LOVE IN BLOOM

This tongue-firmly-in-cheek bawdy musical comedy features dainty damsels, dashing rogues, and lusty wenches who run gaily amok in the beleaguered town of Hamelot. In this world premiere Rudie-DeCarlo tribute to the heroes and heroines, wenches and rogues of the Bard, magic and mayhem, fops and fairies, mistaken identity, romance and humor abound, and a complimentary dessert and nibbles buffet at intermission makes this the best theatre evening in town. The eight-member cast, in the renowned Actors’ Repertory Theatre commedia-carnival style, creates a host of over thirty characters, bringing to the stage all the stuff that dreams (and musicals) are made on to insure that Jack will have his Jill, and all’s well that ends as you like it. “This is a company that knows what its audience expects from an evening of theatre.†L.A. TIMES. Written and directed by he award-winning creative team of Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie, this theatrical garden of a thousand and one delights features members of the internationally acclaimed Actors’ Repertory Theatre Serena Dolinsky and Melissa Gentry, joined by guests artists Liz Eldridge as the lusty Lady Merrymount, Zack Medway as the rogue Frivolio, Jake Levy as the sweet monster Calabasas, and Tyner Pesch as the charming (but most definitely wishy-washy) Prince Hamelot with Rudie and DeCarlo as King and Queen of the Faeries. Music & lyrics are by E. Rudie with Matthew Wrather, costumes and magical multi-level sets are by award-winning designer Ashley Hayes. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 6pm. Regular admission $25.00. Special discount price of $20 for students, teachers, seniors and members of the military. Further discounts available for groups of 8 or more. Preview price: all seats $18 (Oct 17 through Nov 6). Santa Monica Playhouse is located at 1211 4th Street, in the heart of downtown Santa Monica, one block east of the Third Street Promenade. By public transportation: take the Santa Monica Blue Bus or the LA Metro Rapid #720 and exit at 4th and Wilshire.