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Update #19: Seven Weeks of Sold Out Houses!
That's right - we sold out every performance of LA TOOL & DIE: LIVE! during our seven week run!
Sadly, we can't extend because of other shows booked in the theater, but we're looking into other venues as well.
As of today, almost all of the gifts have been mailed EXCEPT the jock straps. We're still waiting to get those from the sponsor, so any gifts that include the signed jock straps are still in process. We're going to wait and send the entire gift at once, and we anticipate that being this week.
All other gifts - If you haven't received what you chose when you donated to the project by next week, PLEASE let us know and we'll get it worked out. There are still a few of you that haven't answered our call for a mailing address, and we'll be trying to contact you again this week.
We'll also be posting photos from the production very soon!
Update #18: Cast/Crew photo
The show is going GREAT! We've sold out our first two weekends, and our presales for the rest of the run are really strong!
Here's a nice review we got from Stan Jenson of the OC Blade:
"L A TOOL AND DIE" is as close to a perfect satire as I've seen in a long time! Sure, there's plenty of manflesh flashing, but most important are the laughs, and writer/director Sean Abley has pulled out every device imagineable to keep those laughs coming. All eight actors tackle a multitude of roles, sometimes switching instantly before our eyes, and the props, costumes, and characters are choreographed to the nanosecond. Who ever guessed that fudgepacking could be hilarious? With any luck, "L A TOOL AND DIE" will become a late-night perennial in WeHo!
And here is a photo of our cast and crew!
Update #16: Jockstrap sponsor!
LA TOOL & DIE: LIVE! now has an official jockstrap sponsor!
665 Leather in West Hollywood!
They will be supplying all the jockstraps for the cast, as well as the ones we're sending out to those that chose the autographed jock from the cast!
Update #15: We did it!
THANK YOU for all your generous donations! We did it! $3000 raised for our production!
For those that chose gifts and/or tickets, we'll be in contact soon with more info, but in general - Amazon, the money "launderer", holds the funds for 14 days, and then it takes about 5 more days for it to be transferred to our account. At that point we'll be able to get the gifts you've chosen and send them out.
For those that chose tickets - some have already gotten ahold of us with dates they'd like to see the show. We'll be contacting ALL of you directly in the next week to confirm and/or get the dates you'd prefer.
Again, THANK YOU! We couldn't be more thrilled!
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An autographed photo of the L.A. TOOL AND DIE: LIVE! cast.
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An autographed photo of the L.A. TOOL AND DIE: LIVE! cast and an L.A. TOOL AND DIE: LIVE! keychain
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A classic white jockstrap autographed by the cast AND a cuddly LA TOOL AND DIE: LIVE! teddy bear.
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Dinner and drinks with the entire LA TOOL AND DIE cast before a performance, plus tickets to the show.
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Sean Abley is one of the founding members of the Factory Theater in Chicago. While there, he adapted the films CORPSE GRINDERS, REEFER MADNESS, and SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS for the stage, as well as writing the original plays BITCHES, ATTACK OF THE KILLER Bs, and NUCLEAR FAMILY. He also contributed to the ensemble-created works HOORAY!, SECOND CITY DIDN'T WANT US, OR, IS THERE A SPOT IN THE COMPANY FOR MY GIRLFRIEND?, and P, a comedy adaptation of the "P" volume of the encyclopedia.
Commissioned stage works include DR. FRANKINCENSE AND THE CHRISTMAS MONSTER (Write Act Repertory, Los Angeles), CAMP KILLSPREE (Bailiwick Repertory, Chicago), CONFESSIONS OF A MALE PINUP (Turnaround Theater, Chicago), THE RISE OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Virginia City Players, Virginia City, Montana. Published by Eldridge Plays and Musicals), and DRACULA'S DAUGHTERS: A FAMILY COMEDY (Virginia City Players. Published by Playscripts, Inc.). His latest, HORROR HIGH, has been published by Brooklyn Publishers, and the musical version, HORROR HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, will premiere June 2010.
As a screenwriter for both TV and film, Mr. Abley has written for the shows SO WEIRD (Disney Channel), SABRINA THE ANIMATED SERIES (ABC), DIGIMON and MEGA BABIES (both Fox Family) as well as several pilots including BENCH PRESSLY, THE WORLD'S STRONGEST PRIVATE DICK starring Bruce Campbell and Tim Curry. His produced screenplays include ROPE BURN, SOCKET, the upcoming WILDCAT ROAD, and all the video material for Rip Torn in the MEN IN BLACK: ALIEN ATTACK park attraction at Universal Studios, Florida.
ABOUT CELEBRATION THEATRE:
www.celebrationtheatre.com
Founded in 1982 by gay rights pioneer Chuck Rowland (also a founder of the Mattachine Society).
Mission: Celebration Theatre is a community of artists dedicated to presenting innovative, provocative and relevant work that examines the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer experience. We endeavor to challenge society's perception of this community and give a vibrant voice to its evolving identity.
Notable productions: NAKED BOYS SINGING, THE BALLAD OF LITTLE MIKEY, MEN ON TEH VERGE OF A HIS-PANIC BREAKDOWN, SHOPPING AND FUCKING, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, SIRENA: QUEEN OF THE TANGO, F*CKING MEN, STUPID KIDS, SISSYSTRATA, BEAUTIFUL THING, WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE: THE MUSICAL
