Circle X Theatre
Formation | 1996 |
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Type | Theatre group |
Website | www.circlextheatre.org |
Circle X is an award winning not-for-profit ensemble theatre company located in Hollywood, California. Circle X's productions have been described by critics as "refreshingly original and imaginative" and "consistently stellar".[1][2][3]
Overview
Circle X is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which is staffed by volunteers. Circle X was founded in 1996 by seven artists and to date has produced 27 plays in the Los Angeles area.[2] Circle X's current artistic director is Tim Wright.
Circle X is part of the Los Angeles 99-Seat Equity Waiver theatre community, a group of theatres that may employ members of the Actors' Equity Association without paying them union wages. Similar theatres include Sacred Fools Theater Company and The Actors' Gang. They produce out of Atwater Village Theatre along with Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA.
Awards and Nominations
Awards | Production | Nominations | Wins | Notes |
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2009 Ovation Awards | Battle Hymn | 2 | 0 | |
2013 Ovation Awards | Bad Apples! | 6 | 2 | Won for Book for an Original Musical and Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical |
Production history
2008/2009
- Battle Hymn - By Jim Leonard, directed by John Langs
2007/2008
- The Flu Season - By Will Eno, directed by Jonathan Westerberg
- Love Loves a Pornographer - By Jeff Goode, directed by Jillian Armenante a[›]
2006/2007
- Eurydice - By Sarah Ruhl, directed by John Langs
- 365 Days/365 Plays: Week 19 - By Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Tom Elliot, Pete Friedrich, David Paul Wichert, Lisa Szolovits and Jamey Hood
2005/2006
- The Brothers Karamazov - Adapted by Anthony Clarvoe, directed by John Langs
- The Bigger Man - By Sam Marks, directed by David Vegh a[›]
2004
- Sperm - By Tom Jacobson, directed by Tim Wright and Tara Flynn a[›]
- King Henry IV Part 1 - By William Shakespeare, Directed by Tara Flynn (in association with Shakespeare Festival Los Angeles).
- You Are Here - By Anthony Backman, Kevin Fabian, Holly Gabrielson, Jennifer A. Skinner & Doug Sutherland a[›]b[›]
- At Play in the Valley of the Shadow of Chet - By Clown Corn Messiah, directed by Chuck Harpera[›]b[›]
2003
- Marley's Ghost - By Jeff Goode, directed by Matthew Bretz
2002
- Laura Comstock’s Bag-Punching Dog - By Jillian Armenante, Alice Dodd & Chris Jeffries, directed by Jillian Armenantea[›]
- An American Book of the Dead – The Game Show - By Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide and Jonathan Westerberga[›]
- ElectroPuss - By Trista Baldwin, directed by Paula Goldberga[›]
2001
- Dirigible - By Dan Dietz, directed by Debbie Falb
- Grendel - By John Gardner, adapted by Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide
- Schadenfreude - By Carlos A. Murillo, directed by Jonathan Westerberga[›]
- Edward II - By Bertolt Brecht, directed by Michael Michetti
2000
- The Veil Plays - By Karen Hartman, directed by Julia Hamilton a[›]
- In Flagrante Gothicto - By Alice Dodd & Jillian Armenante, directed by Jillian Armenantea[›]
- Fathers & Sons - By Ivan Turgenev, adapted by Brian Senter, directed by Michael Jaegera[›]
1999
- Louis Slotin Sonata - By Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide and Jonathan Westerberga[›]
- Beatrice - By Suzanne Maynard, directed by Michael Michettia[›]
- Show and Tell - By Anthony Clarvoe, directed by Luck Hari
- In the Sherman Family Wax Museum - By Alexander Woo, directed by Wade McIntyre
1998
- Texarkana Waltz - By Louis Broome, directed by Allison Narvera[›]
- The Rover - By Aphra Behn, directed by Michael Michetti
- Great Men of Science Nos. 21 & 22 - By Glen Berger, directed by Jillian Armenantea[›]
1997
- The Eight - By Jeff Goode, directed by Richard Augustine
- City* - By Scott Organ, directed by Martha McFarlanda[›]
1996
- The Eight - By Jeff Goode, directed by John Lovick
Notable Alums
- Michaela Watkins
- Jillian Armenante
- Brian Sidney Bembridge
- Jeff Goode
- Joel McHale
- Bob Clendenin
- Connor Trinneer
- John Getz
Notes and references
- ↑ la.com Review
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LA Drama Critics Circle 2000 - 2002 Season
- ↑ MyFox Los AngelesEleven years later, they have become one of the most critically celebrated and best-loved small theatres in Los Angeles, known for their "refreshingly original and imaginative" production aesthetic (LA Times).