''A Play Is A Poem'' is a collection of five one-act plays written by
Oscar Award-winning screenwriter
Ethan Coen, featuring original music written by Nellie McKay.
The play had its world premiere at
Center Theatre Group's
Mark Taper Forum
The Mark Taper Forum is a 739-seat thrust stage at the Los Angeles Music Center designed by Welton Becket and Associates on the Bunker Hill section of Downtown Los Angeles. Named for real estate developer Mark Taper, the Forum, the neighboring ...
in 2019. The play began previews on September 11, 2019 and officially opened on September 21, 2019. The production played through October 13, 2019 and was set to begin performances at The Atlantic Theatre Company's ''Atlantic Stage 2'' on May 14, 2020 but is currently postponed due to the
COVID-19 Pandemic.
Productions
''A Play Is A Poem'' made its world premiere at the
Mark Taper Forum
The Mark Taper Forum is a 739-seat thrust stage at the Los Angeles Music Center designed by Welton Becket and Associates on the Bunker Hill section of Downtown Los Angeles. Named for real estate developer Mark Taper, the Forum, the neighboring ...
in
Los Angeles on September 11, 2019, and officially opened on September 21, 2019.
The world premiere production played through October 13, 2019 and was set to transfer to The Atlantic Theatre Company's Off-Broadway theater; ''Atlantic Stage 2'' and was set to begin performances on May 14, 2020 but was postponed due to the
COVID-19 Pandemic.
The play is written by
Oscar Award-winning screenwriter
Ethan Coen and is directed by Neil Pepe with original music written by Nellie McKay. The show features scenic design by Riccardo Hernández, costume design by Sarah Laux, sound design by Leon Rothenberg, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, and lighting design by
Tony Award-winner Tyler Micoleau.
Cast
References
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Broadway (Los Angeles)