CTG & ADAA To Observe Armenian Genocide With STAGING THE UNSTAGEABLE

CTG & ADAA TO OBSERVE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WITH STAGING THE UNSTAGEABLE READING, 4/28

Broadway World, NY
Feb 5 2015

In observance of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, Center
Theatre Group, in partnership with the Armenian Dramatic Artists
Alliance (ADAA), will present “Staging the Unstageable: The Esthetics
of Dramatizing Atrocity” at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, Tuesday, April
28 at 8 p.m.

“Staging the Unstageable” is a reading of excerpts from plays that
dramatize in different ways the Armenian Genocide, which was the
systematic extermination (beginning in April 1915) by the Ottoman
Empire of its minority Armenian subjects.

The performance will be followed by a panel discussion with notable
guests from the Armenian community and with Los Angeles theatre artists
who have grappled with the responsibilities of bringing historical
tragedies to the stage. Key to the discussion are the questions –
does theatre have a role in ensuring that communities around the world
never forget historical sins, and how can a theatre-maker bring such
trauma to the stage?

Tickets for “Staging the Unstageable” are priced at $10, and can be
purchased beginning February 18 online at
or by calling (213) 628-2772. The Kirk Douglas Theatre is located at
9820 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, 90232.

The presentation of “Staging the Unstageable” is part of the
DouglasPlus programming at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. DouglasPlus
provides the flexibility to explore new work and push boundaries
through fully and minimally staged events, workshops and readings
and traditional and non-traditional performance configurations.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress