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Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence in the 1930 production of Private Lives -
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Stasha Surdyke and Lenny Von Dohren star in PRIVATE LIVES -
- Stasha Surdyke and Lenny Von Dohren star in PRIVATE LIVES
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Lenny Von Dohlen and Stasha Surdyke star in PRIVATE LIVES -
- Lenny Von Dohlen and Stasha Surdyke star in PRIVATE LIVES
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BURBANK, CA – “Devastatingly funny.” “An iridescent bubble of a play.” “Something to go silly over.” “All but continuous laughter.”
Those are just a few of the accolades heaped upon the original 1930 production of Noël Coward’s classic comedy Private Lives. Now, modern audiences can once again enjoy Coward’s clever comedy when Table for Two Productions presents Private Lives February 16 – March 25, 2012 at GTC Burbank. The play is directed by Jules Aaron. Cast will be announced soon.
Coward’s comedic genius is on full display in Private Lives, which follows the saga of perpetually dueling lovers Amanda and Elyot, two divorcees who unwittingly book adjoining rooms while honeymooning with their new spouses. They soon realize the folly of their new marriages and impulsively flee together to Paris, only to be caught days later by their jilted spouses. This stylish, savvy and still-timely comedy is loaded with pointed barbs about modern romance and the people we can't live with—or without.
Written in 1930, the original London production of Private Lives starred Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, Adrianne Allen and Laurence Olivier. A Broadway production followed in 1931. The play has been revived several times on Broadway (including a memorable 1983 production that starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton), and has been produced in theaters around the world.
“This professional production of Private Lives is the first time in 10 years that the play has been staged in the Los Angeles/Burbank area,” notes Stasha Surdyke, co-founder of Table for Two productions and the producer of Private Lives. “Another production of Private Lives recently closed on Broadway. Now, local audiences can enjoy our version without making the trek to the Big Apple.”
Tickets are $20 - $34.50 per person, and are on sale now. Call (323) 960-7738 or visit www.Plays411.com/PrivateLives. A limited number of VIP packages will be available. For more details, visit www.Table4Two-PrivateLives.com.
ABOUT TABLE FOR TWO PRODUCTIONS
Table for Two Productions was founded by Stasha Surdyke and Christopher Trela to create and host theatrical & culinary fundraising events for arts organizations, as well as present professionally produced plays in venues throughout Southern California. Christopher and Stasha co-write the Table for Two dining column in the Newport Beach Independent, and they are the co-editors of Coastal Food and Wine, a website devoted to covering epicurean experiences along the coast of So Cal.
Producer Stasha Surdyke is an Ovation-nominated actress who has appeared in numerous commercials, films, television shows and theatrical productions throughout Southern California. A graduate of University of Washington’s School of Drama, she was one of eighteen students accepted into the school’s prestigious two-year Suzuki program and received her BA in Drama and a minor in Communications from UW. Stasha is a proud member of Actor’s Equity and Screen Actors Guild.
She was nominated for a 2011 Women in Business Award by the Orange County Business Journal for successfully launching Coastal Food and Wine, a print/web/social media-based publishing business. She is a member of the Southern California Restaurant Writers Association, Orange County Press Club, and the Noel Coward Society.
Stasha oversees media relations and other creative services for the boutique PR agency, ArtsPR. Stasha designed the award-winning press kit for Laguna Playhouse’s production of The Second City: Can You Be More Pacific? which won a 2011 PROTOS Award of Excellence.
Twice nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year by the Orange County Business Journal, Christopher Trela is the owner and president of ArtsPR, a boutique PR agency that specializes in public relations services for arts organizations. Current clients include The Laguna Playhouse, Irvine Barclay Theatre, Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Festival Ballet Theatre, Chance Theater, The Queen’s Gallery/MUZEO, Costa Mesa Playhouse, Young Singers of OC, and Classical Mystery Tour (a Beatles tribute band that performs with orchestras around the world). Christopher is also the founder of New Voices Playwrights Workshop, and has written plays that have been produced at venues throughout Orange County, Los Angeles and New York. In 1998 The Daily Pilot newspaper named him “Man of the Year in Theater.”
Christopher is President of the Orange County Press Club, serves as an Arts Commissioner for the City of Newport Beach, and is an Adjunct Professor of Public Relations at Chapman University. Christopher is a member of the Public Relations Society of America.
ABOUT GROVE THEATER CENTER
Nestled in the George Izay Park in Central Burbank, GTC Burbank’s venue is an attractive, comfortable and intimate theater. This 98-seat state-of-the-art theater offers seats that are never more the 30 feet from the stage. GTC Burbank is located at 1111-B West Olive Ave, Burbank CA, 91506. Private Lives is a Guest Production at GTC Burbank. For more information on GTC Burbank, go to www.gtc.org.