SUMMERTIME

SEASON 2004

By Charles L. Mee
Directed by Michael Michetti

A surrealist romance. Charles L. Mee, white-hot author of Big Love, Berlin Circle, and Wintertime, in his own passionate and idiosyncratic style, collages existing text and pieces of pop culture in this riotous, poignant, and giddy exploration of the nature of love.

cast

Jim Anzide
Zoe Cotton
Marcia deRouse
Patrick Gallo
Travis Michael Holder
Elizabeth Huffman
Bjorn Johnson
Thomas Patrick Kelly
Sandy Martin
Larry Reinhardt-Meyer
Jeanne Sakata
Tessa Thomson
Eileen T-Kaye

Production Team

Scenic Design – Tom Buderwitz
Costume Design – Scott Lane
Lighting Design – Steven Young
Sound Design – John Zalewski
Choreography – Kitty McNamee
Production Stage Manager – Katie Ailinger
Assistant Director – Naomi Okuyama
Casting – Michael Donovan, CSA
Publicist – Aldrich & Associates
Production Photography – Ed Krieger

“A wild essay on the marvels and messiness of love. The show hits one comic high after another…Michetti knows exactly when to pump up the action to operatic heights and when to pull back and let his eccentric characters express their innermost emotions.” – Variety

“The show, by turns silly and poetic, gets a sumptuous production under Michael Michetti’s able direction.” – LA Weekly

“Michetti and his capable cast clearly have a lot of fun here, and the entire design team works wonders. Mee’s cinematic characters and out-of-this-world situations hit home in isolated rants and spotlights of grand theatricality.” –Backstage West

“There is plenty of laughter in Mee’s play, Summertime, but there is also a lot to think about. Director Michael Michetti successfully navigates these dangerous waters. It is well worth the experience.” – Pasadena Weekly

“Love is wonderfully dissected and explored.” – Entertainment Today