Falcon Theatre presents the west coast premiere of Dissonance, written by Damian Lanigan and directed by Crispin Whittell. This clever and touching show stars Daniel Gerroll (Sex and the City, Burn Notice), Skip Pipo (Equus), Peter Larney (The Violet Hour), Elizabeth Schmidt (The League) and Jeffrey Cannata (Falcon Theatre’s The Psychic).
”When the Bradley Quartet arrive in New York for a concert honoring their ten years together, tension builds as their jealousies and frustrations rise to the surface. The fragile harmony between James (Gerroll), Paul (Pipo), Beth (Schmidt), and Hal (Larney) is disrupted when Beth, the cellist, agrees to give music lessons to Jonny (Cannata), one of America’s biggest rock stars.
“Musical and personal conflicts intertwine and implode, throwing the futures of the four musicians into doubt. Egos, loyalty and love are all put to the test in this witty, buoyant, and ultimately moving play of music and musicians.”
Lanigan was raised in Manchester, England and attended Christ Church, Oxford University. He is the author of two novels: Stretch, 29 and The Chancers, both published by HarperCollins. He has written his own shows for both BBC Radio (Stockport, So Good They Named it Once, Fathers) and for BBC Television (Massive). His plays include Dissonance, San Andreas and The Talents. He has also been a columnist for ESPN and The Daily Telegraph. Damian appears in the upcoming feature The Wedding Video, an improvised ensemble comedy produced by Anonymous Content (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and Before The Door Pictures (Margin Call).
Whittell’s credits include in theater (as a writer and director): Killing Her, Killing Him, Success (Pleasance Edinburgh); Happy Valley (Liverpool Everyman); Stupidity (National Theatre Studio); Clever Dick (Hampstead Theatre); Villa America (Williamstown Theatre Festival). As a writer: Party Tricks (Nottingham Playhouse); Darwin in Malibu (Birmingham Rep); A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater). Television (as writer): Happy Birthday. As writer and director: Hot Dog. As director: Twisted Tales, Coming Up. Awards: TMA Award Nomination Best New Play for Darwinin Malibu. The Falcon Theatre staged the US premiere of Crispin's play Darwin in Malibu.
Dissonance previews 8 p.m.Wednesday & Thursday, February 8 & 9, opens 8 p.m.Friday, February 10 and performs 8 p.m.Wednesday through Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday through March 4, 2012. Tickets are Previews $29.50 – $32, Opening Night $52 – $57, Weekdays (Wed/Thurs) $34.50 – $37, Weekends (Fri/Sat/Sun) $39.50 – $42, Student Rate (valid student ID) $27. Call 818-955-8101 or visit www.FalconTheatre.com.
The Falcon Theatre is located at 4252 Riverside Drive in Burbank.
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