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Power Plays by Elaine May and Alan Arkin

August 16, 17, & 18pm @ 8pm

GARY AUSTIN STAGE - 7280 Melrose Avenue

Power Plays consists of two rarely seen one-act plays by comedy legends Elaine May and Alan Arkin.

In Elaine May’s The Way of all Fish, a ping pong power game is played between a self-absorbed executive and her seemingly drab secretary.

In Alan Arkin’s Virtual Reality, two men wait for equipment to do an unspecified job.

Director: Harry White

Cast: Phyllis Katz, Gerald Quist, Mariluna Beacy, and Elliot White.

Technical Design: Maryanne Householder

Co-Produced by Foster Cat Productions. Recent productions include a sold out run of An Evening of One-Acts by Ethan Coen which was featured in the LA Times, An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein, and the Sondheim revue Putting it Together. The namesake of the artistic team is inspired by the over 20 cats and kittens they’ve fostered and helped find forever homes!

Approx 80 min