Looking For Trouble

Written by: Simone Cook, Brian Lennon, Tom Martin and Alan Ball

Directed by: Kerrie Keane

Featuring: Jessica Wright, Danny Junod, Carlo Serna, Brett Holland, Steve Rifkin, Angelina Leaf, Simone Cook, Cicero Salmon and Keith Robinson

Location: The Lost Studio 130 S. La Brea Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036

Run: April 9-May 2, 2010

“Looking for Trouble” investigates the seemingly universal fear we have of change. Within the five plays in “Looking for Trouble” there are characters seeking change, and there are characters who will have change thrust upon them. Some will win change in their lives, and others will not.This tension between our instinct and curiosity for change and our resistance to it is the energy of these new One Acts.

 Love and War by Simone Cook (White Buffalo member) A couple battles for love, but will their pride keep them from winning?

Ruth by Brian Lennon A tale of sibling rivalry and sacrifice. (Work shopped and developed by White Buffalo)

Resin by Brian Lennon When we dare to share a table with a stranger, we never know what we are asking for. (developed by White Buffalo)

Satiety by Tom Martin and Brian Lennon What havoc will Julian wreak before he summons the courage to ask for what he wants? (Originally written for a man and a woman, Resin was work shopped by White Buffalo and developed for 2 men.)

The M Word by Alan Ball A corporate man and woman negotiate the terms of their upcoming marriage. (Oscar winning writier of American Beauty, Alan Ball is the creator of 6 Feet Under and True Blood)

• LA Weekly says Go! by Neal Weaver, LA Weekly  full review

  These five clever one-acts are stylishly directed by Kerrie Keane: "Resin," by Brian Lennon, the most substantial work, is a Strindbergian tale of longtime gay lovers (Carlo Serna and Brett Holland) who are at war because each is determined to impose his own definition on their relationship. In "Satiety," by Lennon and Tom Martin, a garrulous young man (Danny Junod) encounters a loony, possibly homicidal young woman (Jessica Wright) in an airport restaurant...

• Nominated for LA Weekly Annual Theatre Awards 2010, LA Weekly  full review

  Best Comedy Ensemble

  Best One Act Performance