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The Guys
Each year Actors Art Theatre offers Actors Labs to it's collective of artists so they can explore the works of great authors, new and classic. This year, we are pleased to delve into the gorgeous words of Anne Nelson. "The Guys" was commissioned by The Flea in NYC and since it's debut has been performed by a roster of talented stars.
Jolene Adams directs Aaron Cash and herself in this beautiful play about Nick, a fire captain, who is finding it impossible to write the eulogies for the men he lost in 9/11. Joan, an editor, volunteers to help him, and we watch this unlikely pair help each other through the trauma of the attacks through the gift of words, the beauty of craft and the relief of humor.
THE GUYS is based on a true story.
"a straight from-the-gut beautifully written two-hander...laughter is heard as often as sobs."
Curtain Up
"The kind quiet hybrid that the situation and the times an era of a million pithy sound bites, booming rhetoric, and the numbing repetition of the CNN loop that followed the attacks seemed to demand A small jewel of a play." The Chicago Tribune
"Ms. Nelson play gives credible and powerful voice to a very specific kind of pain perhaps the keenest message to emerge from THE GUYS is the assertion that writers and actors have a serious role to play in a grieving society."
The New York Times
A courageous and riveting... play that tackles the horror of September 11th with an intimacy that both unsettling and healing."
The Christian Science Monitor
Aaron Cash, originally from Brisbane, Australia, started dancing with Clarrissa Hill. Then won a scholarship to study at Ross Coleman's performing arts school. He is a classically trained multi-talented performer and one of the original Tap Dogs. Early in his career world renowned choreographer Kenny Ortega (Dirty Dancing, High School Musical, and Michael Jackson's 'This Is It') cast Aaron in Cher's Love Hurts Tour. This opportunity culminated in an impressive 10-year touring relationship as one of Cher's lead dancers. His amazing talent drew the attention of many high-profile artists in the industry. In the early 1990's, Twyla Tharp hand-picked Aaron to become her personal Pas de Deux partner and the legendary Mikhail Baryshnikov added Aaron to the Tharp, Baryshnikov world tour.
As a choreographer and performer he is highly sought after the world over. He also created MODS (Masters of Dance Seminar) held at the prestigious Pyramid at California State University, Long Beach and danced as a soloist in the role of the Matador for the Los Angeles Opera's production of La Traviata starring world-renowned soprano Rene Fleming.
His work in theater include the Full Monty, Jive Junkys, Rasputin, and Singing in the Rain, to being the face of Johnny Walker's worldwide advertising campaign Human - Keep Walking. Cash is co-creator, co-choreographer of Ballet Revolucion.
Aaron is currently a judge on "So You Think You Can Dance" in Australia.
Jolene Adams is the artistic director of Actors Art Theatre and has produced/directed over 50 productions. She developed and co-starred in the long running, six Drama-Logue Award winning "Adam and Eva Marie" at AAT and produced, developed and directed the Ovation Award nominated hit, "Boiler Room" by Dan Fante at both AAT in LA & The Pantheon in NYC (selected as one of the most notable plays of the year by the LA Times). Jolene starred as 'Dolores' in the critically acclaimed, world premiere of Edward Allen Baker's CRYING ROCKS at The Laurelgrove Theatre directed by Jack Heller and 'Gretty' in GRETTY GOOD TIME at The Falcon Theatre, directed by Joe Regalbuto. She was in David Lee Miller's "My Suicide" with Joe Mantegna and Mariel Hemingway. In addition to Emmy Award winning comic, Mike Dugan's "Men Fake Foreplay," (currently on a US tour)Jolene has directed and developed numerous solo plays including award winning comic, Cathy Ladman's "Scardeypants" (for HBO Independent Productions). She is developing"Self Help Comedy Hour" with Emmy Award Winning actor/writer/comic, Ed Crasnick, the docu-reality show "Grady's Road To Nirvana" and has two screenplays in pre-production. She is featured in Larry Silverberg's book, "Guide To Qualified Acting Coaches," Daisy Nystul's book "Interactive Theatre" and taught for the NYU Theatre Program at the Harold Clurman Theatre in NYC. "The Boarder", her film directorial debut, has garnered Best Narrative Feature awards and Best Director awards at the Women's Independent Film Festival and The LA/NY International Film Festival.
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6128 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
United States
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