Richard Parker, an acclaimed new play by Welsh playwright Owen Thomas will have its U.S. premiere at this summer’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 11th-22nd at the Open Fist Theater and the Theater of Note in Hollywood.
The play explores the intersection of fate and coincidence. Two men travelling on a boat find themselves thrown together. A conversation ensues, quickly revealing the two men as being irrevocably linked. Over the course of the piece the two men outline their contrasting world views and find themselves each having to defend their viewpoint from attack as the play builds to an unexpected and powerful denouement.
This darkly comic play, featuring “A clever script boosted by compelling performances” (The Scotsman), is “a slick, professional, and well-rehearsed piece . . . with robust and accomplished performances and spot-on direction that . . . toes the perfect line between creepy and funny” (Fringe Review).
Richard Parker began life as a 20 minute piece in an evening of new writing called Zufall at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, Wales. The reception was so positive that playwright Thomas, was subsequently commissioned by the 3D Theatre Company to develop the piece into this hour long show, which has performed to sell out audiences across the UK, including a celebrated production at the Edinburgh Fringe last August.
The Open Fist Theater is located at 6209 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 and the Theater of NOTE is located at1517 N. Cahuenga Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028. Tickets are priced at just $10.
For more details, tickets and performance times, call the box office at (323) 455-4585 or go to www.hollywoodfringe.org
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