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“Dog Sees God” …entertains, moves, and provokes thought, thanks to an octet of talented young actors and Royal’s perceptive script… becomes much more than just a funny and often raunchy comic gem. It is that, indeed, but in Royal’s perceptive script, it is also a touching love story, a look at the causes of homophobia, and a plea for acceptance.”
“As CB, Timothy Miller is almost too red-headed charismatic to be the Sad Sack Charlie we know so well, but his is a performance that starts strong and grows stronger as the play progresses. Heart-on-his-sleeve sincere and utterly endearing, Miller is absolutely convincing as a teen alternately confused and elated by the unexpected discovery of feelings for the last person he’d expect to fall for. By the time the play’s final ten minutes roll around, the overwhelming pain and regret CB feels about what he did and what he didn’t do are so real that they are not easily shaken at curtain calls. This is powerful, deeply moving work.”
“Carlo Maghirang is a sweetly touching (and believable) Beethoven, and he does his own piano playing! Another standout is Alyssa Carter, hilarious as CB’s outlandish sister. (When Carter performs sis’s one-girl show, Cocooning Into Platypus, about a caterpillar who longs to metamorphose into a platypus instead of a butterfly, an off-off-off Broadway star is born.) Emily Lehrer is funny and quirky as Van’s institutionalized sister.
The rest of Cortez’s cast all have their good moments. Paul Dietz reveals a Matt whose homophobia may come from his own repressed feelings for CB. Matthew J. Middleton gets laughs every time he tries to speak with his lungs full of pot. The more over-the-top they are, the more amusing Crystal Castillo and Katherine Ko are as Tricia and Marcy.
“Ultimately, in the immortal words of The Who, these kids are alright, and they and their director all deserve major props for their work, their dedication to the project, and their initiative in bringing their LAVC production to a larger audience. I can’t imagine anyone with a heart not ending up moved by this production.”
Steven Stanley- StageSceneLA.com
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Congrats to the cast and crew of “Dog Sees God” on a fabulous opening night July 17th 2009. Pics to come!
Filed under: 1 | Tags: Alyssa Carter, Bert V. Royal, Bert V. Royal writer, Carlo Maghirang, Courtnie DiPiazza, Crystal Castillo, Cullen Pinney, Danielle DeMasters, Dog Sees God, Emily Lehrer, Jon Cortez director, Katherine Ko, Matthew L. Middleton, Nick Huff, NoHo Arts District, North Hollywood, Paul Dietz, Secret Rose Theater, Simon Daniel Lees, Tiffany A. Jordon, Timothy Miller
Cast for “Dog Sees God- Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” by Bert V. Royal at Secret Rose Theater has been announced. Directed and produced by Jon Cortez for Secret Rose Theater and opening July 17th for a six week run, the cast is as follows:
Cast:
CB: Timothy Miller
Beethoven:Carlo Maghirang
Matt: Paul Dietz
CB’s Sister: Alyssa Carter
Van: Matthew L. Middleton
Tricia: Crystal Castillo
Marcie: Katherine Ko
Van’s Sister/Frieda: Emily Lehrer
Understudies:
CB: Simon Daniel Lees, Matt: Nick Huff, CB’s Sister: Emily Lehrer
Van: Cullen Pinney, Tricia: Tiffany A. Jordan,
Van’s Sister/Frieda and Marcie: Courtnie DiPiazza
Stage Manager: Danielle DeMasters
Lighting Designer: Cullen Pinney
Light Board Operator: Jason Henderson
House Manager and Costumes: Amanda Yollin
Assistant House Manager and Sound: Sean Schwartz
Artistic Director for the Secret Rose Theater: Mike Rademaekers
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The cast, director and team behind “Dog Sees God” was at LA Pride/ CSW along with the West Coast Singers promoting the show and talking to the crowd. Hope you all had a great time, we sure did! We enjoyed chatting you up and getting some phone numbers! See ya at the show starting July 17th! And check out our Facebook page for pics of the cast and their adventures over the weekend, and become a fan of ours while you are there!
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Cast penciled in for ‘Easy A’
Lisa Kudrow, others join Screen Gems comedy
By MICHAEL FLEMING
Screen Gems has set Lisa Kudrow, Alyson Machalka, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley (“Gossip Girl”), Cam Gigandet (“Twilight”), Malcolm McDowell and Daniel Byrd to join Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes in “Easy A,” the Will Gluck-directed comedy that begins production June 9.
Stone plays a high school student who, after being ostracized by a false rumor she’s loose, uses the rumor mill to her advantage, pitting puritanical students and teachers against their liberal counterparts.
Pic was scripted by playwright of “Dog Sees God- Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead”, Bert V. Royal, who weaves the plight of “The Scarlet Letter” heroine Hester Prynne into a parallel storyline to what the “Easy A” protagonist endures.
Zanne Devine and Gluck are producing.