Monday, April 25, 2011

Life in the Park- World Premiere in Atlanta

June 3– June 26, 2011
Wednesday‐Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday‐Sunday at 2:30 p.m.


$42-$56

Making
 its
 world
 premiere
 in
 Atlanta
 this
 June,
 Life
 in
 the
 Park
 is
 a
 new
 work
 of
 genius
 in
 the
 genre
 of
 musical
 plays.
 It’s
 the
 timely
 story
 of
 Humphrey
 and
 Constance
 (a
 homeless
 man
 and
 woman)
 and
 the
 people
 they
 encounter
 in
 their
 lives
 as
 they
 endure
 another
 winter
 in
 a
 city
 park.


Audiences
 will
 experience
 an
 emotion‐filled
 journey
 from
 laughter
 to
 heartfelt
 moments,
 the
 experience
 of
 life
 in
 the
 park.
 Opening
 June
 3
 at
 the
 14th
 Street
 Playhouse,
 Life
 in
 the
 Park
 runs
 through
 June
 26
 with
 a
 possible
 extension
 until
 July17.


Written
 by
 Gary
 W.
 Heath
 and
 directed
 by
 Atlanta
 native
 Allen
 Worthy,
 Life
 in
 the
 Park
 offers
 audiences
 an
 up‐close
 personal
 look
 into
 homelessness
 not
 seen
 in
 the
 typical
 representation
 of
 this
 all‐too‐possible
 condition.
 Heath
 has
 taken
 the
 situation
 of
 the
 two
 main
 characters
 and
 mixed
 it
 with
 music
 to
 expose
 the
 inner
 emotions 
of 
Humphrey,
 Constance 
and
 their 
acquaintances.


Taking 
place 
during 
one
 day,
 this
 story
 is
 of
 every
 man
 in
 any
 unexpected
 or
 unavoidable
 condition
 that
 could
 affect
 any
 individual
 in
 his
 or
 her
 lifetime.
 The
 show
 is
 highly
 theatrical
 even
 as
 it 
entertains
 with
remarkable 
musical 
numbers.

 


Life
 in
 the
 Park
 was
 showcased
 to
 the
 public
 in
 a
 professional
 staged
 reading
 under
 the
 Actors
 Equity
 Backers
 Audition
 Code
 at
 the
 famed
 Stella
 Adler
 Theatre
 in
 Hollywood, 
California 
with 
extremely
 positive
response 
from
 the
 audience.
 Director
 Worthy
 is
 thrilled
 to
 debut
 the
 production
 in
 front
 of
 an
 Atlanta
 audience.
 He
 graduated 
from 
North
 Atlanta 
High 
School 
Center 
for 
the 
Arts 
before 
moving 
to 
New
 York
 City
 to
 attend
 the
 American
 Academy
 of
 Dramatic
 Arts
 and
 pursue
 a
 career
 in
 theatre.
 Heath
 and
 Worthy
 previously
 partnered
 on
 Ginger
 and
 ME
 and
 Speakeasy.


Following 
its
 Atlanta
 run, 
Life 
in
 the
 Park 
will
 head
 to
 San 
Diego
 in 
August.



14th Street Playhouse
173 14th Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
404‐733‐5000



Source:  www.14thstplayhouse.org


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