- By KEN WERTHER
You’re inside a tent, Moroccan feel to the place. Camels and sand outside. Most importantly, you’re inside a brand-new gift card shop at an outpost somewhere in an exotic and out-of-reach twilight zone. The merchandise is all hand-made. Careful not to knock anything over! Meanwhile, the manager and his one and only customer argue over past lives, over cinema history, over what is and what is not.
Sound intriguing? Welcome to Watermarks (A Fugue), a new play at Theatre West this month. Written by Abbott Alexander and directed by Marco Rivera, the cast features Abbott Alexander, Briana Burnside, Helen Floersh, Scottie Nevil, and Steve Nevil. Psychological forces play against each other in this slapstick dramedy about resurrection, double meanings, puzzles, and cultural associations. Combined glances, gestures, and touch create a feeling of unity with all things.
Playwright-actor Abbott Alexander appeared on television in the daytime dramas Lovers and Friends and For Richer, For Poorer. He is an LA Drama Critics Circle Award-nominee, LA Weekly Award-winner, and two-time Valley Theatre Awards-winner. Director Marco Rivera is a UCLA directing and dramaturgy alumnus. His theatre credits include Just Like Us with UCLA Latinx Theatre Comunión, the US premieres of Lope De Vega’s Women and Servants, Dea Loher’s Life on Praça Roosevelt, and the West Coast premiere of The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell. There are only six performances (February 14–23) so get your tickets while you still can!
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