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Opening January 11 in 2106 Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake 90027	Insight presents the west coast premiere of By A.R. Gurney Directed by Jered Barclay
	See our great writeups in BACKSTAGE, VARIETY, the LA TIMES, Tolucan Times, and more! A secretly liberal lecturer and her adoring grad student at a “faith-based” college in the future dig up a lost play that could bring down the oppressive conservative regime. Its author? A long-forgotten scribbler called A.R. Gurney. News flash! Eminent US playwright A.R. Gurney (Love Letters, Sylvia, The Dinner Party, The Cocktail Hour) is very much alive and not at all forgotten, and he’s given his hilarious new play-within-a-play to Insight America. It’s a lively send up of censorship, cell phones, Dick Cheney, and Gurney’s own life (quite deliciously embellished, we’re sure). Blending theater-savvy jokes and sizzling satire, Gurney’s clever, edgy script bubbles far beyond the “middle-class comedies of manners” that fed the fame he pokes fun at. In Post Mortem, he also thoughtfully examines the role of drama in a world that seems to have little time left for it. Click to ORDER TICKETS ONLINE NOW “EFFECTIVE and DELIGHTFUL! Insight’s production capitalizes on the play’s strengths with thoughtful direction and a smart trio of actors. Nicholas brings liveliness and charm. . . Syglowski steals the show. . . a HILARIOUS highlight. CLEVER!” –Daily Variety “A DELIGHTFUL DIVERSION crammed full of fond, knowing theatrical references and SHARP, SATISFYING political barbs. Becker's heightened performance. . .Nicholas striking and nuanced . . . an absolutely hilarious Andrea Syglowski. . . tight pacing and smooth staging. .. PAYS OFF! Much fun is had by all as the TRIO OF STRONG PERFORMERS speaks -- and the playwright manages to move beyond one-liners to touch upon the nature of art. . . A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING.” –Backstage West “CLEVER! Charmingly ditzy! Gurney undercuts self-importance with self-deprecating wit. . . his shots at present-day politics . . . are DEFT AND ACCURATE. – Biting new work! Politically pointed. . . Intentionally hyperbolic. . . its indelible mark comes with LAUGHS.” –LA Times (2 writeups) “BRAVO! A compelling, slyly humorous, thought-provoking play. Under stylishly focused direction, a trio of fine perfromances explode! Riveting. . .excellent. . .very funny. An unusual story, beautifully performed. . . a “head trip” worthy of your time!” –Tolucan Times “FUN! An impassioned plea against Bush-era intolerance. . .eventually single-handedly rolls back the neocon ice age, ushering in a FEEL-GOOD EPOCH of political moderation. GURNEY'S GOOD!” –Mikulan, LA Weekly “HILARIOUS, DELIGHTFUL, OVER-THE-TOP! . . .Melds sharp political jabs, deft faith-based pokes, mind-twisting self-consciousness, irony, and hyperbole into. . . A COMEDY THAT’S TOLD ASLANT. . . A little ABSURD. . . The spoofing’s not transparent but that’s its CHARM!” –Scarborough, What The Butler Saw Cast: Anna Nicholas, Alan Becker, Andrea Syglowski. Stage Manager: Lara Nall. Sets: Jeff Rack. Costumes: Thomas Opitz Opens January 11, 2008. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm. 2106 Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake 90027 Running time approximately 75 minutes. Tickets $20 (Seniors, Students & Guilds: $18) Click to ORDER TICKETS ONLINE NOW or call 1-800-595-4849 Industry comps are available for accredited industry personnel: book online with discount keyword “industry” and bring accreditation to will call when you come to the show.
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