Welcome to Athena Theatre
The embodiment of wisdom, strength and purity
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) Organization; Producing under AEA 99 Seat Plan/AEA Showcase Code; based in Los Angeles, California since 2003. Now bi-coastal since 2009, operating in both LA and NYC.
The Athena Theatre Company is dedicated to developing and producing contemporary, off-beat and irreverent psychological dramas and dark comedies that challenge traditional stereotypes. We strive for theatre that entertains, informs, enlightens, questions and deepens audience awareness to vital modern issues. We endeavor to actively and responsibly invest in new voices for the stage by nurturing writers and promoting original works; especially in regards to gender, politics, race and religion. We aim to become an important and necessary force in both our community and our country.
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Sincerely,
Athena Theatre Co.
Los Angeles and NYC
True West
EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Thursday thru Saturday @ 8PM and Sunday at 2PM
January 28 - February 14, 2010
Theatre Row
410 42nd Street (btw 9th and 10th Avenues),NYC
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True West review quotes
"The work of set and costume designers Stefan Depner and Susan Voelker and of fight choreographer Robert Tuftee is very effective...The strength of this production is the charisma and skill of the actors playing the rival brothers. Lee and Austin begin as foils for each other, the former lives as a criminal and drifter, the latter as a Hollywood screenwriter and family man. The two quickly fall into a pattern of combat; a contest to see who can first inhabit and escape into the other's way of life. Brionne Davis embodies the hard-living Lee with a dangerous presence, as well as vulnerability. One senses a pain that is nearly too much for his body to contain. Ryan Spahn gives Austin an understated physicality. Each of his character's attempts to remain in control of himself and his life is a slow, beautiful reveal. The famous?or infamous?Shepard pauses are full and powerful, especially in Spahn's hands. We know that Austin is estranged from his wife long before the words are spoken.Both actors give the characters a wonderfully "brotherly" physical life. Down to a similar way of running their hands over their heads, they have developed a whole range of common gestures. Their physicality becomes more and more similar as they morph into pained versions of each other..." --nytheatre.com
"...Shepard brings to life a tense drama and a vivid world. Lee is a great character and his consistency creates a powerful ending. The strength of this production hinges on the fine acting of Brionne Davis as Lee, whose gestures, timing, and driving moment-to-moment shifts are fueled by motivation and personality -- with no breath for let-ups." --Let's Talk Off-Broadway
"I did not see TRUE WEST on Broadway with Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly, so I thought I should see the play as it was being done at the intimate Lion Theatre. I was impressed by Brionne Davis as "Lee." ...He looks very much like Ralph Fiennes and played an out-of-control drunk and hustler beautifully, obviously a versatile actor." --Theater Alert
"Brionne Davis was remarkable as the ADHD Lee, who is always waiting for the proverbial ship to come in..." --TheaterScene.net
Los Angeles County Arts Commission Grant
Thank you LACAC! This theatre company is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.This grant is being used toward Marketing for Athena Theatre for 2009-2010
