A Lie of the Mind
 Opens October 27th, 2005 Runs Thursday-Sunday General Admission $15 Or $20 cash only at the door The Flight Theatre at The Complex 6472 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038 Street Parking and Valet Parking |
Told in three acts set in the gritty American West, the story alternates between two families after a severe incident of spousal abuse leaves all their lives altered until the final collision at an isolated cabin. The two families, one composed of Baylor, Meg, Beth, and Mike, the other composed of Lorraine, Sally, Frankie, and Jake are connected by the marriage of Jake and Beth, whose beating and subsequent hospitalization at the hands of Jake initiates the beginning of the play. Exploring family dysfunction and the nature of love, the play follows Jake as he searches for meaning after Beth, and her family, as they struggle with Beth’s brain damage. |
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Starring Jason Weisgerber as Jake Jamison Driskill as Frankie Veronique Ory as Beth Jonathan Frappier as Mike Trudy Forbes as Lorraine Rachael Lyerla as Sally James Storm as Baylor Pamela Clay as Meg Director: Charlotte Gulezian Production Stage Manager: Kevin Jordan Lighting Design: Michael Bergfeld Properties Master: Onkeo Ratanaphom Sound Design: John Bobek and Rob Liscome Casting Director: Stephen Snyder, JS Snyder & Assoc Postcard Design: Jeremy Asher |
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“The people presented by author Sam Shepard are not the kind of people you want to know. To call them dysfunctional is definitely one step up, and the actors do a marvelous job bringing out the worst of the worst. If Sergio Leone hadn’t used the title, Sam could have called it “The Good, the Bad – and the Ugly” and if he forgot to use the word Good not much would change. Definitely another strongly carved notch on the winner’s belt of Athena Theatre.” – ReviewPlays.com
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