By Daily Press staff
Larry Dean Harris’ “The Prodigal Father,” a comedic drama of a gay man’s struggle to understand his Alzheimer’s-stricken father who comes to live with him, will be presented as a staged reading on March 15.
The new play will be presented at 8 p.m. at the Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 Second St., between Rose and Marine, just off Main Street in Santa Monica. The reading is free and open to the public. A reception with food and refreshments follows.
“Prodigal Father” is the second in Playwrights 6’s 2006 staged reading series, dubbed “Play Night with the Playwright.” Playwrights 6 is the critically acclaimed and only playwright-managed theater company in Los Angeles.
Harris is an L.A. Weekly Best Playwriting nominee for his second play, “Bible Stories.” His first play, “Inverted Pyramid,” was a winner in the Midwest Playwrights Festival and named Best Original Play and Best Drama of the Year by the Ann Arbor News. His fourth play, “Like an Old Song,” was named Best Gay- Themed Play of the Year by Backstage West. His new musical with collaborator Mark Winkler, “Play it Cool,” will make its world premiere at Celebration Theatre in Hollywood in June 2006. His essays are frequently published on the online literary site FreshYarn.com.
Founded in 1999, Playwrights 6 is the only playwright-managed theater company in Los Angeles. In its short history, Playwrights 6 productions have earned several L.A. Weekly Theatre Award nominations and Backstage West Garland Award honorary mentions. Playwrights 6 productions have also made several “Critics Top 10” lists and garnered several “Critic’s Picks.” For information, call (323) 860-6625. Laughing out loud can be magic
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 10, 2006. Read the original PDF.