Carnage, A Comedy February 28, 2008

The Actors' Gang revives its 1987 hit production, a raucous satire about the state of religion in America that follows the ridiculous pilgrimage and ultimate demise of televangelist Cotton Slocum. The play's twisted world is rife with survivalists, mercenaries, righteous bunnies, bloody yuppies and ministers calling men to arms.

"Carnage lays waste to zealots of every stripe," wrote the Los Angeles Times. "It's as rude and as mocking as something Aristophanes might have knocked off... as American as a crushed can of Coors [with] the eerie sense of a Japanese ghost play."

Performances take place Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 3 pm, January 24 through March 29. Tickets are $25.00 Friday through Sunday, except opening night (Saturday, February 2) for which tickets are $75.00 and include a catered post-show reception with the cast; $20.00.for students and seniors; and $15.00 for previews (January 24 through February 1). All Thursday evening performances are Pay-What-You-Can.

The Actors' Gang is located in the Ivy Substation at 9070 Venice Boulevard (near the intersection of Culver and Venice Blvds.) in Culver City. Two hours free parking is available throughout downtown Culver City; the Ince Parking Lot (corner of Culver and Ince) is directly across the street from the theater. For reservations and information, call The Actors' Gang Box Office at 310-838-GANG (310-838-4264) or go to www.theactorsgang.com.