Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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