Artist rendering of Antaeus Theatre New Home (Photo – antaeus.org).
Antaeus Theatre Company’s process of transferring to new digs in the City of Glendale is underway.
The vacant storefront at 110 E. Broadway is currently under construction to be converted into a multi-theater performing arts center, with all the framing, plumbing, electrical and the lighting grids for the site’s two theaters already complete. When finished, the new venue will house an 80-seat theater and a 45-seat “black box,” as well as a lobby gallery and a classics library.
Executive Director Ana Rose O’Halloran said:
It’s so exciting to watch the space come together. As is often, though, par for the course with large construction projects, it’s taking just a little longer than we’d hoped. For that reason, we’ve made the audience-friendly decision to move our opening out of the busy holiday season and into January.
New schedule
The inaugural season’s schedule in the new space will be as follows:
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, will kick off the new year on Jan. 26, 2017 and run through March 12. - Native Son (Southern California premiere)
Adapted by Nambi E. Kelley from Richard Wright’s iconic novel about oppression, freedom and justice, will open on April 27, 2017 and run through June 11. - As You Like It
William Shakespeare’s gender-bending romantic comedy, will open on July 27, 2017 and run through Sept. 10.
Antaeus is a cooperative theater ensemble founded to empower the actor and to bring classical theater to Southern California. The company exists to create a family of artists and audiences and is dedicated to exploring stories with enduring themes. Taking their company name from the Titan who gained strength by touching the Earth, Antaeus members — many of whom are familiar to film and television audiences — regain their creative strength by returning to the wellspring of their craft: live theater. Members of the company span a wide range of age, ethnicity and experience; they have performed on Broadway, at major regional theaters across the country, in film, television and on local stages, and are the recipients of numerous accolades and awards. Audiences, who never see an understudy due to Antaeus’ trademark “partner casting,” frequently return to see the same play in the hands of an equally excellent but very different set of actors.
Leave a Reply