SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT:
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT
(AS TOLD BY HIMSELF)
This family-friendly adventure tale at the Geffen Playhouse stars award-winning actor Gregory Itzin, best known for his role as President Charles Logan on the TV show “24.”
In Shipwrecked, Itzin wows the audience in a commanding performance as adventurer Louis de Rougemont, a real life storyteller who captivated Victorian England with his incredible tales of survival that were published in The Wide World Magazine.
Other characters in De Rougemont’s adventures include his mother, his faithful dog, a crusty sea captain and some spear-wielding aborigines—all played by the versatile Melody Butiu and Michael Daniel. Daniel gets to show lots of tongue, but don’t worry—it’s canine tongue! Every time he impishly becomes Bruno the pooch and lovingly snuggles up to his master to lick him, the audience howls.
Director Bart DeLorenzo’s staging is dramatic and magical; it’s filled with adventure, style and excitement as well as unique lighting and sound effects, which the actors themselves create right in front of us! Under all the fun, there’s a timeless theme about truth, storytelling, and the meaning of celebrity.
Shipwrecked! An Entertainment was written by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies, who was commissioned to develop it for the South Coast Repertory. The
production runs at the Geffen Playhouse until Sunday, July 27, 2008.
Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles (Westwood), CA 90024
310.208.5454
www.geffenplayhouse.com
Performances: Tuesdays thru Sundays; June 25, 2008 –July 27, 2008
Tickets ($35 to $79) are on sale now at the Geffen Playhouse box office, online at GeffenPlayhouse.com, via credit card phone order at 310.208.5454, at all Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling Ticketmaster at 213.365.3500.
Student rush tickets are available one hour prior to curtain for $15.
Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles (Westwood), CA 90024
310.208.5454
www.geffenplayhouse.com
