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Bokan, the Bad Hearted

Presented by and at La MaMa E.T.C., 74A East Fourth St., NYC, Dec. 3-19.

Terrorism

Presented by the New Group and the Play Company, casting by Judy Henderson, C.S.A., at the Harold Clurman Theatre, 410 W. 42nd St., NYC, May 23–June 26.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

This big-money, effects-heavy English import musical is a mind-altering spin down the often small-scale highway of children's theatre.

THE MYSTERIES: PART ONE: THE CREATION PART TWO: THE PASSION

It takes a lot of courage—and perhaps a tad too much bravado—to present a two-night environmentally staged adaptation of the old and new testaments of the Bible in a 30-seat space in Silverlake, the traffic of Beverly Boulevard a few feet away, punctuating the hypocrisies of the Pharisees ...

The Devil's Bride

Presented by and at Write Act Repertory Theater, 6128 Yucca St., Hollywood. Thu.-Sat. 8 p.m. Sun. 6 p.m. (Dec. 12 only.) Nov. 11-Dec. 12. (323) 769-6231.

RE-SOURCING

Playwright Laura Shamas, tilting on its axis the recent trend of outsourcing American jobs to foreign countries, has concocted a plot for Re-Sourcing that's as original as it is loaded with comic possibilities. And because her idea shows such creativity, it makes the production's numerous shortcomings that much ...

The Submission and The Future Is in Eggs

Ionesco and Astroturf--what a happy thing. In mounting two of Eugène Ionesco's lesser-known (and pre-Rhinoceros) works, Zoo District's Kristi Webber and a top-notch cast have given an old absurdist a new, decidedly retro infusion of hipster chic and manic energy.

BEST OF SKETCH/ DIRECTOR'S CUT

The 25-year-old L.A. Comedy Connection is offering 80 minutes of highlights from the company's past five sketch shows, consisting of 27 vignettes of various lengths. The 12-member ensemble is spirited and versatile, but the sketch material ranges from inspired to insipid. The show starts off with a riff ...

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