Compleat Female Stage Beauty May 13, 2008

COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY runs April 26-June 1, 2008 at ROGUE MACHINE in Theatre Theater, 5041 Pico Blvd., LA, CA 90019. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 3 pm. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased by calling (323) 960-7726 or at www.roguemachinetheatre.com

When women were men…on the stages of England, Edward Kynaston reigned as the most celebrated leading lady. His exquisite portrayals of Shakespeare’s famous females brought him celebrity and love at the start of the Restoration. Then, a real woman named Margaret Hughes stepped on stage to steal his glory. King Charles II decreed a new law and Kynaston’s splendor soon changed to squalor. His livelihood and self image wavered on the brink of destruction until…revenge and a stunning turn of events persuaded him to take the stage once more.
Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher has become one of the most prolific and frequently produced playwrights in the Unites States. His best known stage works include Three Viewings, Scotland Road, Korczak’s Children, Work Song, and Lucky Duck, with adaptations for The Turn of the Screw, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Murder by Poe. Among his screenplays are Boys Don’t Cry, and Casanova. He wrote the book for the Broadway musical Never Gonna Dance, based on the Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers film Swingtime. A multi-award winner and four-time participant at the O’Neill Playwrights Conference, he is a member of the Dramatists Guild, New Dramatists, The Playwrights’ Center, and the WGA.

Official Website: http://www.roguemachinetheatre.com