Pacific Resident Theatre

Pacific Resident Theatre
	Exterior of the Theatre as of April 2021
Address	703 Venice Boulevard; Venice, California; United States of America
Coordinates	33°59′29″N 118°27′29″W / 33.9915°N 118.4580°W
Website
	pacificresidenttheatre.org

Pacific Resident Theatre (PRT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company located at 703 Venice Boulevard in Venice, California. It was founded as an actors cooperative in Venice's arts district in 1985 and is dedicated to producing both classic^[1] and little known plays,^[2] as well as works by new authors.^[3] As of June 2012^[update], the company had received over 90 awards,^[4] including NAACP Image Awards, 73 (as of 2013^[update]) Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards.^[5] and the since-retired LA Weekly Theater Awards (defunct 2014), Drama-Logue Awards (defunct 1998) and Back Stage West Garland Awards (defunct 2009).^[6]

Production history

1985

Thanksgiving by Jim McClure
Happy End by Bertolt Brecht

1986–87

The Hot L Baltimore by Lanford Wilson
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

1987

Slaughterhouse on Tanner's Close by Daniel O'Connor
June Second adapted from William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury"

1988

Romanoffs by R.C. Morris & T. R. Oglesby
South Central Rain by Jamie Baker
The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder

1989

The Blue Dahlia by Raymond Chandler, adaptation by Daniel O'Connor
The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder

1990

The Beggar's Opera by John Gay
The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder

1991

The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder
Aliens by Steven Morris
When Will I Dance by Claire Braz Valentine
Alice in Wonderland adapted by Andre Gregory and the Manhattan Theatre Project
Camino Real by Tennessee Williams

1992–93

Under the Gaslight by Augustin Daly
Stories of the Season by Robert Alan Beuth and George Harrison
Sitting Man by Carol Kaplan
Barbarians by Maxim Gorki

1993–94

Ondine by Jean Giraudoux
Come Good Rain by George Seremba
Boo! An Evening of Ghost Stories by PRT and the L.A. Directors Project
Stories of the Season by Robert Alan Beuth and George Harrison
The Visit by Friedrich Duerrenmatt

1995

There's One in Every Marriage by Georges Feydeau
Southern Girls by Sheri Bailey and Dura Temple
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Adaptation by Orson Bean

1996–97

Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge
Angel City by Sam Shepard
Golden Boy by Clifford Odets

1997–98

Quick Change Room by Nagle Jackson
Ardele by Jean Anouilh
Scotland Road by Jeffrey Hatcher
Christmas Memory/ One Christmas by Truman Capote
Ivanov by Anton Chekhov
Candida by George Bernard Shaw
A Time Trilogy 3 Evenings With Paul Linke

1998–99

Lulu by Frank Wedekind
The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen
Indiscretions by Jean Cocteau
Divorcons by Emile de Najac & Victorien Sardou
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Adaptation by Orson Bean
Christmas Memory/ One Christmas by Truman Capote

1999–2000

The Swan by Ferenc Molnár
Otherwise Engaged by Simon Gray
A Question of Mercy by David Rabe
Tonight at 8.30 by Noel Coward
Children Suggested by a short story by John Cheever
A Time Trilogy 3 Evenings With Paul Linke

2000–01

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence, adapted by John Vreeke and Mary Machala
The Killing of Sister George by Frank Marcus
The Scarecrow by Percy MacKaye
Every Day Life by Rainer Maria Rilke

2001–02

Anna Christie by Eugene O’Neill
On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale
Betrayal by Harold Pinter
Big Love by Charles L. Mee

2002–03

A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee
Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams
Prelude to a Kiss by Stan Roth
Rocket to the Moon by Clifford Odets

2004–05

Happy End by Bertolt Brecht
When they Speak of Rita by Daisy Foote
The Blue Dahlia by Raymond Chandler, Adapted by Dan O'Connor
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

2006–07

The 60s by Trish Soodik
Anatol by Arthur Schnitzler
The Hasty Heart by John Patrick
Alice Sit-by-the-Fire by J. M. Barrie
Hogan's Goat by William Alfred
Keeping Faith by Alex Peabody

2008–09

Lions by Vince Melocchi
Fata Morgana by Ernest Vajda
The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan
My Ántonia by Scott Schwartz, Based on the novel by Willa Cather
Hamlet or Does Father Reeeally Know Best? Adapted from Shakespeare's play by Nancy Linehan Charles

2009–10

Becky's New Car by Steven Dietz
Wild Boy by Oliver Goldstick
The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan
Loyalties by Tony Pasqualini
Saint Joan of the Slaughterhouses by Bertolt Brecht

2011–12

The Secrets of the Trade by Jonathan Tolins
The Indians are Coming to Dinner by Jennifer W. Rowland
Barrie: Back to Back, an Evening of Plays by J. M. Barrie
Julia by Vince Melocchi

References

^ Drake, Sylvie (1993-08-18). "Theater Review: A fearless, massive 'Ondine' enchants despite complexity". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
^ Spindle, Les (2004-12-31). "Los Angeles Spotlight: January 2005 | Getting Into the Habit". theatermania.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^ Stoudt, Charlotte (2006-05-19). "Motherhood tips over a man's world". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^ "Concert Halls & Theaters: Pacific Resident Theatre". Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-06-26.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Pacific Resident Theatre". Goldstar Events. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2023-12-13. …has won 73 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards over the last 25 years.
^ Backstage, The Actors Resource: Garlands Toast - Best in the West^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Official website

[1] Drake, Sylvie (1993-08-18). "Theater Review: A fearless, massive 'Ondine' enchants despite complexity". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2012-06-26.

[2] Spindle, Les (2004-12-31). "Los Angeles Spotlight: January 2005 | Getting Into the Habit". theatermania.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

[3] Stoudt, Charlotte (2006-05-19). "Motherhood tips over a man's world". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

[4] "Concert Halls & Theaters: Pacific Resident Theatre". Los Angeles Times. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-06-26.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Pacific Resident Theatre". Goldstar Events. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2023-12-13. …has won 73 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards over the last 25 years.

[6] Backstage, The Actors Resource: Garlands Toast - Best in the West^{[permanent dead link]}

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Website

Exterior of the Theatre as of April 2021

Address	703 Venice Boulevard Venice, California United States of America
Coordinates	33°59′29″N 118°27′29″W / 33.9915°N 118.4580°W / 33.9915; -118.4580
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