Circle X is a not-for-profit

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company located in Hollywood, California. Circle X's productions have been described by critics as "refreshingly original and imaginative" and "consistently stellar".''LA Drama Critics Circle''
2000–2002 Season

Overview

Circle X is a

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non-profit organization staffed by volunteers. Circle X was founded in 1996 by seven artists and to date has produced 27 plays in the

Los Angeles area Greater Los Angeles is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County in the east, ...

. Circle X's current artistic director is Jen Kays. Circle X is part of the Los Angeles 99-Seat Equity Waiver theatre community, a group of theatres that may employ members of the

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without paying them union wages. Similar theatres include

Sacred Fools Theater Company The Sacred Fools Theater Company is a Los Angeles–based theatre company and nonprofit organization. Founded in January 1997, the company is a member organization of the LA Stage Alliance. For 18 years the company resided at 660 N. Heliotrope in ...

and

The Actors' Gang The Actors' Gang is an experimental theatre and nonprofit group based at the Ivy Substation in Culver City, California. It was founded in 1981 by a group of actors, including Tim Robbins, now a member of the board and artistic director of the ...

. They produce out of Atwater Village Theatre along with Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA.

Awards and nominations

Production history

2008/2009

*''Battle Hymn'' – By

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, directed by John Langs

2007/2008

*''The Flu Season'' – By

Will Eno Will Eno (born 1965) is an American playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. His play, '' Thom Pain (based on nothing)'' was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2005. His play '' The Realistic Joneses'' appeared on Broadway in 2014, whe ...

, directed by Jonathan Westerberg *''Love Loves a Pornographer'' – By Jeff Goode, directed by

Jillian Armenante Jillian Armenante (born July 5, 1964) is an American television and film actress, known for playing the role of Donna Kozlowski on the TV show ''Judging Amy''. Life and career Armenante was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in Wyckoff, ...

2006/2007

*''

Eurydice Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη 'wide justice', classical pronunciation: ) was a character in Greek mythology and the wife of Orpheus, whom Orpheus tried to bring back from the dead with his enchanting music. Etymology Several ...

'' – By

Sarah Ruhl Sarah Ruhl (born January 24, 1974) is an American playwright, poet, professor, and essayist. Among her most popular plays are ''Eurydice'' (2003), '' The Clean House'' (2004), and '' In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)'' (2009). She has been ...

, directed by John Langs *''365 Days/365 Plays: Week 19'' – By

Suzan-Lori Parks Suzan-Lori Parks (born May 10, 1963) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Her play '' Topdog/Underdog'' won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002; Parks was the first African-American woman to receive the award for drama. She wa ...

, directed by Tom Elliot, Pete Friedrich, David Paul Wichert, Lisa Szolovits and Jamey Hood

2005/2006

*''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' ( rus, Братья Карамазовы, Brat'ya Karamazovy, ˈbratʲjə kərɐˈmazəvɨ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly ...

'' – Adapted by

Anthony Clarvoe Anthony Clarvoe is an American playwright born in 1958. Education and training Princeton University, A.B. English, magna com laude, 1981 (studied with Daniel Seltzer, Michael Goldman, Jean-Claude van Itallie, Carol Rosen, Lawrence Danson) Padua ...

, directed by John Langs *'' The Bigger Man'' – By Sam Marks, directed by David Vegh

2004

*''Sperm'' – By Tom Jacobson, directed by Tim Wright and Tara Flynn *'' King Henry IV Part 1'' – By

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

, Directed by Tara Flynn (in association with

Shakespeare Festival Los Angeles William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

). *''You Are Here'' – By Anthony Backman, Kevin Fabian, Holly Gabrielson, Jennifer A. Skinner & Doug Sutherland *''At Play in the Valley of the Shadow of Chet'' – By Clown Corn Messiah, directed by Chuck Harper *''Married But Solo'' – By Ally and Chris Loprete, directed by Thomas Fiscella

2003

*'' Marley's Ghost'' – By Jeff Goode, directed by Matthew Bretz

2002

*'' Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog'' – By

, Alice Dodd &

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, directed by

*'' An American Book of the Dead – The Game Show'' – By Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide and Jonathan Westerberg *'' ElectroPuss'' – By Trista Baldwin, directed by Paula Goldberg

2001

*''Dirigible]'' – By Dan Dietz, directed by Debbie Falb *''

Grendel Grendel is a character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem ''Beowulf'' (700–1000 AD). He is one of the poem's three antagonists (along with his mother and the dragon), all aligned in opposition against the protagonist Beowulf. He is referred to as b ...

'' – By John Gardner, adapted by Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide *''

Schadenfreude Schadenfreude (; ; "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another. It is a loanword from German. Schadenfreude ...

'' – By Carlos A. Murillo, directed by Jonathan Westerberg *''

Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...

'' – By

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

, directed by Michael Michetti

2000

*'' The Veil Plays'' – By Karen Hartman, directed by Julia Hamilton *'' In Flagrante Gothicto'' – By Alice Dodd &

, directed by

*'' Fathers & Sons'' – By

Ivan Turgenev Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev ( ; rus, links=no, Иван Сергеевич ТургеневIn Turgenev's day, his name was written ., p=ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf; – ) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poe ...

, adapted by Brian Senter, directed by Michael Jaeger

1999

*'' Louis Slotin Sonata'' – By Paul Mullin, directed by Jim Anzide and Jonathan Westerberg *'' Beatrice'' – By Suzanne Maynard, directed by Michael Michetti *'' Show and Tell'' – By

, directed by Luck Hari *'' In the Sherman Family Wax Museum'' – By

Alexander Woo Alexander Woo is a Chinese-American writer and producer for television. Woo is the Executive Producer and Co-Creator of the ''3 Body Problem (TV series), 3 Body Problem'', the Netflix adaption of The Three-Body Problem (novel), the source novel. ...

, directed by Wade McIntyre

1998

*'' Texarkana Waltz'' – By Louis Broome, directed by Allison Narver *'' The Rover'' – By

Aphra Behn Aphra Behn (; baptism, bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration (England), Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writ ...

, directed by Michael Michetti *'' Great Men of Science Nos. 21 & 22'' – By

Glen Berger Glen Berger is an American playwright and scriptwriter. He has received commissions from the Children’s Theater of Minneapolis, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the Alley Theatre, and the Lookingglass Theater. In 2010, he co-wrote the book for '' Spi ...

, directed by

1997

*''The Eight'' – By Jeff Goode, directed by Richard Augustine *''City''* – By Scott Organ, directed by Martha McFarland

1996

*'' The Eight'' – By Jeff Goode, directed by John Lovick

Notable alumni

Michaela Watkins Michaela Watkins (born December 14, 1971) is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on th ...

* Brian Sidney Bembridge * Jeff Goode *

Joel McHale Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for hosting ''The Soup'' (2004–2015) and his role as Jeff Winger, Jeffrey "Jeff" Winger on the NBC sitcom ''Community (TV seri ...

Connor Trinneer Connor Wyatt Trinneer (born March 19, 1969) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Charles "Trip" Tucker III on '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', Michael on the series ''Stargate Atlantis'', and Professor ...

John Getz John William Getz (born October 15, 1946) is an American character actor. After starting his acting career on stage, he has appeared in numerous television series and films, most notably ''Blood Simple'', '' The Fly'', and ''The Social Network' ...

References

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