September 2011
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Best of 2010-2011!
We are thrilled with the news that Diving Normal won multiple honors from StageSceneLA’s annual Best Of awards:
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION, COMEDY-DRAMA
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION, COMEDY-DRAMA Neil H. Weiss
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE CAST PERFORMANCE, COMEDY-DRAMA Scotty Crowe, Philipp Karner, Carly Pope
SET DESIGNER OF THE YEAR Jeff McLaughlin
Big thanks to Steven and everyone at StageSceneLA!
November 2010
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this weekend is sold out!
Thank you everyone for the support - both shows this weekend are SOLD OUT. If you’d like to attend, please add your name to the wait-list - a few tickets may be released in the afternoon today and tomorrow. You will be notified immediately if there are any available seats.
What an incredible 5-week run - we’re looking forward to a great closing weekend. Thank you again!
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$10 Tickets for Tonight's Show!
We only have 9 tickets left for tonight’s performance (11/17)!
And we’re going to offer them for only $10 - just use promo code 410 here.
As of this writing, we only have 2 tickets left for Saturday (11/20) and Sunday (11/21) is going quickly.
See you all tonight!
**UPDATE** 4:00pm 11/17 Only 4 tickets left for tonight’s performance! Saturday is officially sold out, but there...
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Tickets Still Available for Our Last 3 Shows This...
Alas, this is our last week of Diving Normal.
Only 3 shows left - Wednesday (11/17), Saturday (11/20), and Sunday (11/21) - and tickets are still available.
We hope you can join us and help make our last few shows truly memorable.
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This weekend is completely sold out!
Tonight and Sunday’s shows are officially sold out! If you would still like to attend, you may add your name to the wait list to be notified of any cancellations or released tickets.
Tickets are still available for all three shows next week - reserve here or by calling 323-960-5521.
We hope to have a recap of tonight’s Talkback for you; we’ll post here and/or over on the...
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Only 6 Tickets Left for Tonight, November 12th!
…and only 6 tickets left for Sunday’s (11/14) performance. Get your tickets now.
We’re also happy to announce that we’re officially sold out for Saturday’s performance and talkback with Diving Normal’s writer, Ashlin Halfnight.
We look forward to seeing you!
UPDATE (Nov. 12, 11:45AM): Only 3 tickets left for tonight and 3 for Sunday’s performance. In...
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EXTENDED!
What a great weekend! Thanks to all of you who came out to see the show - we have some exciting news:
Because of the strong response to the play, we have been EXTENDED through November 21st, adding the following performances:
Wednesday, November 17th at 8pm
Saturday, November 20th at 8pm
Sunday, November 21st at 7pm
Tickets are available now for these shows.
Please note that there are...
Tonight's performance is sold out!
Tickets still available for Sunday night’s performance.
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October 2010
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IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE!
There will be no performance this Sunday, October 31st.
Instead, we are adding a FRIDAY NIGHT show on Friday, November 12th at 8PM. You can purchase your tickets by calling 323-960-5521 or visiting here.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Talkback with Playwright Ashlin Halfnight:...
We couldn’t be more excited about this. We will host our playwright, Ashlin Halfnight, for a talkback following the Saturday, November 13th performance. The cast and crew, after developing such a close bond with this story, are anxious to talk with Ashlin about the play. This will also provide the rare opportunity for our audience to hear and discuss the thoughts of the writer of Diving...
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“Diving Normal had such witty and intriguing dialogue, a fascinating premise,...”
– -Tony Frankel, Stage and Cinema
More reviews rolling in… Read the full review here.
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“WOW! …The production offers its able young cast of TV/film regulars the...”
– -Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
Another fantastic review of opening night. Read the full review here.
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Tickets still available for this weekend's shows!... →
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“This production is a fine example of a tight character driven play that focuses...”
– -ACCESSIBLY LIVE OFF-LINE
Our first review from Opening Night. See the full writeup here.
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Congratulations to Jeff! →
Congrats to our Set+Lighting Designer, Jeff McLaughin, for his 2010 Ovation Awards Nomination! Announced on Tuesday, Jeff was nominated in the Scenic Design (Large Theatre) category for his work on Grace & Glorie at The Colony Theatre Company. He won a 2009 Ovation Award for his Scenic Design for A Skull in Connemara at Theatre Tribe.
Click on the link above to see the entire list of...
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Original Score by The Newton Brothers
Composer group The Newton Brothers (Revolucion, The Mothman Prophecies, Rules of Attraction) will provide original score for our production. We’re thrilled to work with these guys and can’t wait to hear what they create for the show.
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September 2010
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Jeff McLaughlin Joins the Crew
We’re pleased to announce award-winning set designer Jeff McLaughlin will be building the set for Diving Normal. More about Jeff on our PRODUCTION page.
NBC's Outlaw Starring Carly Pope →
If you missed our very own Carly Pope on Wednesday’s sneak peek preview of Outlaw, you can catch her at their regularly scheduled time tonight, Friday, September 17th at 10/9c on NBC.
Congrats Carly!
Thank you!
That was fun!
Thank you everyone for coming out to The Standard last night and showing your support. We are so incredibly grateful. We couldn’t be more excited to share the play with you. We’ll certainly keep you updated throughout this entire experience.
See you opening night!
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Welcome, LJ.
We are pleased to announce Laura Jean Salerno has been cast as the understudy for the role of Dana. Laura will star in the October 27th, November 3rd, and November 10th performances.
August 2010
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“…the way [Halfnight] builds on the loneliness of each character makes the end...”
– -New Theatre Corps
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“… Halfnight distinguishes himself by constantly surprising us and constantly...”
– -NYTE’s anthology, “Plays and Playwrights 2007”
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DIVING NORMAL OPENS OCTOBER 20
We are pleased to announce the West Coast Premiere of DIVING NORMAL, written by Ashlin Halfnight…
This edgy and explosive comedic drama explores friendship and love between three twenty-somethings as they swim from stability to recklessness, and back again, in a time ruled by temptation and indifference. Their dark histories of abandonment, accident, and sexual deviation surface as they...
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