Title, Premiere and Location

FOR HERE OR TO GO?, December 15-24, 2000, Mark Taper Forum

Written By

Written by Alison Carey , inspired by Francis Beaumont's The Knight of the Burning Pestle.

Synopsis

In celebration of Cornerstone's 15th Anniversary , we brought together representatives from every Los Angeles community with which we have collaborated (15 communities) in our City-Wide, Jumbo-Sized, Extra-Value Holiday Show performed on the Mark Taper Forum's mainstage.

FOR HERE OR TO GO? features a play-within-a-play (the "Interrupted Production") that is eventually hijacked by assorted audience members who (for one reason or another) don't like the drift of the story. Audience members, Center Theater "staff" and folks from outside the theater (like a pizza delivery gal) all battle to keep the story moving forward.

The play is, in a way, a parody of Cornerstone by Cornerstone: one Ensemble member talked about how the show "airs our dirty laundry." Cast members play themselves...and not themselves. Shishir Kurup plays the writer/director of the Interrupted Production. He's not exactly playing himself: it's more like a composite of Cornerstone artists. Some play against type (as with Page Leong's portrait of an uptight actress), and some use the play to reveal truths (as when Peter Howard steps out of character to talk about the invisibility of gays and lesbians in the company's repetoire).

Staff

Cast

Comments by cast, crew, and other participants.

Subsequent Performances or Productions

Special Notes

Articles, Reviews, and other Links